Beginning to wish i hadn't statred the great food debate!! It seems as controversal as the great docking debate! Lisa xx
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Don't worry - as you say it's all about putting out the information then it's up to us all to make a personal decision as to what we feel is best for our dogs and as Rachel says, fits in with our own lifestyles. Personally I doubt I'd ever feed raw, I'm far too squeamish :
: - I tried twice to give Jimmy chicken wings and was so relieved that he appearred to be as revolted by eating raw meat as I was.
I daresay there would be ways to encourage him but have to confess that even just handling raw chicken made me feel like heaving. :
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However... I would like to do my best by my dogs with regards to "commercial" dog foods - I've tried Naturediet, Burns and Nutro and all of them seem to have an adverse effect on one or both of my dogs. They both seem fine on JWB but it seems to me to produce too much "waste", which is also occassionally runny. I'm thinking of trying Arden Grange but notice that the protein level is really high compared to other foods (about 25%) and am sure I read that high protein levels are linked with hip problems.
Another query for you food experts I have is re bran - I put a bit of this in the dogs' food to help with anal gland problems they both have ( not that it seems to help
) , yet I understand that cereals are not supposed to be good for dogs. So much advice seems to be conflicting.
So, high protein levels good or bad ? Bran, good or bad ?
(Sorry if this is off topic, though I guess it's kind of related to the reasons people choose to raw feed.)