05-11-2008, 03:02 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Staffordshire
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Re: RAW Diet
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Further Reading : The best book on the subject is 'The Barf Diet' (ISBN 0 958 592 1 9) by Dr Ian Billinghurst, an Australian vet with more than twenty five years' practice experience. It can be purchased from several UK-based mail-order houses or via the Internet. If you can't find it, contact me and I can send you a copy. This sheet was inspired by Dr Billinghurst and other authors' books (Schultz, Lonsdale, Volhardt and Strombeck).
Scares: Certain authorities are concerned about feeding dogs raw meat. They claim, without substantial supporting evidence, that such a diet can lead to the dogs becoming infected with bacteria, some of which can be passed to people. In my experience, dogs are naturally able to cope well with the level of contamination that is present in all uncooked meat. I believe that they can eat such food and be no more of a threat to human health than dogs fed a commercial diet; indeed, my experience leads me to believe that, if a dog is fed a raw-food diet, it will be healthier and better able to cope with bugs that are transmissible to people. If you have any concerns, or you have very young, very old, or immuno-deficient people in your household, then you would be best advised to talk with your doctor or other health professional.
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