Re: [boxer lovers] feeding

Raw meat contains an enzyme which allows dogs to digest it. Once it is
cooked, the enzyme is destroyed and it is harder for dogs to digest. Not
wanting to be critical, but "cooked ground beef or chicken and rice" is
not exactly a raw diet.

Regards
Jane Logan

On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Heather Jones <
heather.jones.mccaffrey@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi Nana,
>
> I know the die hard raw feeders will probably disagree with me here, but
> my personal feeling is that if the immune system is compromised and I
> expect theirs is if not just from the stress of being in the shelter twice,
> but also possibly to some illness, then it's safer to avoid raw. Both of
> the girls I pulled back in '08 were underweight, but my Maggie was SEVERELY
> underweight. She was 45 lbs and should have been 65 lbs. I gave them both
> cooked ground beef or chicken and rice, but if I had known what I do now
> about pancreatitis and boxers, I would have stuck with leaner meats,
> especially when cooked. Evidently, it is much harder on their systems to
> digest cooked fat vs raw fat. If all they need is another 5 lbs, it's
> probably better to slowly add that weight back on while ensuring they get
> 100% of their nutrient requirements. Once you feel their immune systems are
> stronger, I would introduce the raw.
>
>
>
> Boxer hugs and kisses,
>
> Heather, mom to
> Maggie/boxer/65 lbs/11 +yrs/ CKD, chronic pancreatitis, hypothyroidism,
> arthritis, arrhythmia controlled by sotalol, adult onset epilepsy, likely
> IBD and now a heart condition suspected to be ARVC or DCM
> &
> Gabby/boxer/70 lbs/14 mos/Major dietary indiscretions crazy puppy syndrome
> :)
> Orange County, CA
> K9K Moderator
>
>
>
> I am feeding my dogs 3 meals a day right now. The vet said both the new
> guys need weight on. So far we have put several pounds and the vet says
> they nees at least 5 more.
> My question is should I be giving them raw meat. They have had some raw
> beef twice in the past 3 weeks, well 2 because the first week they were
> sick.I have had greyhounds before these guys and before them I had St
> Bernards and Rotttweilers for 45 years. I am 65 now. All got raw meat from
> time to time, once a week is usual. But ot much more then that
>
> Nana
> books like children and dogs should be loved,
>
> Literature is my utopia,
>
> It is the beginning of the end of a society or family when they no longer
> take care of their young or their old
>
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