Is A Raw Food Diet Right For Your Pit Bull Terrier Dog?
By: Tim Amherst -
Many Pit Bull owners are choosing to feed their pets a raw food
diet rather than use the commercially formulated mass produced
feeds. Others have never heard of the raw diet, also known as the
bones and raw food diet, but are seeking more information about
what this type of diet can offer their pet.
The raw diet entails feeding your Pit Bull or other pet mainly raw
meat and meaty bones. The raw meat diet also includes some
vegetables be added in as well. Leafy greens mixed in with the raw
meat helps give your Pit Bull a nutritional meal. As an added
bonus, finely chopped garlic can be added as a natural way to give
added protection against fleas.
In the wild dogs are omnivores, which means they eat both meat and
plant material. If you choose to try the raw diet, youll need to be
sure and balance his diet by adding some vegetable material into
each meal. Some owners who are fans of the raw diet like to add
additional proteins like cottage cheese or eggs into the meat and
veggie mixture.
It has been reported that dogs on the raw diet tend to lead
healthier lives. Proponents of the raw diet say that canine
allergies as well as dysplasia and a wide range of other canine
ailments are mainly due to the commercial dog foods with their
non-meat proteins and additives. The commercial market has also
been accused of using the grain content in their feed simply
because they are cheap fillers, and arent there for the true
benefit of the pet.
Those who choose the raw diet also say that they feel they are
giving their dog the diet that nature intended, and that commercial
dog food kills any real benefits of the proteins in the cooking
process. This in turn, they say, can cause problems to the animals
immune system and cause other health related problems.
Raw diet advocates also state that the commercial dog food makers
put special additives into the food which makes the food more
appealing to the dogs so they get addicted to the commercial
foods.
Of course the commercial feed makers state that theres no
difference in cooking a dogs food as there is to cooking a humans
food, and that the nutritional value is still there. Commercial
feed makers claim that dogs have very sensitive digestive systems
and that the raw food diet can cause vomiting and diarrhea.
As a responsible pet owner, its up to you to decide on how your Pit
Bull gets his nutritional needs met. If you have concerns about
your Pit Bulls nutrition, or before you change your Pit Bulls diet,
talk to your veterinarian. Your veterinarian can give you more
information on the raw diet, as well as recommend any changes which
may need to be made.
To learn all about raising an American Pit Bull Terrier and training Pit Bulls, visit www.pitbullsrevealed.com/ today.
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