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Don’t feed them commercial pet food Nearly every dog in the country is fed commercial dog food (few people have the time and money to prepare food for their do

Don’t feed them commercial pet food Nearly every dog in the country is fed commercial dog food (few people have the time and money to prepare food for their dog), and with few exceptions, those dogs seem to live a healthy life. My last dog lived to be 14 (pretty good for a 70 lb shepherd mix) and lived entirely on commercial dry dog food. (but it wasn't cheap grocery store food)

jonfw 7y ago
I think they were referring to cats with that line. If not- I'd be interested to hear some scientific support that dry food isn't good for dogs. Last I talked to my vet he was happy with the commercial dry food my dog was eating- but if that isn't the consenus I'd like to know some more.
- dangus 7y ago
  In my opinion the raw feeding craze shares a lot of social media attributes with anti-vaxxing. It isn’t veterinarians spreading this advice. My vet recommended against it. I would guess that for every person doing raw diets right, there are five screwing it up.
  - lupinglade 7y ago
    Doesn’t have to all be raw, but just dont feed the garbage they sell as pet food if you care for your pets.
    - dangus 7y ago
      But what is “the garbage they sell as pet food?” It’s really nonsense un-actionable advice and it doesn’t actually align with what veterinary professionals tell you to do. You didn’t even recommend which food I should be buying or making. You just told me to put my tinfoil hat on. I’m doing what my vet told me to do. Why should I listen to people without veterinary degrees?
- Cass 7y ago
  Cooking for cats is actually quite hard, and very easy to screw up. The kinds of meat humans usually eat don't contain everything your cat needs. Unless what you're cooking for them is actual mice, be very sure you know what you're doing. You have to add taurin and calcium, among others.
bradknowles 7y ago
I think it depends on which commercial pet food you feed. Some are much better than others. But with any dry pet food, you have to be careful to make sure the animal drinks enough water to stay properly hydrated. I think most pets in the US are probably at least partially dehydrated their entire lives, and they don’t know it nor do their humans. IMO, if you’re not doing your due diligence to confirm what feeding regimes are good for your pet, then you are committing a crime.

jonfw 7y ago

I think they were referring to cats with that line. If not- I'd be interested to hear some scientific support that dry food isn't good for dogs. Last I talked to my vet he was happy with the commercial dry food my dog was eating- but if that isn't the consenus I'd like to know some more.

dangus 7y ago
In my opinion the raw feeding craze shares a lot of social media attributes with anti-vaxxing. It isn’t veterinarians spreading this advice. My vet recommended against it. I would guess that for every person doing raw diets right, there are five screwing it up.
- lupinglade 7y ago
  Doesn’t have to all be raw, but just dont feed the garbage they sell as pet food if you care for your pets.
  - dangus 7y ago
    But what is “the garbage they sell as pet food?” It’s really nonsense un-actionable advice and it doesn’t actually align with what veterinary professionals tell you to do. You didn’t even recommend which food I should be buying or making. You just told me to put my tinfoil hat on. I’m doing what my vet told me to do. Why should I listen to people without veterinary degrees?
Cass 7y ago
Cooking for cats is actually quite hard, and very easy to screw up. The kinds of meat humans usually eat don't contain everything your cat needs. Unless what you're cooking for them is actual mice, be very sure you know what you're doing. You have to add taurin and calcium, among others.

bradknowles 7y ago

I think it depends on which commercial pet food you feed. Some are much better than others. But with any dry pet food, you have to be careful to make sure the animal drinks enough water to stay properly hydrated. I think most pets in the US are probably at least partially dehydrated their entire lives, and they don’t know it nor do their humans. IMO, if you’re not doing your due diligence to confirm what feeding regimes are good for your pet, then you are committing a crime.