If one is eating a raw diet and eating balanced does one still need supplements?

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I’m interested in starting my pup on a raw diet, and have been doing some research on the side. I want to finish his current food off first (not gonna waste a 17lb. bag! :D), but I’m looking for any sites that can provide me with healthy recipes to consider. Also, any forums for the topic would be great!

**Thank you for any replies!**

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And if I say raw diet can I still just shop my local grocery store? I live in a very small area, the best I can get is from a local farmers market that wont even be around until spring time… I would like any positive feed back you can give. This is totally new to me and I am a bit confused what the difference of raw verse vegetarian is.

Can you list foods too as well or even recipes you really enjoy.

Thank you so much.

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After reading about the raw food diet and looking into it more, I think I’m going to talk to my grandparents. So far, I know that you need meat, bones, and organs. I also know that they have to be given to in a certain amount of each. I also know that asking a vet wouldn’t matter, since they don’t study nutrition much in college.

I have two dogs. A 70lbs wolf mix, and a less than 5lbs chihuahua, and I plan on feeding them both the raw food diet. I already know that they eat raw food anyways, because I’ve seen them eating a rabbit, a rat, and a bird that my wolf mix killed. I feed them both Blue Buffalo right now, and I know that that is a good dog food, but I think a more natural diet would be better. I’ve read reviews, and seen that people have seen improvement in their dog’s energy and overall health. I just want to know every piece of information I possibly can, so I can present my grandparents with the facts.

Also, Blue Buffalo is about for a large bag. The bags last about, eh, a month and a half, give or take. How much would the raw diet cost us monthly? Basically, the dog food is, like, 0 a month.
I just read that online book, and now I am definitely getting my grandparents to get it. I cannot believe how in danger my dogs are. I didn’t even know they could live well into their 20’s! No doubt in my mind: I’m switching to raw food for our dogs.

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I’d like to start a raw diet for my kitten. One side of my family are turkey farmers. I would be able to get 20 pounds of turkey breast to keep in the freezer and thaw out as needed. Would this be the right way to do it? Or are meats from places that provide for a raw diet treated in some way???

Also, how often do you feed the kitten on a raw diet?

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I am almost 14 years old and a vegan (the only one in my family, that’s kinds hard) I was thinking of switching to a raw diet, maybe 50 – 90 percent raw food. Can someone give me tips and maybe websites on how to live raw and maybe some great raw recipe websites?

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My mother’s 9 year old cat now has diabetes. Would he benefit from a raw food diet? I’ve been doing quite a bit of research for my pup and mentioned the idea to my mother (which kinda grossed her out). I thought I had read somewhere that a raw diet could help with feline diabetes and now I’m trying to find some research for her.

I know he’d benefit from a raw food diet regardless, but would a raw diet help with his diabetes specifically?
ETA: She’s been feeding him one variety of Purina brand kibble for his entire life and has only recently switched him to a Friskies wet food. [For the record]

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Is there a web site that shows which raw foods are enzyme inhibiting and which
ones are not? Supposedly raw foods (at least some raw foods) cause the
pancreas to secrete more enzymes. But then I don’t know what it means when they
say raw foods are full of amino acids in the form of enzymes, but then at the
same time can cause problems with needing more enzymes,where you thought if they
were full of enzymes it wouldn’t take as many enzymes to digest them. It’s
totally beyond my understanding.. sorry for confusing everyone.

Nearly everyone thinks I look much better, more fit since I went to a mostly
raw diet, and I’ve increased weight that I"m lifting in my workouts. The only
problem is that I’m fatigued during my workouts.
thanks so much

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Is there a web site that shows which raw foods are enzyme inhibiting and which
ones are not? Supposedly raw foods (at least some raw foods) cause the
pancreas to secrete more enzymes. But then I don’t know what it means when they
say raw foods are full of amino acids in the form of enzymes, but then at the
same time can cause problems with needing more enzymes,where you thought if they
were full of enzymes it wouldn’t take as many enzymes to digest them. It’s
totally beyond my understanding.. sorry for confusing everyone.

Nearly everyone thinks I look much better, more fit since I went to a mostly
raw diet, and I’ve increased weight that I"m lifting in my workouts. The only
problem is that I’m fatigued during my workouts.
thanks so much

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I live with my parents and need to convince them to switch cat foods. I need to know a few brands that do not contain corn, by-product meal, or meat and bone meal. Basically, what would be best to feed when a raw diet is out of the question? I know about how all commercial brands are crap, but what is the least crappy? Hopefully we can switch to a 50% dry and 50% canned diet, so both types would be useful. Please factor cost into the equation, we don’t have enough to spend on a bag of kitty food.

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So I heard about the raw diet several years ago, at first I thought the guy who told me about it was crazy, but the idea never left my mind… after years of feeling miserable and several months of considering it, going raw for life seems to be the answer to a lot of difficulties I have.
Anyway, I’m very excited to start, however I don’t exactly know HOW. Cutting out foods I normally eat and going straight to raw foods would probably have my body go into shock, I would imagine…
Prior to my decision, I’ve already made healthier choices this past year, no soda or fast food (once a month, if that), and I hardly ever eat meat (again with maybe once or twice a month).
So I can’t imagine it would be too difficult, but should I start with raw nuts or other snacks at first or specific meals?
I’ve read most of ‘Raw Food Life Force Energy’, which is great, but looking for more personal experiences… thanks!!

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I can manage to do the raw diet (it is more time consuming though, measuring all the muscle meat, bone content and organ content) but I like doing it because I know it’s healthy. Then there’s EVO/Wellness canned food that I am also considering. I can’t make up my mind. Both of my cats love either or. Which one should I do?

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I switched my cat from Iams to a completely raw diet. I buy Nature’s Variety Organic Chicken. She won’t eat anything else now :) – I made the switch because of her diarrhea and since then she has had NO problems! Its amazing! Plus, when she goes it doesn’t smell up the apt, I honestly can’t smell anything when she goes. Its the best thing I’ve done. However – I’m noticing that her skin is dry and flaky. No other hair falling out problems, she isn’t itching alot either. Is there something natural I can add to her raw diet to help her skin? Or is this just part of the switching food phase?
Is it really necessary to go to the vet for a simple dry skin problem?
It says there is Omega 3 and 6 in her food, maybe just not enough?

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My small dog , 5.5 lbs of the most important thing in my whole life was being baby sat by my mother, and from what i understand somehow he got into ham and pork, diegsted a ton of it, now has pancreatitis.

He is on raw diet, and it is VERY balanced. below i have writen down basically wht it consists of. Now he needs VERY bland diet. The vet recomended Royal Canin prescribed food. But the first ingredients are fish, water, meat by product, rice, corn meal (it is a canned food). Which doesnt sound good at all.

I heard to have low fat, high fiber, bland. I also heard that fish is good? maybe?

I was thinking white fish or chicken breast, and 1 veggie (high in fiber like kidney beans or spinach), maybe add a bit of brown rice or barley???

i would LOVE suggestions. Thank you so much in advance!

Antibiotic-free, hormone-free Protein 90% with 10% Slop (fruit/veggie, other)
Wholemeat, liver, Heart, ground bones: Duck, Venison, Quail, Cornish gamehen, Pheasant, Elk, Turkey, Beef, Lamb, Rabbit, Chicken, Trout (and other fish).
Raw,uncooked Apples, Carrots, Butternut Squash, Yams, Zucchini, Ground Flaxseed,Chicken Eggs, Broccoli, Lettuce, Spinach, Dried Kelp, Apple Cider Vinegar, Parsley, Honey, Salmon Oil, Olive Oil, Blueberries,Strawberries, Blackberries, Cranberries, Daikon, Banana, Peaches,Yogurt, Pumpkin, Celery, Alfalfa Sprouts, Wheat Grass, Beets, Peppers,Persimmons, Kale, Duck Eggs, Pheasant Eggs, Quail Eggs, Rosemary, Sage,Clove, Tyme, Bay leaves, Ginger root, Seaweed.

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A few years ago I was diagnosed with severe ulcerative colitis and was hospitalised. Before that I had been on many drugs, anti inflamatories, anti depressants all sorts.

After going through virtually ALL of the OTC supplements and facial regimes, I decided to take a deeper look at my acne. I figured, since I had been on so many drugs, I may have a fungal overgrowth in my body. I had a ‘hair test’ done and the main stressor in my body, was indeed fungal in nature. Possibly candida. I went on a three month candida diet, excluding almost all sugar, the only sugar I ate were natural occuring sugars in vegetables like spinach, drank a hell of a lot of alkaline filtered water and took garlic and pau d’arco supplements.
Result?
NOTHING

I think thought, I may naturally just have an excessively oily face. So I started taking vilantae B5 from evolution X. I must admit, this did clear my acne a small amount. At the same time I was using Acne Free skin care routine. This combination did not rid me of acne, but it cleared it up about 40%.

I then decided I couldn’t afford this anymore. £30 per bottle of vilantae is far too expensive!
I thought, maybe due to my colon and digestive problems in the past, I may have a toxic colon, or my liver my be struggling to get rid of toxins, thus it is excreting them via my skin.

So I did a 5 day liver detox (very unpleasant) and then went on to do a three day apple cleanse, taking anti fungal enemas everyday (the same as acne free in 3 days routine). The result? I noticed ONE pimple dissapeared, the rest stayed and my face stayed the same.

I then decided to do a colon cleanse, and purchased (cautiously) the colon cleansing kit from blessed herbs. I did the whole cleanse, and although it did work, nothing has changed with my face! Infact, today my face has broken out even more sad.gif.

The colon cleanse involved a completely raw diet three days up to the cleanse, then five days of apple juice. I am now still eating a raw diet but my face looks terrible!

I have been on accutane and all the others…I dont want to go back on medication for it. The accutane messed my liver up.

I really don’t know what to do anymore, I am at my wits end. Someone please help sad.gif. I am so frustrated and lost so much self esteem.

Help!?

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We recently got a 14 month old doberman, and have heard about the raw diet, and how the breeder fed all her dogs that. We won’t be able to afford having her totally on raw food, and want to do dry food some days too. What is a good feeding plan for this?

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I’ve done a lot of research about the raw food diet for dogs and I see no reason not to do it. Most kibble is processed with preservatives, artificial coloring/flavoring, animal "meal" which is not meat by the way, fillers like corn and soy, heat baked which takes out most nutrients- and so on and if its the higher end kibbles yea they’re healthier but how are they healthier than a balanced raw diet?…Yea there are certain things that you cannot feed your dog with this diet but all it take is a little research into it to discover whats good and bad…I dont get it. What do you think? And to set the record straight-chicken bones are FINE for dogs as long as they are RAW- not cooked in any way..
lol I’m talking about kibble vs. raw meat/veggies diet
chicken bones do not splinter when raw..

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To be honest, I had never even heard about feeding dogs a raw diet before. But, since I asked a question about changing my chihuahua’s current food on here and several people seemed to support it, I’m curious now.

The whole thing seems a little odd to me; how is feeding a completely raw diet to a chihuahua viewed by vets; are they going to think I’m crazy when I take her for a check up and I say I feed her raw meat? Is it only suggested for larger dog breeds, or can my 8lb chihuahua benefit from it too? And most importantly: what are the negatives/risks? I have plenty of links already, I just want some opinions from those who have tried this on their dog.

Oh, and how do you all feel about Science Diet dog food instead? I’ve heard that it is really good for them, but I don’t really know for certain. Thanks!
Thank you all for the answers! I forgot to ask one thing, though: what about the bones? I thought you were never supposed to let your dog chew on chicken bones because they can splinter and cause digestive issues. How are they supposed to eat bones and avoid this? Thanks.

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My cat (about six months old) is on a raw food diet called "The Ultimate Diet" from a book I read titled such.
Anyway, it’s going well except my cat won’t eat the raw chicken bone after eating all the meat off of it. He simple thinks it’s just there to hold the meat. Ive tried to get softer bones such as the chicken necks but I can’t buy them anywhere. Because of this, I’ve been feeding him his dry food along with the raw diet so I can be sure he’s also getting the calcium he needs.
How can I get him to eat the bone, or what other bones can I get him that he may be more likely to eat?
Also, I know I can grind up the bone and add it to the meal, but I haven no way of grinding it…no butchers are in my area…
Thanks! :)
They are supposed to eat RAW bones, cooked bones are bad because they are splintery and could make them choke, but raw bones are necessary for calcium.

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I’ve been doing tons of research for about a year now on the raw food movement. I’ve tried going raw before, but no success. I want to try a different approach, one that very few raw food eaters try. I’m going to start off just eating individual fruits, veggies, and nuts to get my palette used to those foods. besides eating what i really enjoy, what are the living foods i need to eat in order to get my required daily nutrition?
omg….i know what the raw diet consists of, thats not my question. my question is, which individual friends, veggies, etc will suffice for getting my daily needed nutrition?

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I wanted to try to do the one-week raw food diet. I heard it’s supposed to clean your system and help you loose most of the extra weight you have laying around.
I’ve been trying to find a website that will tell you what to do for each day- because other one-week diets i heard you follow a meal plan day by day
for example:
day one, eat this, this and this
day two, eat this, this and this
etc, etc, etc.

If there isn’t such thing for the one week raw diet, anyone have any suggestions? experiences?
Also, I don’t eat meat- so please no suggestions to eat raw fish or anything

ANYTHING will be helpful!
thank you!

peace and much love

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I wanted to try to do the one-week raw food diet. I heard it’s supposed to clean your system and help you loose most of the extra weight you have laying around.
I’ve been trying to find a website that will tell you what to do for each day- because other one-week diets i heard you follow a meal plan day by day
for example:
day one, eat this, this and this
day two, eat this, this and this
etc, etc, etc.

If there isn’t such thing for the one week raw diet, anyone have any suggestions? experiences?
Also, I don’t eat meat- so please no suggestions to eat raw fish or anything

ANYTHING will be helpful!
thank you!

peace and much love

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Hello, I have a 3 yo American Bulldog and have gone through tons of tests in the last month due to her diarrhea, everything negative. She has been on Hills i/d for the last month and she feels great although her stools are still pretty soft (even on a good day!) I am debating the raw diet and need all RELEVANT info on the raw diet. Seems to me though that once you "go raw" that you cannot go back, and I do need to be able to board her and have her eat dry food. Is there a good commercial/rx brand that is similar to raw (as lame as that sounds) or is i/d good enough.

Also, could it be anxiety? This dog is happy and healthy (always gets complements what a "happy" or "good" dog she is, she sleeps in our bed every night, HOWEVER she does run to the door when she hears neighbors (we are in a condo) and seems to be overly concerned sometimes with the activity of the neighbors, which I thought was normal dog behavior. There is no barking problem, if anything she makes one big "woof" and that is it.

THANKS so much in advance, I am driving myself nuts with this and have spent about 800 bucks on the vet!!

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So, I’ve been feeding raw food to my cats lately. 2 of them absolutely love it and the other 3 just smell it and walk away. Is there anything that I can add to it to make it smell more appetizing to them?

I buy the food frozen from a very reliable store near my home. I want to get them used to the raw diet before I start making it myself.

Thanks
Ocimom- I do let it thaw out and make sure that it is completely defrosted before I give it to them. I also stick it in the microwave for about 15 seconds to take the chill out of it!
Natalie, I know what needs to be in the raw food.. thanks though.

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I am interested in starting the raw diet, and need some good recipes. I found goneraw.com but was disappointed by the inability to sort recipes by rating. I basically need a bunch of good recipes that don’t require cooking.

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