Dogs Health Information

Someone wrote a post on a recipe for dry flaky skin for their dogs that I think isn’t right. I have a couple of reasons for this as I will state as follows:

These are all plant oils, except for the Cod Liver Oil. Plant oils cannot be properly processed and assimilated by dogs, who are carnivores.

The Cod Liver Oil, while derived from fish, is too high in vitamin A, which can seriously skew this nutrient in the body. Much better to supply with a good quality Salmon or Fish Body oil, for the Omega 3s, with no additives or plant oils.

Instead of applying a band aid, its much a better plan to honestly assess the current feeding plan, and change what is needed for optimum health.

Dogs are carnivores, and need raw meat (including fat), organs and edible digestible bone to thrive.

http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html

http://www.rawlearning.com/supplementmyths.html

http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html

http://rawfeddogs.net/Recipes

http://rawfeddogs.net/FAQlist

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