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This group is for any cat, dog, or ferret who wishes their human would feed them real food instead of that crapinabag that humans invented 70yrs ago! All other pets that are carnivorous (minks, raccoons, and skunks), omnivorous (hermit crabs, chinchilla, hamsters, and rats), and insectivorous (sugar gliders and hedgehogs) are welcome.
You can find TONS of information here: petfoodandvaccinations. I would have added the links here, but there's no freaking links section on these groups, meow!!! hiissss! Oh yeah, too many vaccines suck, too! We're not pin cushions, humans!
Some of the health problems pet food and vaccines create and/or contribute to are: bad teeth, gums, and breath; "doggy odor"; skin
and coat problems; allergies; yeasty ears; clogged anal sacs; coproghagy (eating feces); kidney problems ranging from crystals to failure; changes in temperment and behavior such as agression, fear, excessive licking, and fly snapping (bizarre, repetitive behaviors and agression is linked to the rabies vaccine and dogs fed foods with high levels of cereal compounds such as wheat, corn and corn meal are often hyper and unfocused); muscuoloskeletal problems such as Pano, HOD, and hip dysplasia; IBD; diabetes; dehydration; obesity; hypothyroid; chronic renal failure (CRF) in cats; chronic heart disease; seizures and other nervous system disorders such as Horner's Syndrome and wobblers; and cancer.
"A raw diet provides a range of benefits that commercial dog diets can never hope to even closely match. "
These benefits include:
1. no doggy odour
2. naturally cleans teeth - no need for toothbrushes, de-scaling jobs, or gum disease
3. the time it takes for a dog to chew a raw meaty bones give their stomach adequate time to get the acids moving
4. much less stools produced - and they are firm, and turn chalky after a couple of days
5. decreased or nonexistent vet bills (your dogs are healthier!)
6. less cost for dog food - commercial dog foods are ludicrously expensive
7. mirrors what a dog would be getting in the wild - and certainly even the modern day dog has a digestive tract exactly the same as a wolf
8. puppies develop at a more appropriate rate - and quick growth spurts are avoided. A GOOD breeder will want to stop fast growth in any pup.
9. the ripping and chewing involved in eating raw meaty bones develops the jaw, neck, and shoulder muscles of the dog. Commercial dog foods will never assist in this important muscle development"
author: Jane Johnson, email address: janej@tpg.com.au
Feeding a raw diet closely mirrors what cats would naturally eat in the wild and provides a broad range of benefits that include:
Healthy skin and coat - Many cats are allergic to grains which can lead to pathologic skin conditions.
Naturally clean teeth - Many dry foods leave a starchy coating on teeth which promotes plaque. Feeding a raw diet will lead to healthier teeth and gums.
Decreased litter box odor - Many pet foods include protein that is indigestible, which leads to an undesirable odor at the litter box.
Natural weight control - Cats are healthiest on a high protein, low carbohydrate diet.
Increased energy and vitality - Cat's digestive systems are designed to ingest raw meat and are healthiest eating what Nature intended.
Greatly reduced risk of developing kidney stones - Kibble is very low in moisture and leaves cats dehydrated leading to kidney problems.
* THE FOLLOWING POSTERS WERE PROVIDED BY THE PET ADVOCATE 101 YAHOO! GROUP *
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Canids
molecular evolution of the dog family
Why Your Dog Needs to Fill Its Stomach On A Regular Basis
Cats
Cats! The Ultimate Carnivore
Evolutionary Nutrition for the Cat
Rawfedcats.org
Drug Reactions
BusterAlert.org - info, testing, and ID tags for mdr1 dogs - Australian Shepherds of all sizes, Collies, English Shepherds, Longhaired Whippets, McNabs, Old English Sheepdogs, Shetland Sheepdogs, and Silken Windhounds
COLLIE AND SHELTIE OWNERS -- Do not use Heartguard & Frontline
Frontline: active ingredient, Fipronil, is a neurotoxin and suspected human
carcinogen
Rimadyl
PET EDUCATION FLYERS for diet, vaccines, and Rx
Ferrets
Ferret Natural Health Care and Optimum Diet
Ferret Society of Canberra
Natural Ferret Care
Grains
Do Dogs and Cats Need Grains?
Grain or Not in A Dog's Diet?
Pets Are Not Grain Eaters
Hamsters
HAMSTER-- DO NOT feed your hamster dog biscuits, chocolate, bread, cabbage, or molasses
Hedgehog
HEDGEHOG1 - I would 86 the cat food
HEDGEHOG2 - no bread or milk
HEDGEHOG3
HEDGEHOG4
Hermit Crabs
Natural Hermit Crab Food, etc
Mink
MINK
Nutrition
Nutrient Composition of Whole Vertebrate Prey
Raw Meaty Bones Analysis
Pet Food
Dog Eat Dog: What's Inside the Food We Feed
Food For Thought
Food Not Fit For A Pet
Human Food Gone to the Dogs:A "Tongue-in-Cheek" Look at Kibble For Humans
Outcry Over Pets In Pet Food
Recycled Pets and Potential for TSE Amplification
The Pet Food Industry and Its Questionable Practices
Truth About Cats and Dogs
Why Cooking of Dog Food Can Cause Allergies and Malnourishment
Plugged Up!
Raccoon
RACCOON
Rats
RATS
Raw Diets
Aussie RMBs
benefits of a raw diet
bones2go - discusses raw diets
bravo raw diets - FAQ
CANINE HEALTH: Nutrition
Does Your Dog BARF?
feeding B.A.R.F. - discusses cooked bones and salmonella
feline instincts - Q&A about raw diets and feline diseases and illnesses
IllinoisCockerRescue - feeds raw
INTERESTING CHART - Raw vs Kibble
Is A Raw Diet Dangerous?
myths of raw feeding
Natural Foods Are Good For You and Your Pet
Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats
Nutrition -benefits, etc.
Picking Meaty Bones: An Australian crusader against commercial pet food has fellow vets divided: is he a visionary or a crank?
Prescribing Species Appropriate, Evolutionarily Based Diets - The New Treatment Option: A Guide for Veterinarians
Puppies - kibble few vs raw fed pups
Raw Dog Ranch
rawfeddogs.net
rawmeatybones - readers pics
RinTinTin!!!!
Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue - feeds raw
Speaking of Bacteria ...
The Nutritional Aspects of Bone Composition
THE RAW DIET
The Raw Food Diet
UKRMBs
US RAW MEATY BONES
WildLife Whole Prey Pet Foods - discusses commercial petfood
Skunks
Striped Skunk
Skunk Haven
Sugar Gliders
SUGAR GLIDER1
SUGAR GLIDER2-- don't feed your sugar glider dog food
Teeth of Dogs and Cats
teeth
Vaccinations
Annual Pet Vaccinations May Be Unnecessary
Canine Vaccine Survey
catshots.com - Post Vaccination Sarcomas and Feline Vaccination Information
Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) in cats - Veterinary advice from John Burns BVMS MRCVS.....lists the DISTEMPER VACCINE as a possible cause and DRY FOOD as an aggravating factor
Feline Distemper Vaccine Implicated in Development of Chronic Renal Failure
New Vaccine Updates
Pet Vaccine Bill Deserves Support
Too Many Shots!!! By Gary VanEngelenburg DVM,CVA
Truth About Vaccines - (see photos)
Vaccination for Cats: Helpful or Harmful?
Vaccinations: how they work, when they work...
Vaccination info
Vaccines Triggered Harmful Inflammatory Reactions in the Kidneys
Vaccine Truth
Vets issue animal vaccine warning
Vaccinosis
Vaccinosis - by Betty Lewis, RVT, Dr. A. N.
Vaccinosis - Dr. Richard Pitcairn Discusses Chronic Disease Caused By Vaccines, By Laura Wallingford
Vaccinosis and Chronic Disease, by Charles E. Loops, DVM
Veterinary Vaccince Injury Act info - Commentary by Dennis W. Macy, DVM, MS - President-Elect and Diplomate ACVIM - Oncology
VET AND VET TECH GRUOP
Veterinarian -
Pawsitive Veterinary Care
Okay....any newbies who want explicit instructions on how switch their DOG to a raw diet should click here!
Where to get whole prey and a good variety of meats and organs
Please note that Taylor Pond Farms has been removed from this list due to various customer complaints regarding shipping. Order at your own risk.
You can also look in the Yahoo! Groups section under Meat Suppliers
American Rodent Supply
Big Apple Herptological
Big Creek Farms
Broken Arrow Ranch - sorta pricey
Creston Valley Meats
Elk USA
GreenTripe
Hare-Today
Mike Dupuy Hawk Food
Monster-Cages.com - has feeder pigs/piglets
My Pet Carnivore ** also has a yahoo! group
NY Worms
Prey4pets ** also has a yahoo! group
Vermont Quail
Pro-Raw Veterinarian Listings By State
Helpful Yahoo! Groups
Drug Reactions
AllCreaturesGreatandSmallAgainstHartz
PET ADVOCATE 101
Homeopathy/Rawfeeding/Vaccines
alternativecat
AuNaturelK9s
CNRS - Canadian Natural Rearing Support Group
Canineallergiessolutions
CanineCushings-AutoimmuneCare
ClassicalHomeopathyPets
CompanionAnimalCare-Naturally
CompK9Health
DogHealth
GreatDanesNaturally
holistarat
Holisticat
holisticGSDs
HolisticPet2
holisticpoodles
intact-ferrets
NaturalCompanions
NaturallyRearedChows
petfoodandvaccinations
pets4homeopathy
SighthoundsNaturally
WholeCatHealth
WholeEarthPet
Meat Suppliers
Breeders_of_Feeders
CanadianRawPetSupply
CarnivoreFeed-Supplier
CFS-Australia
CFS-Canada
meatrabbits4raw
MyPetCarnivore
NaturalFeeding-MD_DC_VA_PA
Prey4Pets
Rawfeeding and BARF
Cats
CanadianNaturalCats
catandkittenhealth
naturalCATS
rawcat
Dogs
advBARF
AlternativeK9Nutrition
BrachyNaturally
luvmyK9
NaturalRawDog
Raw-Diabetic-Dog
raw_dog_adoptions
RawDogCanada
rawfedgsds
RawHumans_K9BARF
RawPup
SeniorRawFeeding
ToyDogBARF
Dogs and Cats
BasicRaw
naturallypet
Natures_Intent
oldrawguys
rawdiet
rawfeeding
rawfedforlife
RawMeatyBones
SouthEasternNaturalRearing
veggierawfeeders
There are MANY more groups for dogs by breed and groups by location in the files section of the petfoodandvaccinations yahoo! group.
Ferrets
NaturalFerrets
Vaccinations
BeyondVaccination
feline-cancer
Feline_VAS_Support
jstsayno2vaccs
TruthAboutVaccines
Suggested Reading
new raw feeding goodies on cafepress
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