[Utilizer]

Thank you very much. I have been trying for the longest time to manage to switch to raw foods, but still no success. I still have nightmares from the last big scare when so many pets were dying from the poisoning and the chinese manufacturor seemed not to understand what all the fuss was about.

Then again it is still painful to Me to remember about how several years ago a particular type of furry cat toy was becoming so popular with pet owners. Then one of the big three did an expos-e undercover video of a worker in a chiniese factory throwing tied up live cats into a huge pot of boiling water to fish them out later for the skins to make the furry toys.

Just broke My heart to hear about that.

[JLLH]

I think you will see a HUGE difference if you switch to raw. We wouldn’t do anything else. We used to think that if we went “high end” enough on kibble we were still feeding a good food. The problem is that a natural species-appropriate food consists of 70% moisture. It’s no coincidence that many pets are dying of kidney failure, and UTI-related issues considering that most are on kibble — and living in a state of chronic dehydration (this according to vet Karen Becker). Kibble has been cooked twice — and because it’s so highly processed must have the nutrition sprayed back on. Consider that while the raw food pet food companies (Bravo, Answer, etc...) are held to a USDA meat requirement standard — there is a “compliance policy” which the FDA follows regarding kibble and canned foods: i.e. any diseased or dying animal can be rendered and put into this “food” as long as it’s “not otherwise adulterated”. We have seen chronic issues (IBD, ear infections, etc...) disappear with feeding raw — and our 14 year old acts about 1/3 her age. I’m grateful to the vet who told us in no uncertain terms “If you’re serious about wellness you need to feed raw”. Yes, I understand that doesn’t sit well with those feeding kibble or canned, but their argument isn’t with me it’s with the vets who see and treat chronic ailments (dental disease, kidney disease, chronic allergies, ear infections, etc...) with increasing regularity. It’s not coincidence that the rise in “convenience feeding” has accompanied a rise in chronic and serious health issues with animals. Yep, it’s raw for us. We’ve seen too much to go back to sub-par health. Best wishes on your quest!