Hi all! New to this particular forum, though I am a member of other forums. I do a lot of rescue work and I own seven wonderfully spoiled little furry family members. I currently am feeding the following:
10 year old Shih Tzu gets Cal. Natural L&R because of allergies
8 year old Beagle, 3 year old Beagle, and 7 year old English Pointer, and 5 year old Dachsund get Innova Adult, and 8 month old Shih Tzu gets Innova Puppy.
11 year old Pit Bull Terrier gets Blackwood 2000 (blah, I know. He REFUSES anything else, and in his old and feeble age, I just let him eat it).
However, I really want to go RAW eventually. I'd like to start out slow, if at all possible.
I heard from others (on other boards) about raw bones really helping with teeth. Well three of my guys had a dental done a couple months ago, so I began to buy raw beef bones by the bag loads. They LOVED chewing the meat off and then chewed on the bone for a while until it was nice and clean. Then I heard that this is horribly bad and that I should not allow them to have any raw meat, even from the bones, as long as they are on a kibble (mixed with canned for moisture) diet.
Is this true? And why? Thanks in advance!
10 year old Shih Tzu gets Cal. Natural L&R because of allergies
8 year old Beagle, 3 year old Beagle, and 7 year old English Pointer, and 5 year old Dachsund get Innova Adult, and 8 month old Shih Tzu gets Innova Puppy.
11 year old Pit Bull Terrier gets Blackwood 2000 (blah, I know. He REFUSES anything else, and in his old and feeble age, I just let him eat it).
However, I really want to go RAW eventually. I'd like to start out slow, if at all possible.
I heard from others (on other boards) about raw bones really helping with teeth. Well three of my guys had a dental done a couple months ago, so I began to buy raw beef bones by the bag loads. They LOVED chewing the meat off and then chewed on the bone for a while until it was nice and clean. Then I heard that this is horribly bad and that I should not allow them to have any raw meat, even from the bones, as long as they are on a kibble (mixed with canned for moisture) diet.
Is this true? And why? Thanks in advance!