Some of us have more stringent criteria for something as important as nutrition. To me common sense is not enough, and I look for more. ONE statistic I like is the lack of *any* chronic disease. Namaste, IRene --------------------------- The nutritionists advise seems to chage with every new Time ma...

I was always told that chicken bones splinter and should not be given to dogs. When I purchased maggie (english bulldog) I was told not to give her bones because her breed should not have them. ----------------- This applies to cooked bones. Raw chicken bones are pretty easy for a dog to handle. Lik...

I know hundreds of animal owners that don't feed raw, they actually think I am a bit off by cooking for my pets, and that concept is new to me. I was a kibble feeder until recently. ----------------------- Yes, I know them too, what can I say, there are people who think vaccinating their animals ann...

Those of you who do not agree with Irene - please make suggestions that we can follow! Regards Luise ------------------- Here is a good site to read: http://www.rawfedcats.org/ There is also a yahoo group for people who feed raw to their cats, unfortunately I don`t have a link, maybe somebody else d...

But there is usefulness in finding a "current best commercial option" for the great majority of cats in my view. I also advocate a home made approach for those that want it - but it is not the simplistic "throw raw meat and bones with toxins added" that is so commonly advocated. ...

Jan 31, 2007, at 10:05 AM, Youlia Anderson wrote: -------- That makes sense! "Pests" prey on the susceptible; whether person, animal or plant, the best defense is simple good health! Shannon --------------------- Couldn`t agree more!Youlia [Non-text portions of this message have been remov...

Yeast is *wonderful* in my experience--we use brewers yeast to keep fleas off the animals. It works *very* well, except you can't afford to skip more than a day, or the fleas come back... But our animals have always loved the yeast, and will eat the yeast layer off of the food first--in greater quan...

37 AM, Youlia Anderson wrote: Interesting, thank you! The thing I'd read was (if I'm remembering right) specifically observing wolves. Some maybe there's a species difference, or maybe that observation--or my memory--was wrong, I don't know. ----------------------- There is a well known researcher ,...

On Jan 30, 2007, at 6:44 PM, Tanya Marquette wrote: But (I read) in nature they would be eating the intestinal contents (eagerly, and probably first) and organs (ditto); which *would* be a (largly pre-digested) source of grains and veggies, and organ meats are far more nutritious than muscle meats.....