Casey Crawford Webboard User Reg: 10-25-2004
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I have read that you should not mix kibble and raw into one meal. Why is this? What is the problem with adding a whole egg to a bowl of kibble or even a chicken back or wing. Just trying to learn thanks. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
Corey Beale Webboard User Reg: 09-24-2004
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Hi,
I'm also sort of a newbie when it comes to raw food but I have heard/read that the main reason not to mix raw and kibble is that dogs do not digest kibble at the same rate they do raw food. To avoid any gastric upset, it's either one or the other. This means that you could possibly alternate between meals (raw breakfast, kibble dinner for example) but you will find different opinions on that, too- most people I know who feed raw do not feed any kibble at all. Hopefully we will get some 'expert' advice here and then we'll BOTH learn something! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Edited: or, do what Bob Scott suggests..I forgot about that little 'search' key up there. Pretty useful information around here! See, I'm learning something already... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Although I have been told the same about feeding raw with kibble, I feed Abady, but it is the granular, not kibble. I spoke with Abady about this and he said I would be ok as long as i did feed the granular. He also suggested that I feed straight raw but I'm not fully convinced about it just yet.JMO
One source I found on the web had a section on bacteria, and 'should you be concerned'. The test was unscientific, but basically amounted to feeding a dog 'ripe' chicken. Ripeness being defined as a person couldn't get near it without gagging from the smell.
Dog ate it for a week and showed no ill effects that they could see.
Anyway, the gist of the article was that for bacteria to become a problem, it requires time to overwhelm the immune system. The raw meat only spends 3-4 hours in the dog, and thus doesn't have time to cause a problem. The kibble, however, stays much longer.
Thus mixing them theoretically allows the raw stuff to stay in long enough for the bacteria to become a problem.
I don't have the link handy, if I find it again I'll post it...
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