 Have any of you found this to be true?
#202360 - 07/19/2008 10:53 PM |
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I read this paragraph in an article on the benefits of raw feeding:
"Fleas and intestinal worms are not normally harbored by a healthy, raw fed, non-vaccinated dog/cat with a strong immune system. Parasites prey on weak and immune compromised individuals. Feed your pets correctly, keep them vaccine and drug free and naturally healthy and they won't have fleas."
Do others experience this because you raw-feed? I would love to be able to stop putting Frontline on Kasey, but six weeks after it's applied, it wears off and we start seeing a few fleas on him and I don't want them in the house! It hardly ever gets cold enough here to kill fleas, so we have them around year round.
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#202361 - 07/19/2008 11:01 PM |
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Ask yourself why feeding raw, would deter fleas.
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#202362 - 07/19/2008 11:17 PM |
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I have never had a flea issue here, and I will go further to say that I do not have an issue with ticks on my raw fed dogs either, however when dogs come in that are kibble fed I notice more ticks on those dogs. Even with Frontline applications.
I do Frontline my dogs as well, although they all get half of the normal dose now.
The prairie dogs here in my area are carrying a disease that is transmittable to humans and dogs alike (most commonly transferred from fleas and ticks).
We do not have the prairie dogs close to our property, but some of the training areas are relatively close, so I take precautions.
Would have to venture to say that kibble makes dogs smell and probably is an attractant of some sort to fleas, which is why raw fed dogs are maybe less susceptible......not to mention most of the kibble out there is not great for dogs so it compromises them a bit.
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#202363 - 07/19/2008 11:27 PM |
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Is this article online? Do you have a link?
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#202366 - 07/19/2008 11:55 PM |
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I read this paragraph in an article on the benefits of raw feeding:
"Fleas and intestinal worms are not normally harbored by a healthy, raw fed, non-vaccinated dog/cat with a strong immune system. Parasites prey on weak and immune compromised individuals. Feed your pets correctly, keep them vaccine and drug free and naturally healthy and they won't have fleas."
Do others experience this because you raw-feed? I would love to be able to stop putting Frontline on Kasey, but six weeks after it's applied, it wears off and we start seeing a few fleas on him and I don't want them in the house! It hardly ever gets cold enough here to kill fleas, so we have them around year round.
Lori
I recognize the text (I think)..... from a cat site? Anyway, no matter where from, please credit and link. Thanks. 
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#202367 - 07/20/2008 12:03 AM |
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Thinking out loud here....
Wild animals feed themselves, so one could say they eat a species appropriate diet. They still harbor parasites.
I DO think that a healthy, properly fed animal can manage their parasite load better than the opposite.
Does that make any sense?
To claim that they WON'T have these problems is a little much, IMO.
At the same time, I have heard claims that Pottenger's raw fed cats didn't have fleas and the cooked food cats did. I'll try to find that.
Parasites are...well...parasites. They make a livin' off others. Probably can't prevent parasites, but you can definately give your dog some tools to help keep them at a manageable level by feeding them a species appropriate diet.
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#202392 - 07/20/2008 01:55 PM |
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My mom has rag doll cats and this is one of the websites she was researching - I'd never heard of it before, but this breeder is big on natural. I've seen other sources that claim feeding raw takes care of flea problems because your pet is healthier - I don't know, if your dog has nice healthy blood, wouldn't a flea love that!!! Just a thought!
Here's the link: http://www.goldcoastragdolls.com/Cat%20Health.htm
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"Fleas and intestinal worms are not normally harbored by a healthy, raw fed, non-vaccinated dog/cat with a strong immune system. Parasites prey on weak and immune compromised individuals. Feed your pets correctly, keep them vaccine and drug free and naturally healthy and they won't have fleas."
Do others experience this because you raw-feed?
Lori
We have never had to use flea/tick treatments with our raw fed dogs or cat(indoor only cat). We lived in the city for many years where it was not usually cold enough to kill things off and never had flea/tick problems. We now live on acreage in a forested area and the weather here does get cold enough to kill parasites in the winter. Still no problem with fleas/ticks.
I do believe diet and health play a significant role in keeping the parasites at bay. I know that there are fleas and ticks in the area as we have gotten deer for the dogs from hunters and there hides have had ticks/fleas on them.
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#202396 - 07/20/2008 05:03 PM |
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I have a problem with flea on my dogs but not nearly as much as befor when I feed purina.
I went to parie kibble and the problem was not near as bad.
Now that there are all 3 raw even roscoe does good.
I have never had a tick on any of my animals so I could not coment there
I use k-9 advantix one every 3 months on myne. and thats seem to work for myne
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#202400 - 07/20/2008 07:50 PM |
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I started feeding my dogs raw last summer and it seemed to me that the fleas weren't a problem by fall. Previously I had to religiously treat them every 30 days or we were all overrun with fleas.
This year I have had only two dogs with any fleas. The dogs who run around in the weeds get a few ticks but they are not over-run with them like they were in the past.
I have not done any flea preventative this year, and I don't anticipating having to do any.
I am amazed at the positive difference a raw diet has made with the parasite load.
However, I have traded a flea problem for a hard core cat who has become dangerous when the meat comes out, if she were a tiger she would snatch the keeper's hand, she may yet...
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