asit kumar bhattacharya wrote 05/21/2014 12:22 PM feeding raw diet in indian weather #391136 - 05/21/2014 12:22 PM
asit kumar bhattacharya Webboard User Reg: 07-04-2013 Posts: 81 Loc: kolkata,west bengal,india Offline	i have been thinking long to feed my dog raw diets but i am nt sure is it ok for our climate or not specially in summer ,where d heat use to be near around 35 to 42 degree celcius...and if its ok to feed how much i should feed per meal nd how to balnce ingredients in proper scale,i wanna add some salmon oil too with d raw food,is it okay?? nd if any supplement needed then suggest nd plz tell me d name of suppliment which i can get in india ..lol.. advice me precisely plz
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Tracy Collins wrote 05/21/2014 01:35 PM Re: feeding raw diet in indian weather [Re: asit kumar bhattacharya ] #391139 - 05/21/2014 01:35 PM
Tracy Collins Webboard User Reg: 10-09-2008 Posts: 1917 Loc: St. Louis, Missouri Offline	If your concern is about food spoilage in hot weather, that shouldn't be a concern. Dogs who are raw fed are generally fed a meal size that they can consume in just a few minutes. The food doesn't sit in a bowl all day. Keep the raw food for the dog in the refrigerator until you are ready to feed her, then take out enough for one meal. There are many many threads on this forum about raw feeding. I would suggest you read as much as you can and then see if you have specific questions. Raw feeding is only a good idea if you know what you are doing. Otherwise, your dog will get better nutrition from a prepared diet (a good kibble or canned food.) Salmon oil is a good supplement for all dogs, regardless of what they are fed. If you feed salmon oil, you should also give a vitamin E pill. Cinco | Jack | Fanny | Ellie | Chip | Deacon
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Connie Sutherland wrote 05/21/2014 03:03 PM Re: feeding raw diet in indian weather [Re: Tracy Collins ] #391140 - 05/21/2014 03:03 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Tracy Collins If your concern is about food spoilage in hot weather, that shouldn't be a concern. Dogs who are raw fed are generally fed a meal size that they can consume in just a few minutes. The food doesn't sit in a bowl all day. Keep the raw food for the dog in the refrigerator until you are ready to feed her, then take out enough for one meal. There are many many threads on this forum about raw feeding. I would suggest you read as much as you can and then see if you have specific questions. Raw feeding is only a good idea if you know what you are doing. Otherwise, your dog will get better nutrition from a prepared diet (a good kibble or canned food.) Salmon oil is a good supplement for all dogs, regardless of what they are fed. If you feed salmon oil, you should also give a vitamin E pill. BIG DITTO! Here is the forum to start reading: http://leerburg.com/webboard/topiclist.php?forum_id=12 And you'll need to learn this basic ratio: http://leerburg.com/webboard/thread.php?topic_id=32656&page=1#366439 As Tracy said, after you've read up, you'll have questions that we'll be happy to answer! P.S. The shorthand used in sending text messages (such as "d" and "nd") isn't very popular on this board. I'm bringing it up because the experts often won't not take the time to "translate" texting shorthand. (Other things that can cause the hurried, experienced person to skip the post and go to the next one: lack of paragraphs and lack of capitalization.) I know this from long experience on the board.
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asit kumar bhattacharya wrote 05/22/2014 12:22 PM Re: feeding raw diet in indian weather [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #391176 - 05/22/2014 12:22 PM
asit kumar bhattacharya Webboard User Reg: 07-04-2013 Posts: 81 Loc: kolkata,west bengal,india Offline	thanx tracy and connie for your advices,and sorry for the shorthands ,actually this is been a bad habit of chatting with frndz..i will keep in mind next time..
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Connie Sutherland wrote 05/22/2014 04:11 PM Re: feeding raw diet in indian weather [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #391183 - 05/22/2014 04:11 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Connie Sutherland  Quote: Tracy Collins If your concern is about food spoilage in hot weather, that shouldn't be a concern. Dogs who are raw fed are generally fed a meal size that they can consume in just a few minutes. The food doesn't sit in a bowl all day. Keep the raw food for the dog in the refrigerator until you are ready to feed her, then take out enough for one meal. There are many many threads on this forum about raw feeding. I would suggest you read as much as you can and then see if you have specific questions. Raw feeding is only a good idea if you know what you are doing. Otherwise, your dog will get better nutrition from a prepared diet (a good kibble or canned food.) Salmon oil is a good supplement for all dogs, regardless of what they are fed. If you feed salmon oil, you should also give a vitamin E pill. BIG DITTO! Here is the forum to start reading: http://leerburg.com/webboard/topiclist.php?forum_id=12 And you'll need to learn this basic ratio: http://leerburg.com/webboard/thread.php?topic_id=32656&page=1#366439 As Tracy said, after you've read up, you'll have questions that we'll be happy to answer! After you read up some, be sure to post again before you embark. There is a good methodical way to start that avoids the common diarrhea complaint, and we have spelled it out for many members.
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asit kumar bhattacharya wrote 06/01/2014 10:00 AM Re: feeding raw diet in indian weather [Re: asit kumar bhattacharya ] #391363 - 06/01/2014 10:00 AM
asit kumar bhattacharya Webboard User Reg: 07-04-2013 Posts: 81 Loc: kolkata,west bengal,india Offline	hii everyone, I talked with my vet and wanted to tell him that I'd like to start a raw diet, and he clearly adviced me not to start ever because of our climate here in kolkata (India), He also said my dog is not used to this so it could be a trouble-making decision -- along with some bacterial effects from raw food. I had decided to do this... but I am confused now; Edited by Connie Sutherland (06/01/2014 10:00 AM) Edit reason: added capitals and real (non-"texting") words
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Connie Sutherland wrote 06/01/2014 10:13 AM Re: feeding raw diet in indian weather [Re: asit kumar bhattacharya ] #391364 - 06/01/2014 10:13 AM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Many many vets discourage raw. You must have seen those threads, with the pros and cons, when you were reading up at the links I posted above ... ? They often have very good reason, too ... lots of people don't bother to read up first and they compose random unbalanced diets, paying no attention to the calcium-phosphorus ratio, variety, etc. An unbalanced diet can be a serious problem even for an adult dog ..... and for a growing pup, lack of careful attention to calcium content and balance is a nutritional tragedy that can't be reversed once it affects the growing skeleton (and organs, teeth, etc.). In addition, just as there can be problems with kibble, there can be problems with raw. I have fed raw for a very long time, but I also recognize that there are other good choices these days. I also know that raw is not for everyone. I do have a question: Do you not have reliable refrigeration? Because as Tracy posted above: "If your concern is about food spoilage in hot weather, that shouldn't be a concern. Dogs who are raw fed are generally fed a meal size that they can consume in just a few minutes. The food doesn't sit in a bowl all day. Keep the raw food for the dog in the refrigerator until you are ready to feed her, then take out enough for one meal."
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Betty Landercasp wrote 06/01/2014 11:34 AM Re: feeding raw diet in indian weather [Re: asit kumar bhattacharya ] #391366 - 06/01/2014 11:34 AM
Betty Landercasp Webboard User Reg: 11-30-2009 Posts: 3724 Loc: minnesota Offline	If the food is "germy" it will make your dog sick whether you live in India or Alaska. In America, sometimes we have trouble feeding raw chicken, for example, because our chickens are mainly raised in huge poultry factories, and are killed in mass numbers, and it is expected that to make the poultry safe we will cook the snot out of it. If you are buying chickens live from a vendor and then they are killed before you the food should be fresh and there should be no problem. Also, some dogs have a very touchy stomach, get upset easily, and for these dogs processed foods are perhaps safer. Ram on our web-forum feeds some sort of yogurt mixture I know. I bet he would have good advice for you. http://s922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/Grasvaly/
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Connie Sutherland wrote 06/01/2014 12:00 PM Re: feeding raw diet in indian weather [Re: Betty Landercasp ] #391368 - 06/01/2014 12:00 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	An example that goes along with Betty's comments: I don't give commercially ground turkey or beef because the grinding operation folds any pathogens from the outside surface (where they are most numerous) into the inside (where they now have a perfect breeding place). Dogs are scavengers, and they're blessed with several weapons against illness from food-borne pathogens, but that doesn't mean they can't be seriously sickened by meat that's loaded with "bad bugs." I haven't had that happen, but I'm pretty careful about sourcing, storing, etc.
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asit kumar bhattacharya wrote 06/02/2014 09:50 AM Re: feeding raw diet in indian weather [Re: asit kumar bhattacharya ] #391381 - 06/02/2014 09:50 AM
asit kumar bhattacharya Webboard User Reg: 07-04-2013 Posts: 81 Loc: kolkata,west bengal,india Offline	so can u give a chart of raw food mentioned with proper quantity of each material i should use???i want to start and see the result ,if it bother her stomach then i will do feeding raw,but i can try i hope
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