i have never read anything about the "enzymes" in bone cleaning teeth?? where can i find this information i would love to know!! =)~... i have always read its the combo of NOT eating sugar laden kibbles that stick to teeth, plus meats NOT stickin to teeth, plus the action of bone chewing..i know when i first switched my danes to raw my oldest was 5 and it took feeding 3x a day almost 6-7 months to clean her molars completely.... the 2 yr old was over night and the pup never has had anything but white teeth... darcy
--- On Fri, 8/20/10, Joyce mccarthy <[email protected]> wrote: From: Joyce mccarthy <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Raw diet To: [email protected] Date: Friday, August 20, 2010, 7:45 PM for me the whole thought of bone cooked or not is the scary part...Most of the breeders in my group don't even reccomend feeding RAW what so ever..I have fed semi cooked food for them lot's of rice and also some veggies in the past...But if I switch to this I want to do it right I think if I were feeding teenies I would want to be safe all the way around..And I do have some that are 2lbs and my biggest being around 12 lbs maybe more tubby she is...Then the only big dog's I have would be a sheltie and a lab x...All of your suggestions are good ones. On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 7:39 PM, Deanna Corey <[email protected]> wrote: Kelly...as far as the ground or not I guess for me it is just a matter of peace of mind. I would imagine you may be right to some extent...but not enough of a difference for me to take a risk with such a little one...and with Myrtle not really eating through bones she wasn't getting enough bone to meat ratio...so grinding works until she can. Hugs In Him, Deanna And the Corey Crew: Wife to my best friend: Mark-ie Pooh...married 29 years 6/27/10 Mom to 4 Children: Andrea 26, Jimmy 22, Baxter 19 and Molly 11 Grandma to 4: Lori, Evelyn Rose, Jack and Cameron Mom to Fur babies: Nugget (MiniPoodle)www.dogster.com/dogs/1085245, Shuai-Li (Shih Tzu)www.dogster.com/dogs/1129251, Bella-Rose (Pomeranian)http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1136706 Mouse (Chihuahua)www.dogster.com/dogs/1005934, Myrtle May (Chihuahua) and Caleb (Rott/chow mix)www.dogster.com/dogs/988612 Mom to feathered kids: Stella (Blue and Gold Macaw) and Stanley (Double Yellow Headed Amazon) and the curtain climber: Miles www.catster.com/cats/895000 From: Kelly <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, August 20, 2010 4:33:03 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Raw diet On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Deanna Corey <[email protected]> wrote: and forgot to add...even in the ground..it is the enzymes in the bone that is good for the teeth...ground or not they are getting those enzymes that clean and keep teeth and breath great! It really makes little difference whether it is ground or not! Just because a dog is fed raw food does not mean that they will have good teeth. I disagree that it makes no difference whether it is ground or not. My dogs definitely have nicer looking teeth when eating whole items vs ground. -- Kelly -- Joyce www.mtnviewchis.webs.com
