{"id":2011,"date":"2016-02-20T04:57:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T04:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aercmn.com\/?p=2011"},"modified":"2016-02-20T04:57:39","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T04:57:39","slug":"get-the-skinny-on-raw-food-diets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/get-the-skinny-on-raw-food-diets\/","title":{"rendered":"Get the Skinny on Raw Food Diets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7026 aligncenter\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Untitled-design-33.png\" alt=\"Raw food diets, dog raw food diet, veterinary, emergency vet, Animal Emergency &amp; Referral Center of Minnesota\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Untitled-design-33.png 800w, https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Untitled-design-33-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> If your pet is on a raw food diet, they are at risk of exposure to bacterial infection such as E. coli, Campylobacter, and Salmonella. Common signs include diarrhea, vomiting, decreased appetite, dehydration, weakness, decreased energy, increased heart rate, and low body temperature. Depending on the severity of your pet\u2019s symptoms, this can range from \u201cRed\u201d (true emergency) to \u201cOrange\u201d (urgent case) to \u201cYellow\u201d (semi-urgent) on our Fast Track Triage System. We advise calling your family veterinarian or local animal emergency hospital to be triaged over the phone and have the veterinary team determine the best course of action. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" size=\"3\" \/>\n<p>Raw food diets are becoming increasingly popular among pet owners, and they may offer several advantages over traditional commercial pet food diets. Most notably, they tend to be more palatable than traditional diets and can have better digestibility (depending on the cut of meat used). This translates into lower stool volume (always a major plus for those of us in Minnesota when the snows thaw in the spring!)<\/p>\n<p>Choosing to feed a raw diet, however can carry significant health risks to both pets and people, and if the diet is not formulated properly, raw food and homemade diets can cause serious nutritional deficiencies and predispose pets to a variety of chronic illnesses. Pet owners should thoroughly educate themselves on the pros and cons before feeding a raw diet.<\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019ll see below, I don\u2019t recommend feeding raw food diets for a number of reasons.\u00a0<em>Home prepared<\/em>\u00a0diets can be a very appropriate way to feed your pet, and they can even be tailored to fit the individual pet\u2019s nutritional needs (for example, pets with kidney disease need to have reduced protein levels, dogs with portosystemic liver shunts need certain types of amino acids and not others.) \u00a0These needs can certainly be satisfied by home prepared diets, but I\u00a0<strong>ALWAYS<\/strong>\u00a0recommend that a board-certified veterinary nutrition specialist or primary care practice veterinarian with a strong background in nutrition meticulously formulate a home-prepared diet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Balanced Nutrition:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A well-balanced home-prepared diet should include appropriate levels of protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins (both fat and water soluble vitamins) and minerals.<\/li>\n<li>Not surprisingly, only half of recipes used by owners making home-prepared diets provide a complete and balanced source of nutrients for a healthy adult pet. Now, account for young pets, geriatric pets, and those that are immunocompromised or have diseases. \u00a0Suddenly, the challenge of providing an adequate home-prepared diet for your pet becomes even more daunting!\u00a0Again, this is where a veterinary nutritionist becomes an invaluable resource.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7024 aligncenter\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Untitled-design-30.png\" alt=\"Raw food diets, dog raw food diet, veterinary, emergency vet, Animal Emergency &amp; Referral Center of Minnesota\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Untitled-design-30.png 800w, https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Untitled-design-30-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Raw Diets and the Risk of Exposure to Pathogens: Fair warning, this section may be a little tough to stomach (<em>wink<\/em>):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bacterial infection (E. coli, Campylobacter, and Salmonella): Raw meats from the grocery store are regulated by the USDA not the FDA, and are assumed to be contaminated by bacteria. This is not a concern for people, because these raw meats are sold for human consumption and are designed to be properly handled and then cooked, thus eliminating the risk of bacterial infection. \u00a0Recall general safety standards\/hygiene for handling and cooking raw chicken for dinner. So, if you feed raw meat from the grocery store your pet could get really sick from a bacterial gastroenteritis (stomach and intestinal infection.)<\/li>\n<li>Bacteria are not the only nasty little organisms we have to worry about in raw meat. \u00a0Raw meat can also contain roundworms and tapeworms, and can contain protozoan parasites (Toxoplasma, Neospora, Cryptosporidium) that can cause severe neurologic disease, vomiting\/diarrhea, muscle pain and weakness, and that can predispose to or cause autoimmune disease.<\/li>\n<li>The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has stated,<em>\u00a0\u201cCDC recommends against feeding raw food to dogs and cats because of the risk of illness to the pet as well as to people living in the household.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0When you feed a raw diet, everyone in the household is at risk for acquiring an infectious disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Risk of Gastroenteritis, Gastrointestinal Obstruction\/Perforation\/Fractured Teeth:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feeding your pet bones GI tract\u2019s version of Russian roulette. \u00a0Yes, maybe 85 percent of the time everything is fine when you feed a bone, but remember that there\u2019s still a bullet in the chamber. In other words, bones can and do cause tooth fractures, gastrointestinal obstruction requiring emergency surgery, and gastrointestinal perforation which can lead to death!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before you choose to put your pet on a new diet, consider the pros and cons.\u00a0Consult with your veterinarian or a board-certified veterinary nutrition specialist to ensure that you\u2019re making the best decision for your pet\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6742\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BLOG-Author-Block-8.png\" alt=\"Sarah Humphrey, DVM, DACVECC, board-certified criticalist, Animal Emergency &amp; Referral Center of Minnesota\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BLOG-Author-Block-8.png 800w, https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BLOG-Author-Block-8-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6479 aligncenter\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Fast-Track-Triage-for-Clients-Animal-Emergeency-Referral-Center-of-Minnesota.png\" alt=\"Animal Emergency &amp; Referral Center of Minnesota, Fast Track Triage, color-coded triage system, pet emergency, Twin Cities emergency vet, Minnesota emergency vet, Saint Paul emergency vet, Oakdale emergency vet\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Fast-Track-Triage-for-Clients-Animal-Emergeency-Referral-Center-of-Minnesota.png 940w, https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Fast-Track-Triage-for-Clients-Animal-Emergeency-Referral-Center-of-Minnesota-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your pet is on a raw food diet, they are at risk of exposure to bacterial infection such as E. coli, Campylobacter, and Salmonella. 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