Working with Raw Fed Pets

Studies suggest what % of dog owners in English speaking countries feed SOME raw food to their dog.

Less than 10%

22%

50%

66%

95%

Raw Feeding owners are more engaged with health specialists

True

False

Kibble processing reduces the levels of some nutrients. Which of these is true of this issue:

Vitamins and antioxidants are reduced more than minerals during the extrusion process

Minerals are reduced more than vitamins and antioxidants in the extrusion process

Vitamins and minerals are not really affected by the extrusion process

All vitamins and minerals are removed by the extrusion process and must all be replaced with supplements.

It’s common that raw fed dogs are likened to wolves by their owners, but an average grey wolf lives:

6-8 years

8-10 years

10-12 years

12+ years

‘Maillard Reaction Products (MRPS)’ are formed during the extrusion process used to produce kibble. Which of these comments about MRPs is false?

MRPS are formed in a reaction between sugars and amino acids that occurs during the heating and pressure extrusion process.

In humans MRPs have been linked to degenerative diseases like renal failure and Alzheimers.

Many owners misunderstand the concept of MRPs to mean that all kibble is toxic.

MRPs in dog food are proven to cause allergies.

Bones are often fed as part of a raw diet. Which of these is true about feeding bones.

A raw diet without bones cannot be nutritionally complete

All dogs can eat bones safely

It is possible to formulate a well balanced (to existing nutrient standards) raw diet without bone in it

Cooking bones before feeding is a good idea.

It’s common that raw fed dogs have their food intake worked out by ‘percentage bodyweight’. Which of these is true about feeding this way?

Feeding by % is an accurate way to work out how much food a dog needs

Feeding by % always overestimates how much food a dog needs

Feeding by % always underestimates how much food a dog needs

Feeding by % is inaccurate and can result in either over or under feeding any given dog

There are several common models of raw feeding. Which is the least likely to be nutritionally balanced (when compared to existing nutrient guidelines)

80:10:10

BARF

Prey Model

Raw Completes (formulated to NRC or FEDIAF guidelines)

Spreadsheets and software are a way to formulate raw recipes/menus to meet existing nutrient guidelines like FEDIAF or NRC/AAFCO. Which of these is FALSE about formulating this way:

It allows you to audit recipes to see if a diet is likely to be meeting nutrient requirements of the pet

It provides a relatively accurate idea of the nutrient content of recipes

Even using formulation of this nature, nutrient content can never be 100% accurate

The nutrient profiles of ingredients are always accurate.

Which of these is one thing you might do when assessing whether a pet food company is likely to be formulating using recognised nutritional guidelines?

Look at the pack and see if it says ‘complete’

Check they used 80% meat, 10% bone and 10% offal

Look at and work out the calcium level in a puppy product to see if it falls into the correct range.

Check that they have a nutritionist

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