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High fat, low fiber diets (raw, but also cooked) may be well tolerated by many pets, but others will show gastrointestinal problems, such as diarrhoea, or even pancreatitis. There is growing evidence that feeding raw meat can be a health risk both for the pet and the owner.
Raw meat-based diets are those that include portions of uncooked domesticated or wild-caught food animal species and that are fed to pet dogs and cats in the home environment.
Nutrition is the foundation of health so it is critical that any diet we feed to dogs or cats - whether it be a conventional commercial cooked diet, a commercial raw meat-based diet (RMBD) or a home-prepared diet - is safe and nutritionally complete and balanced.
the risks of such a diet, including concerns regarding infectious disease, nutritional imbalance and physical dangers, such as bone ingestion. Subsequently, many small animal veterinary professional bodies have released consensus statements advising against RMBDs. Pet owners can feed their pets what they choose; we can only offer guidance.
Raw meats contain potentially harmful bacteria and, in some cases, parasites. While domesticated cats and dogs are relatively resistant to bacterial infectious agents as causes of gastroenteritis,
consequences of meat-only diets for dogs and cats. Ger. J. Vet. Res. 4 (1): 62-76. https://doi.org/10.51585/gjvr.2024.1.0076 Introduction Both dogs and cats are carnivores; more specifi-cally, dogs are omnivores, and cats are strict or true carnivores (Fascetti and Delaney, 2012). De-spite being obligate carnivores, dogs' dietary
The popularity of raw meat-based diets (RMBDs) for pets has been increasing in recent years even if the reputed health benefits are mainly anecdotal. A web-based survey was developed to better understand the motivations and habits of owners who decided to feed their dogs RMBDs.
