A question about RAW with DRY
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 5:14 pm
So, Louie is... extremely picky.
We have been through nearly 5 different dog food brands (dry) and he seems to follow the same irritating pattern of liking to eat it no problem for approximately 3-4 weeks, wherein he decides cold turkey that he doesn't want to eat it anymore. One time he refused to eat it for 3 days straight...
Mixing in partial amounts of Wellness 95% turkey and mixing it in with the dry seems to do the trick in getting him to eat the dry, however... It is such a pain to have to wait until the can (from the fridge) warms up in enough time (perhaps before work) to feed to him (and give him his pain med, because we usually hide his pain med in his food).
So then we found this freeze dried raw formula, which is awesome! Mostly because of the ingredients and ease of use (just take out a little less than the recommended cube quantity (it recommends 10 in one sitting - we use 3 to mix), crumble, and wet!) and he just loves it! We started to mix it in with his dry food, and he eats the entire bowl!
But the other day someone told me that it is not a good idea to mix raw with dry, as it is digested differently. Dry being full of more carbs and more processed and having to digest longer, and the raw forced to linger in the GI tract as it takes the system longer to digest the dry. This produces gas and yes, I have noticed that Louie will often burp later after eating the combo.
So I have since been feeding the raw separate from the dry, and now have Louie on only raw in the morning and the dry/canned at night. Understandably, we cannot afford an all raw diet and are dissapointed to know that we may not be able to mix the raw with the dry.
BUT NOW, there is a new product on the market by Natures Variety Instincy which SELLS a raw/dry complete diet and recommends the option of MIXING their raw with dry kibble of your choice. http://www.instinctpetfood.com/instinct-raw
NOW I AM SO CONFUSED.
Please help clarify my dilemma! I would love to keep mixing the raw with the dry, if only to get him to eat his dry, give his meds easier, and keep things affordable. Can I mix raw diets with dry diets?
-Glue
PS: sorry this was so long
We have been through nearly 5 different dog food brands (dry) and he seems to follow the same irritating pattern of liking to eat it no problem for approximately 3-4 weeks, wherein he decides cold turkey that he doesn't want to eat it anymore. One time he refused to eat it for 3 days straight...
Mixing in partial amounts of Wellness 95% turkey and mixing it in with the dry seems to do the trick in getting him to eat the dry, however... It is such a pain to have to wait until the can (from the fridge) warms up in enough time (perhaps before work) to feed to him (and give him his pain med, because we usually hide his pain med in his food).
So then we found this freeze dried raw formula, which is awesome! Mostly because of the ingredients and ease of use (just take out a little less than the recommended cube quantity (it recommends 10 in one sitting - we use 3 to mix), crumble, and wet!) and he just loves it! We started to mix it in with his dry food, and he eats the entire bowl!
But the other day someone told me that it is not a good idea to mix raw with dry, as it is digested differently. Dry being full of more carbs and more processed and having to digest longer, and the raw forced to linger in the GI tract as it takes the system longer to digest the dry. This produces gas and yes, I have noticed that Louie will often burp later after eating the combo.
So I have since been feeding the raw separate from the dry, and now have Louie on only raw in the morning and the dry/canned at night. Understandably, we cannot afford an all raw diet and are dissapointed to know that we may not be able to mix the raw with the dry.
BUT NOW, there is a new product on the market by Natures Variety Instincy which SELLS a raw/dry complete diet and recommends the option of MIXING their raw with dry kibble of your choice. http://www.instinctpetfood.com/instinct-raw
NOW I AM SO CONFUSED.
Please help clarify my dilemma! I would love to keep mixing the raw with the dry, if only to get him to eat his dry, give his meds easier, and keep things affordable. Can I mix raw diets with dry diets?
-Glue
PS: sorry this was so long