Janine King wrote: > The action of chewing etc sends messages that alerts to the fact that food > is on > the way and gets the digestive juices activated in preparation. > > They then set about consuming the > animal which includes a large amount of chewing, tearing & ripping until > there is nothing left. This includes the majority of the bones. > > I can only say after having a dog that suffered continually from an > irritable bowl/colitis type problem when fed kibble and is completely > symptom free since he was changed to BARF 3 years ago I can only recommend > the benefits. > > Janine King > Nidra Cavaliers > Invercargill, New Zealand > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.nidracavaliers.com >
I have had a similar experience to yours. Years of periodic bouts of 'strawberry jam' diarrhea and hundreds if not thousands of dollars in vet bills with never a cure. Since BARF we have only had one episode and that was shortly after introducing the new diet. No problems now for 4 or 5 years. I must disagree though on the feeding habits of the wild canine. To the best of my knowledge, feeding is mostly ripping, tearing and gulping. If you take time to chew someone will steal it from you (unless you're alpha). Chewing is done mostly for recreation on bones and if the chewing started the stomach acids flowing, there would be little for the acids to dissolve. That's the way I understand it anyways VBG Brigitte Falch Kibergo Cavaliers Reg'd Maple Ridge, BC, Canada http://alescosys.com/kibergo ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
