Kris wrote: "I feed kibble and cook but on occation my mothers bad cat brings home a bird, or mabe some other critter that he lays out on the pation to bake in the sun. This cat does this so that my starving dogs:) are fed a well balanced diet. My question is should I be worried? Will raw fresh, sort of, be any problem and what is the difference between commerical raw chicken and fresh killed blue jay?"
The only thing that I can offer to say is that, because you have made reference to the fact that you only "cook" on "occasion", I would be concerned about your dog's digestive ability to properly digest the bones and feathers of this generous offering :) I took a full year of feeding raw meats and veggies before I was brave enough to offer raw chicken bones (necks) because I wanted to be relatively sure that that digestive juices were strong enough to digest them, thus reducing the risks. PLUS, who knows what state of health this bird was in (parasites, toxins, disease). Chances are pretty good that all is well, but I think that based on what you have shared, I would try to ensure that your dog is NOT just "allowed" to eat these offerings. Even though my dogs eat a raw meat, bone, veggie diet, I would still take away a wild bird from them if I had the chance. Pat Barrington - Barrington Cavaliers (Southern Ontario-Canada) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========================================================= "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 2002 by its original author.
