Can dogs eat raw meat?
Can dogs eat raw meat? In fact, this issue is highly controversial in the pet circle. Some friends firmly believe that raw meat is suitable for dogs to eat. The reason is simple: dogs have been eating raw meat for thousands of years before humans tamed it. How can they not eat raw meat?
What these friends said is correct. However, there are still certain hidden dangers when dogs eat raw meat. Here’s why:
1. The meat quality is not good enough. The meat quality of various domestic raw meats is very difficult to pass: various water-injected meats, hormones, additives... This kind of meat quality is really different from the quality of fresh animal meat in nature.
2. The dog’s physique becomes weak. Pet dogs that have been domesticated and kept for many years have long been accustomed to human diet. Compared with their powerful wild ancestors, their intestines and stomachs are far different, and they are probably no longer suitable for digesting raw meat. Just like us humans, if we occasionally eat some raw or cold food, such as sashimi or raw beef, we will have diarrhea for two days, let alone dogs.
3. The most important reason: parasites. Raw meat may contain parasites or parasitic eggs. If these parasites or their eggs are not cooked by heating, they will remain alive, and then be eaten by our dog babies, and then grow up in the dog's body. Isn't it scary?
Especially if your dog is used to eating raw meat, the chance of contracting these parasites will be greatly increased. As we often say, Toxoplasma gondii, which can cause fetal malformations, is hidden in the raw meat of pigs, cows, and sheep. There are also many parasites such as tapeworms, roundworms, hydatid, trichinella, etc. that live in muscles or internal organs. Therefore, not only raw meat cannot be eaten, but also raw internal organs cannot be eaten by dogs.
To sum up, in order to reduce trouble, it is best not to feed your dog raw meat! (Of course, if you are more confident about the raw meat you buy, and your dog’s gastrointestinal condition is better, you can occasionally feed your dog some raw meat to improve it, of course. Yes.)
