[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Not Happy with NUTRO!
- From: "Rebecca Little" <pbgs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:03:31 -0500
LOL I am VERY SORRY to all looking for this food...I spelled wrong 1st of
all its prey model and I will paste below what it is.
The Differences Between Prey-model and BARF Diets
By Lily Allyn
A prey model diet is one that is meant to resemble, as closely as possible,
the diet that carnivorous canines and felines have evolved to eat, and have
been eating, for many thousands, if not millions of years. It's a diet that
is modeled on the kinds of whole prey critters that are consumed by our
domestic dogs' and cats' wild counterparts - because physiologically
speaking, our house pets are virtually identical to wild wolves and small
wild cats. Our pets' teeth, stomachs and digestive tracts have been designed
by nature to consume whole prey.
Packs of wolves will hunt and bring down large ungulates, such as deer,
caribou and bison. Individual wolves will hunt and eat smaller prey such as
squirrels, rabbits, hares, chipmunks and other rodents, while small wildcats
hunt and prey on small game such as reptiles, birds, fish, rodents and
insects.
All of these prey animals are made up of bones, organs, muscle meat, skin,
hide/hair/feathers, fat and other connective tissue. In the average prey
animal, the ratio of these parts is approximately:
5-10% organs (1/2 of this amount is liver)
10-15% edible bones
80-85% muscle meat (and the rest of the critter)
Since it's not generally practical for us to feed the exact prey animals our
pets' wild counterparts hunt and feed on, the next best thing is for us to
*model* our pets' diet on the ratio of parts found in wild prey, and to feed
these proportions of whatever raw product is readily available to us.
The important thing about prey model diet is that it involves feeding WHOLE
foods, in as close to the way nature made them as possible, because this is
what carnivores' teeth and digestive systems are designed to consume. One
very important reason to feed whole, bone in raw meats to our carnivorous
pets, is because of the effect they have on oral health. Gnawing, jawing,
slicing, tearing, ripping and crunching through intact raw meat and bones
does wonders to keep teeth clean and gums healthy. An unhealthy mouth with
rotten teeth and gums can lead to a myriad of health problems, while a
healthy mouth with clean teeth and strong gums is much more likely to be the
gateway to a healthy body.
Another important aspect of the prey model diet is that since it's generally
not practical to feed actual wild prey to our pets, and instead we often
must rely on food raised for human consumption, it's crucial that we provide
as much variety in our pets' prey model diet as possible, to make up for the
fact that commercially raised livestock does not contain the concentration
and variety of nutrients that's present in wild prey.
Unlike a prey model diet, BARF diets generally recommend feeding:
~ ground, not whole foods (which encourage gulping and provide no oral
stimulation for healthy teeth and gums)
~ vegetables (which are not species appropriate foods for carnivores)
~ very bony body parts like necks, backs and wings (which contain a
disproportionately high ratio of bone to meat)
~ supplements (which are unnecessary in a prey model diet because all
requisite nutrients already exist in whole foods. The only caveat is that
most commercially raised livestock is deficient in essential Omega 3 fatty
acids, so some prey model raw feeders supplement with fish body oil if they
are unable to feed raw fish)
Prey model is the best way to feed our furry friends. It's based upon the
way Mother Nature has been feeding her carnivorous creatures for
generations.
Rebecca Little
Peakes Brook German Shepherds
http://sites.centralpets.com/mammals/peakesbrookgsd/index.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pbgs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Not Happy with NUTRO!
> What is prey modle and where does one find it? Do the makers have a web
> site?
> Peggy
>
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