I don’t feed pork to my dogs, at all. I eat a little bacon once in a while. Our bodies don’t break down pork easily. I’d suggest not to feed it to dogs.
There have been some blood tests showing a high content of fat in the blood on a pork diet. Is it good fat? I don’t think so. Just my two cents. – Darcie
Every dog I have ever had,from Mutt to Pure Bred has gotten sick on any kind of pork
I am talking small amounts,like chop bones or bacon. Even the grease from Bacon.
Dear Darcie, How do you feel about beef hot dogs? I know not great but but how harmful if once in a while? Cathy
Dear Cathy, Check the ingredients. If no corn, sugar, added salt, preservatives that you can’t pronounce, okay. Otherwise, probably not a good idea. Just use some good old baked or boiled meat cut into small pieces or some good treats from SitStay.com . Dog’s bodies are so little, a little of that bad stuff doesn’t take long to make a bad difference. We can help make them feel better quickly with a diet change, we can help make them feel bad just as quickly by feeding them things they aren’t supposed to eat. – Darcie
My dog had pancreatitis a few weeks ago. The first question my vet asked was if I fed her pork. That should say something. I don’t. She eats Addiction from sitstay.com. Of course he tried to talk me into the Hills prescription diet. I did research it and the fourth ingredient is pork fat. When she was in the hospital they tried to feed her that crap. She wouldn’t touch it. Good girl. She’s doing great now! Still don’t know what caused it but I can say for sure it wasn’t her food.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in 13 years of raw feeding, it’s that no two raw-feeders ever feed exactly the same diet
. Over the years I have fed a variety of raw meats to my dogs including turkey, chicken, rabbit, beef, fish, bison, elk, lamb, and yes, pork.
None of my dogs have had trouble with any of the meats except for my senior girl, who began to have trouble digesting beef by the time she was twelve or thirteen.
I do agree about not feeding fat, and I buy the leanest cuts of meat I can find. There are very lean cuts of pork available these days, with no marbling and no fat at all except for a rind on the outside of the meat which can easily be cut off and discarded.
Not saying here that just because my dogs are doing well with this type of variety necessarily means it must hold true for all dogs. Every dog is different, and every raw feeder needs to be observant, see what their dogs like and dislike, adjust what they are feeding for the best digestion, and hedge their bets by scheduling regular health screens with a good veterinarian.
My dogs are active, not overweight, and have complete health screens twice a year–including bloodwork and urinalysis–that always show values within the normal ranges.
I don’t eat meat myself–other than chicken or turkey maybe a couple times a month–so it was a bit of a struggle for me to decide whether or not to feed it to my dogs. But in the end I decided it was my responsibility to feed what was best for them.
And after all, before I was a raw feeder I fed processed dog food. And I wouldn’t eat that myself, either.
Kathy B
Hey Darcie ,check SitStays spam file .Isent you a Birthday E-card that has not been picked up ,so take a look ,its wortha laugh from the Pied Pipper of Dogdom at Legacy Kennels Hope you had fun ! John K.
Hi John, Our security probably trashed it. Sorry! Thanks for the birthday wishes anyway.
– Darcie
Thanks for the come back , but somebody picked it up ,because I just got notified by email , so second time around is better than no time at all . Party Hardy ! You Go Girl !You are 18 and still holding ! You look Marvolus ,yes you do ! John K .