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A raw food diet for dogs must be made of a combination of meat, vegetables, and fruit. Variety is key, and the same food should not be fed more than three or four consecutive days in a row. Always provide green or yellow foods, and avoid things such as cabbage that lead to gas. Cucumbers, among other foods, must be avoided also due to improper digestion.

This type of diet needs to be half made up of raw meat. When owners find themselves uncomfortable with the concept of feeding meat that is completely uncooked, they make cook it slightly. However, this should only be done in the very beginning stages. As time goes on meat should never be even slightly cooked.

Acceptable types of meat are lamb, beef, duck, venison, and turkey. It is okay to serve the same meat again for up to four days, but not more. After this time a new meat should be given. The reasons is that giving identical meals each day can contribute to hypersensitivities developing in dogs.

Appropriate side dishes include oats. Oats are exceptionally good because they are easily digested and well absorbed. To make them put them in a pot with boiling water and cover them. They should continue cooking and softening for about twenty minutes. Alternatives to oats include noodles, brown rice, or potatoes.

Raw fruits and vegetables are also very important in this diet. Carrots contain several vitamins in addition to potassium and calcium. Parsley can be provided to improve the metabolism of oxygen, health of the thyroid and adrenal glands, and to heal the urinary tract. Add celery for a natural source of sodium that helps with the fluidity of lymph and blood. Celery is also a natural diuretic and improves arthritis symptoms, problems with retaining water, and urinary issues.

Spices like garlic and paprika can also be mixed in with food. Apples, watercress, bananas, zucchini, mangoes, and alfalfa are also great additions. Anything dogs like to eat that are raw and in this category are a good choice.

Always add foods that are yellow or green to a meal if it is possible. The reason is that these types of foods eliminate toxins from within the body. One of the very best attackers of free radicals is the watermelon.

Once a week cheese, a boiled egg, and yogurt can be placed in a dogs food. This must be done by combining them in a blender with a half a cup of water and a variety of vegetables. However, this must be given in excess of once weekly.

Never combine raw beans, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, or turnips with a dogs food. These cause intestinal gas, which can be very unpleasant. Similarly avoid onions, spinach, peppers, cucumbers and tomato. These are not very easily digested by canines.

A raw food diet for dogs needs to have a large amount of meat. This is supplemented with raw vegetables of various sorts, including carrots and celery. Oats or noodles may be added to foods but gas creating vegetables such as cabbage or turnips must be avoided. So should foods like onions and peppers which are not readily digestible.

Jamie is a canine health expert who specializes in raw diets for dogs.

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