Do vets support raw diets, and is dry kibble truly healthy for pets?

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Does any vet here support a raw diet, i.e. Darwin or Rad Cat? It seems all vets I have talked to recommend pet food from the major manufactures who are unregulated or regulated by AAFCO who actually caters to the big pet manufacturers. Doesn't dry pet food keep the animal in a constant state of dehydration and for the most part contains several chemicals which might harm the animal? By products might have nutrition value but making pet food out of carcasses doesn't seem a good idea or healthy. Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | spayed | 11 years and 10 months old | 4 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

I personally support raw feeding diet but for most owners it will usually not work out. there are some good points in your posts, dehydration resulting from dry food can become a problem especially with cats (in theory, it has not been proven), many commercial foods contain many by products indeed and i personally believe those are very unhealthy. in my mind, if you afford and are willing to feed your cat a raw diet- then you should definitely go for it.

Do vets support raw diets, and is dry kibble truly healthy for pets?

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