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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  I
There is another school of thought that thinks the above statement is hogwash (I kinda reside there). The thing is, the body doesn't know if food is raw, 1/4 cooked, 1/2 cooked, or non-raw - the tummy differentiates things as carb, fat, protein, toxin etc. - and releases enzymes accordingly. It's the same for us - we eat sushi - part raw, part non-raw - and our body digests it as carb, protein, fat.
Now, there may be some truth that it takes longer to digest processed kibble than the raw - but I don't agree with the opinion out there that the kibble then halts the raw from proceeding to digest (causing fermentation); the stomach is a "churner" - and those items that are ready to move on into the intestine go ahead and do so; it's not like the entire contents must all go together as one meal. The stomach and intestines are dynamic and elastic places - and they move stuff along when the "stuff" is ready. |
I agree with this statement. I did feed kibble and premixed raw food together in the beginning with Chloe', my Bichon. I've never had a problem with her and she has a very sensitive stomach. I look at it that we eat a lot of food that is mixed cooked, with raw and everything in between. We have a longer digestive system than dogs so they process food faster. I also found that mixing the two, kept her from being starving in between meals. I plan on feeding the same way when Myah comes home in 2 weeks. Actually, I'm taking the Nature's Variety to the Breeder so she can get her used to eating the raw before she comes home.
It is really funny, because, when Chloe' eats the raw alone, she will sometimes get sick afterwards, and the same with the kibble...but when I mix them together, she doesn't. So it works for us.