Can dogs eat raw meat? Some friends who have new dogs may consider this question. In fact, dogs can of course eat raw meat, but we cannot give dogs raw meat.
Why can't dogs eat raw meat? The most important reason: parasites. Raw meat may contain parasites or parasitic eggs. If these parasites or their eggs are not heated and cooked, they will live forever, and then be eaten by our baby dogs, and then grow up in the dog's body, terrible. Especially if your dog is used to eating raw meat, the chances of contracting these parasites will greatly increase. As we often say, Toxoplasma gondii, which can cause fetal malformations, is hidden in the raw meat of pigs, cattle and sheep. There are also many parasites such as tapeworms, roundworms, hydatid, trichinella, etc., which are parasitic in muscles or internal organs, so not only raw meat cannot be eaten, but raw internal organs cannot be eaten by dogs.
Other reasons why we can't let dogs eat raw meat: Not so good. Raw meat that smells bloody is more tempting to dogs than cooked meat that smells good to us. Dogs are inherently picky eaters. If you don’t want your dog to be more and more difficult to serve when it comes to eating, don’t give it raw meat.
The bloody smell of raw meat may affect the dog's temperament: I have also heard of this, my dog never eats raw meat, so I have no chance verify. I just heard that dogs that have eaten raw meat will become fiercer than before if they touch something with a bloody smell, which may lead to the original wildness of the dog, and the temperament will also change.
PetsDogs have gastrointestinal discomfort with raw meat: pet dogs dogs that have been domesticated for many years , has long been accustomed to the human diet, and does not know what raw meat tastes like. Over the years, its stomach has gradually changed. I guess it is no longer suitable for digesting raw meat. Just like us, eating sashimi or raw beef occasionally can easily cause diarrhea. Once my friend's dog stole a piece of raw meat in the kitchen, and then pulled it out for several days.
To sum up, in order to reduce trouble, it is best not to feed dogs raw meat! !