Vets Share The ‘Food’ They Never Give Their Own Pets – Truth about Pet Food

July 19, 2023 Kar-Bay-Inc

The HuffingtonPost.co website recently posted an article “Veterinarians Share The 1 Food They Never Give Their Dog”.

From the Huffington Post article – Dr. Sarah Hoggan, medical director of the California-based VCA Animal Hospitals stated: “The number one thing I would not feed my dog would be a raw food diet,” Cohen said.

Her argument – pathogenic bacteria; “raw pet food was more likely to be contaminated with disease-causing bacteria.” She also argued that human health is at risk from raw food; “Children and immunocompromised adults can contract infections if they handle raw food or their dog’s [raw food diet] waste.”

It is unfortunate that Dr. Hoggan is unaware that of all pathogenic bacteria recalls (since 2012)…

More than 150 million pounds of kibble have been recalled
compared to only 2 million pounds of raw pet food.
Based of FDA Enforcement Report data.

Another veterinarian interviewed for the Huffington Post article – Dr. Nicki Cohen – was much more common sense with her response. She stated her number 1 concern is rich, fatty human foods that could lead to pancreatitis in dogs. She also is concerned about dogs eating chocolate, xylitol sweetened foods, grapes/raisins, onions.

With Huffington Post only consulting a Mars Petcare vet and a traditional vet, we decided to ask a more progressive veterinarian the same question – a veterinarian that understands both sides of the pet food industry (feed and food).

We asked Dr. Laurie Coger – an integrative veterinarian – what is the #1 food she would not give to her dogs? She told us…

“A grocery store corn based kibble, full of dyes and chemical preservatives (such as BHA, BHT) – made with non-human quality ingredients.”

And my #1 ‘food’ I would not give to my own pets (cats and dogs)…

Any food or treat that contains a rendered ingredient (such as chicken meal, beef meal or animal fat) or any food ingredient that is feed grade. My pets only eat ‘food’, they do not eat ‘feed’.

So what is yours? Where do you draw the line with what your pet eats?

Wishing you and your pet(s) the best,

Susan Thixton
Pet Food Safety Advocate
Author Buyer Beware, Co-Author Dinner PAWsible
TruthaboutPetFood.com
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