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1
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Types of pet alternative diets

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Homemade Wellness Diets
Homemade Therapeutic Diets
Raw Food Diets
Ultimate Diet
Volhard Diet
Combination Diet
2
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Potential benefits of pet homemade wellness diets

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Sense of involvement for O
Palatability preferences
Ingredient avoidance/control
Ingredient preferences
Cost?
3
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Potential problems of pet homemade wellness diets

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Time consuming
Lack of feeding trials
Formulation errors
Preparation errors

DIET DRIFT

4
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Common nutritional errors of pet homemade wellness diets

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Excessive protein/fat
EFA deficiency
Calcium and micromineral deficiency
Vitamin deficiency
Feline nutritional peculiarities
5
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Percent of homemade pet food diets that were inadequate in at least one nutrient according to AAFCO

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87%

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  • Pet food diet consisting of 60% raw, meaty bones.
  • Balance is based on the type and quality of foods a wild dog would eat
  • Includes green vegetables, offal, meat, eggs, milk, yeast, yogurt, grains, legumes, food scraps
  • Attempt to balance overall diet not at each meal
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BARF Diet

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  • Pet food diet that recommends a food pyramid
  • Base of raw meat, organ meats and eggs - no grain or dairy allowed
  • Next largest portion is raw bones
  • Followed by raw veggies
  • Apex composed for “extras”
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Ultimate Diet

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  • Pet food diet consisting of a morning meal of cereal, molasses, oil, egg, yogurt and vitamins
  • Evening meal of raw beef, liver, greens, herbs, wheat bran, wheat germ, bone meal, garlic, yeast, kelp
  • Recommend fasting once a week
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Volhard Diet

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Pet food diet of commercial grain/supplement mixes meant to be fed in combination with raw meat

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Combination Diet

10
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Possible benefits of raw pet food diet

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Improved skin/coat
Improved behavior/activity level
Reduced disease incidence
Enhanced digestion due to presence of enzymes
Cleanses teeth
Simulates diets eaten by feral dogs and cats

11
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Potential problems of raw pet food diets

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Time consuming
Nutritional imbalances
Foreign bodies and perforations
Dental issues
Obstipation
Food safety concerns
Pathogen contamination
Pathogen shedding
12
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What should be assessed in homemade pet food diets?

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4-5 food groups represented?
Carbohydrate source cooked
Type and quantity of protein
Is protein source lean?
Source of Ca, trace mineral and vitamins
Source of EFA