I have consulted a vet recently, and was told that chicken, especially those locally bred are prone to parasite infestation which does not die when it was frozen unless it is shock freeze or extreme temperature freezing for a certain period.

Such parasite will get transmitted to dogs which get stuck on their throat and causes tumors to grow due to the dog's allergic reaction. Cant remember the parasite in detail, but it was rampant during the 70s when there arent many choices of dog food around.

So he advised me against feeding totally raw chicken from malaysia. Perhaps new zealand beefs and meats but not chicken from malaysia. What are your thoughts on this guys?

i have my concerns in regards to feeding raw, due to the quality of the chicken here in malaysia which i think we are all aware, is not in the most ideal living condition.

So, the concern of raw feeding in malaysia is definitely the source of the meat which may be contaminated by parasites, what was suggested by the vet was to lightly steam it to kill the parasites. How does barf feeder here considered these areas of concern?

As for bones, the same vet told me to slow cook the bones in water to make a chicken broth so its so brittle that it is not harmful to consume, and the calcium will be absorbed through the broth. I have fed my dog drumstick bone (once), which i later realised is incorrect and decided not to anymore, in view of the parasite concern if i feed the bones raw and if i cooked them they ll be hazardous.

I have tried making that by grinding the chicken carcass, which includes, bones, backs and ribs in minced form and boil it for 12 hour with a slow cooker. I can testify the the bones will be too soft to do any harm. I felt that it will be safer to let the dog consume it in this form. But as for calcium absorbtion in broth form, i m still not sure to what extent was this true.

I fed my dog a lightly boiled (to kill off any parasites or germs) pork bone (large enough not to swallow) and fed it to my dog. No problem with it breaking it does not break that easily if it was just lightly boiled. The gums and teeth were apparently cleaner after a gnawing session.

Hope some veterans here can share with me regarding barf feeding experience, as i m not convinced to feed my dog raw meat from our local supplies. I might opt to get it lightly cooked as and alternative.

This post has been edited by Mr. Z: Feb 19 2014, 06:33 PM