Can dogs eat raw meat? Some new dog owners may consider this issue. In fact, dogs can of course eat raw meat, but we cannot feed raw meat to dogs.

Why can’t dogs eat raw meat? The most important cause: parasites. Raw meat may contain parasites or parasitic eggs. If these parasites or their eggs are not cooked by heating, they will remain alive, and then be eaten by our dog babies, and then grow up in the dog's body, which is scary. Especially if your dog is used to eating raw meat, the chance of contracting these parasites will be greatly increased. As we often say, Toxoplasma gondii, which can cause fetal malformations, is hidden in the raw meat of pigs, cows, and sheep. There are also many parasites such as tapeworms, roundworms, hydatid, trichinella, etc. that live in muscles or internal organs. Therefore, not only raw meat cannot be eaten, but also raw internal organs cannot be eaten by dogs.

Other reasons why we can’t let dogs eat raw meat: Raw meat tastes better than cooked meat: If your dog is used to eating raw meat, he will feel that the taste of cooked meat is not as good. For dogs, raw meat with a bloody smell is more attractive than cooked meat that smells delicious to us. Dogs are inherently picky eaters. If you don’t want your dog to become more and more difficult to handle when it comes to eating, don’t feed it raw meat.

The bloody smell of raw meat may affect the temperament of dogs: I have also heard about this. My dogs never eat raw meat, so I have no chance to verify it. I just heard that dogs that have eaten raw meat and been exposed to things that smell like blood will become more aggressive than before, which may trigger the dog's primitive wildness and change its temperament.

Pet dogs are not adapted to the gastrointestinal tract of raw meat: Pet dogs that have been domesticated and raised for many years have long been accustomed to human diet and do not know what raw meat tastes like. Over the years, their gastrointestinal tract has also been affected. Gradually, I guess I am no longer suitable for digesting raw meat. Just like us, eating some sashimi or raw beef by chance can easily cause diarrhea. Once, my friend's dog ate a piece of raw meat in the kitchen and had diarrhea for several days.

To summarize, in order to reduce trouble, it is best not to feed your dog raw meat! !