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Tufts Veterinary School Does Not Allow Raw
« on: March 06, 2014, 02:39:21 PM »
Wow...

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For safety reasons, raw meat diets are not allowed in the Foster Hospital for Small Animals

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Top Ten Myths about Raw Meat Diets
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General dietary recommendations for dogs and cats*
• Feed a diet made by a well-known and reputable company - some criteria include:
o Employing at least one full-time nutritionist
o Having their own manufacturing plants
o Conducting nutritional research so that continued improvements are made to their diets
o Maintaining good internal quality control standards (eg, ingredients, end product, shelf life, accountability)

*Note that dogs and cats with medical conditions may benefit from dietary modifications. Talk to your veterinarian about whether your pet might benefit from a special diet.

http://www.tufts.edu/vet/nutrition/resources/raw_meat_diets.pdf

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To design customized diets for her patients, Freeman uses Tufts' expanded state-of-the-art nutrition center for animals. Created five years ago at Tufts' hospital for small animals, the center was upgraded substantially in February with support from Nestle Purina.
http://enews.tufts.edu/stories/894/2003/04/28/PudgyPooches
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Re: Tufts Veterinary School Does Not Allow Raw
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2014, 04:46:18 PM »
*smh*
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Re: Tufts Veterinary School Does Not Allow Raw
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2014, 04:56:53 PM »
smh means...
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Re: Tufts Veterinary School Does Not Allow Raw
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2014, 05:24:51 PM »
*Shaking my head*
"In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog." Edward Hoagland
"Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog; but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog."

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Re: Tufts Veterinary School Does Not Allow Raw
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2014, 05:35:38 PM »
Thanks.  I can NEVER remember that!
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Re: Tufts Veterinary School Does Not Allow Raw
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2014, 05:42:00 PM »
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Re: Tufts Veterinary School Does Not Allow Raw
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2014, 06:10:25 PM »
All we can do is keep on truckin.  Keep putting the word out there.  The thing is, we won't ever reach everyone.  But if even one learns, and makes better choices for their pet, that's one more pet that will be healthier and happier. And that one will tell people, and perhaps sway just one, too.  And so on.

We all started at a point where we didn't know.  Now we do.  So we just keep on truckin.

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Re: Tufts Veterinary School Does Not Allow Raw
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2014, 06:49:35 PM »
Just another reason to detest Purina...
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