27/06/2025
With the brands of raw we always have in stock there has never been a better time to swap to raw.... worried about your vet???
We’re excited to share new, science-backed insights that support what many of you already believe: a raw diet sets dogs up for a healthier life.
A 2023 study published in Scientific Reports, based on data from over 16,000 dog owners, found that puppies raised on non-processed, real foods, like raw meat and bones, were far less likely to suffer from chronic enteropathy (CE), a common but serious gut condition.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-27866-z?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_campaign=Scientific%20Research%20June%20-%20B2B&utm_id=01JTTP3ZR1SGANVBV97XF383G6&utm_term=01HNDCKKSYVM71RPWVWG6QANG0&_kx=Ts0t9v5ZVsGchQz1a903CCQ6Vfbth8OOTdVQYpb1h5XBsyaixVIao7Bqr_VTG-DR.SmWxds
It's a bit of a read, so I will cut to the chase.... here is the conclusion of the study 🙌👏👌
Conclusions
World-wide, companion dogs are increasingly considered as family members, and consequently there is a growing focus on the health benefits of their diets. While studies on metabolome, microbiota, etc. have started to emerge, more scientific studies are needed to evaluate the overall benefits and risks of canine diet styles, especially regarding their impact on health and lifespan. Diet choices during puppyhood and adolescence are modifiable factors which, according to our results, might lessen or increase CE incidence later in the dog’s life. Our study provides proactive dog owners with information on healthy diets and of what food items to use and to avoid. The key findings from the present study confirm the tested hypothesis as we found a significant association between companion dog puppyhood and adolescence diet and the tendency to develop CE in adulthood. Feeding NPMD, even as an addition to UPCD, and giving the dog human meal leftovers and table scraps were found to be protective against CE later in life. Especially raw bones and cartilage, berries and leftovers were found to be beneficial. Therefore, we conclude that providing a variety of fresh, “real” foods for the dog especially during puppyhood, but also at young age, was identified as a significant potential protective factor of CE incidence later in life. On the contrary, feeding mainly or exclusively UPCD, namely dry dog food or “kibble”, during puppyhood and adolescence, or rawhides at least a couple of times in a month during puppyhood were found to be significant potential risk factors for CE later in life. A home-cooked diet was not significantly associated with CE incidence later in life in this study.