I kinda noticed when I add water to his raw it comes out softer. Like less of it was used. But raw with no water and that shit came out like stones.Originally Posted by R2L
But then with myself either way if I drink water or not with my meals its all the same. Then again we have different systems from our bulldogs.
I have nothing against Robert Lemm at all. Hell, I have never spoken to him once in my life, nor he to me, so if he's got something against me he's made it up in his imagination. (Maybe it has something to do with jealousy over selling dog products, LOL)
But anyway, if that is his view (and I don't know if it is) IMO he has his facts wrong as to digestion. The water doesn't make the raw "pass quicker"; what too much water does is dilute the stomach acid which can lead to incomplete digestion--whereas the raw fed by itself gets the full undiluted stomach acid to break it up.
Regarding warm water having more bacteria, that may be true in the sense that cold standing water in Alaska probably has fewer bacteria than warm standing water in Panama (), but the water that comes out of my faucet is the water that comes out of my faucet; one just goes through the water heater and one does not.
Jack
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Ok so adding extra water to the raw food isnt the best idea. Thanks for you explanation I think he meant it passed trough faster but i might have misunderstood. All i know for sure is my dogs loose more weight on the same amount of food with added water
About warm water, i will put a piece of text trough google translator written on the website of our countries main water supply, one of the best quality drinking water in the world.
"Can I drink hot tap water?
As a water company, we do not recommend drinking hot water from the tap. It is possible that metals from the pipes or the boiler or water heater in warm water. This applies to both old and new pipes. Also there remains a chance that metals like copper, lead and cadmium dissolve in warm water.
But you can drink hot water from the tap to get cooked. A cup of boiled tap water or boiled water that has cooled, are no problem."
My bad about the bacteria, remembered it wasnt all healthy tho
That is because they're not digesting it was well because their stomach acids were diluted with too much water.
No digestion = no absorbed nutrients.
Yeah, I have heard it is "possible" to get trace metals from the pipes, etc., so technically this is correct. However, I seriously doubt it's anything to worry about within the context of my use with the dogs. There is a difference from the accumulated effects to a human being of drinking these elements every day for the course of 10 years, than there is for a dog being given a couple of cups a day just during cold months.About warm water, i will put a piece of text trough google translator written on the website of our countries main water supply, one of the best quality drinking water in the world.
"Can I drink hot tap water?
As a water company, we do not recommend drinking hot water from the tap. It is possible that metals from the pipes or the boiler or water heater in warm water. This applies to both old and new pipes. Also there remains a chance that metals like copper, lead and cadmium dissolve in warm water.
But you can drink hot water from the tap to get cooked. A cup of boiled tap water or boiled water that has cooled, are no problem."
My bad about the bacteria, remembered it wasnt all healthy tho
For the temorary use of hot tap water in extreme cold weather I, for one, would much rather just run some hot bath water into two 5-gal jugs ... and tote them to my dogs ... than I would trying to "heat by hand" 5-gallons worth of water on my stove first, and then have to pour it all out into new containers
The way I described only took about 20-30 seconds to do, whereas if I would have broken-out my tiny soup pots to heat enough water on a stove would to fill two 5-gallon jugs, it would have taken at least an hour or more to do (though I suppose I could have bought a special cauldron to do so
Cheers,
Jack
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guess you're right, these companies make sure they "hedge"? themselves as well.
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