pitliongod

I need evidence of the longest living raw fed pit vegan / raw meat / or both. Theres info on feeding them raw meaty bones but it says 3 years later the dog got lukemia.

http://www.pitbulllovers.com/health-...raw-diets.html

then I find the longest living dog was vegan. theres another rspca record about an australian dog named bluey but theres no evidence of what the dog ate. Just cause there was no commercial dog food everyone guessed the dog ate raw kangaroo or something cause it was austrailia but what if it bluey was vegan too?

http://dogsinthenews.com/issues/0209...es/020918a.htm

I know it might make more sense to feed them raw meat cause thats "normal" but then they live the "normal" lifespan of 11 - 15 years. I need to see evidence of the oldest pitbull or any dog and what food they are using, is it a little raw meat and more raw veggies? is it all raw meat no bones? is it just vegan?

Proud Marine Dad (Got the BAN STICK)

I don't think you will find any solid evidence as there would have to be huge, double blind studies done to prove one was better than the other.
I would definitely not go vegan though as dogs are carnivores who do well on an omnivore diet as well. I think a good quality kibble like Innova, Blue Buffalo, Taste of the Wild, Orijen and a few others gives you the most well balanced diet you can feed a dog. Raw can be good as well but it takes a lot more thought and research and you need to supplement other things in the diet to make it complete. I think that is too much work and too much shopping for a dog as life is too busy as it is. This is just my opinion and you may get 10 different opinions from 10 different people.

performanceknls

cats that are fed vegan diets go blind.
I have heard of people feeding god vegan diets but that is more for people who do not eat meat. Dogs are omnivores and should be fed accordingly. Like said above you will get different Op on this from everyone.

people saw raw is natural for dogs, well it's really not anymore. Dog are not wolves they are domesticated animals and their digestive systems are not the same anymore. Many dogs who go from kibble to raw have to have an adjustment period to be able to digest bones and raw meat. A good kibble IMO is as good as raw but then again you have the raw people who will whole heartily disagree.
Does raw make dogs live longer? not necessarily. You see dogs fed ol' Roy that live to be 17-20 years old. Genetics plays a big part in that.

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Proud Marine Dad (Got the BAN STICK)

I agree Lisa and I think genetics are the determining factor. Although environment and food may play a part, I still think it is by far genetics that determine how long animals and people live.