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Natural health for the
 performance dog

Laurie S. Coger, DVM, CVCP
Agility challenges the body
Optimal health is essential for peak
          performance
And resistance to injury
nutrition is the foundation of
             health
1. All foods are fit for
                   human consumption.
 Dr. Coger’s    2. Three core foods are
Rules for dog      fed every day (meat,
                   bone, organ).
    foods       3. A variety of foods are
                   fed.

                4. Appropriate
                   supplements are given.

                5. The dog’s condition is
                   evaluated weekly.
No kibble dog foods satisfy
         the rules.


             .
Yet you may be
paying $2.25 -
$3.00 a pound!
How is this possible?

• 4-D animals are allowed in pet foods (dead, dying,
  diseased, disabled) which are not fit for human
  consumption

• Kibble foods can contain heads, feet, bones, blood,
  intestines, lungs, spleens, ligaments, fat trimmings,
  fetuses, and other parts not generally consumed by
  humans

• Kibble foods contain rendered meat meals
Aafco definition
"Meat meal is the rendered product from mammal tissues,
  exclusive of any added blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide
  trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents except
  in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good
  processing practices. It shall not contain added
  extraneous materials not provided for by this definition.
  The Calcium (Ca) level shall not exceed the actual level
  of Phosphorus (P) by more than 2.2 times. It shall not
  contain more than 12% Pepsin indigestible residue and
  not more than 9% of the crude protein in the product
  shall be pepsin indigestible. The label shall include
  guarantees for minimum crude protein, minimum crude
  fat, maximum crude fiber, minimum Phosphorus (P) and
  minimum and maximum Calcium (Ca). If the product
  bears a name descriptive of its kind, composition or
  origin, it must correspond thereto."
Meat meals are rendered
       products

         Chicken Meal
          Turkey Meal
           Beef Meal
           Meat Meal
     Meat By Product Meals
From this…
And this…
To this?
What happened to this?
This is the reality of
                rendering
“The rendering plant floor is piled high with
  “raw product”… Thousands of dead dogs
  and cats; heads and hooves from cattle,
  sheep, pigs and horses; whole skunks;
  rats and raccoons… all waiting to be
  processed. In the ninety degree heat, the
  piles of dead animals seem to have a life
  of their own as millions of maggots swarm
  over the carcasses.
How can we expect a dog to be healthy and
     perform eating this type of food?
What are the alternatives?
              Commercial Foods
Fresh, Home
              That Satisfy the
Prepared
              Rules

• Cooked      • Honest Kitchen
• Raw         • Oma’s Pride
              • Bravo
              • And others
Ingredients of a natural
              diet
• Protein

• Fat

• Organ meats

• Vegetables & Fruits
Proteins

• Beef

• Chicken

• Turkey

• Lamb

• Fish

• Egg

• Other meats
fat

• Performance dogs should get 40 – 60% of their
  calories from fat

• Dietary fat is vital for tissue structure, skin and coat,
  and other metabolic functions
Organ Meats

• Liver

• Heart

• Gizzards

• Kidney
Vegetables/fruits

• Many experts feel unnecessary

• Provide some fiber, vitamins, micronutrients

• Must be cooked, steamed, crushed to break down
  cell walls
No grains!

• Carbohydrate excess

• Often promote inflammation

• Often of poor quality

• Source of the problem for many past food recalls
supplements
  In the next section…
Evaluate your dog weekly

• Weight

• Muscle tone

• Skin and coat

• Teeth
What does this dog eat?
This one?
And these?
These?
Muscle quality?
Muscle quality?
Dr. Coger’s new book
Now Available on Amazon.com!

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Cp enationals2012 nutritionforslideshare

  • 1. Natural health for the performance dog Laurie S. Coger, DVM, CVCP
  • 3. Optimal health is essential for peak performance
  • 5. nutrition is the foundation of health
  • 6. 1. All foods are fit for human consumption. Dr. Coger’s 2. Three core foods are Rules for dog fed every day (meat, bone, organ). foods 3. A variety of foods are fed. 4. Appropriate supplements are given. 5. The dog’s condition is evaluated weekly.
  • 7. No kibble dog foods satisfy the rules. .
  • 8. Yet you may be paying $2.25 - $3.00 a pound!
  • 9. How is this possible? • 4-D animals are allowed in pet foods (dead, dying, diseased, disabled) which are not fit for human consumption • Kibble foods can contain heads, feet, bones, blood, intestines, lungs, spleens, ligaments, fat trimmings, fetuses, and other parts not generally consumed by humans • Kibble foods contain rendered meat meals
  • 10. Aafco definition "Meat meal is the rendered product from mammal tissues, exclusive of any added blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practices. It shall not contain added extraneous materials not provided for by this definition. The Calcium (Ca) level shall not exceed the actual level of Phosphorus (P) by more than 2.2 times. It shall not contain more than 12% Pepsin indigestible residue and not more than 9% of the crude protein in the product shall be pepsin indigestible. The label shall include guarantees for minimum crude protein, minimum crude fat, maximum crude fiber, minimum Phosphorus (P) and minimum and maximum Calcium (Ca). If the product bears a name descriptive of its kind, composition or origin, it must correspond thereto."
  • 11. Meat meals are rendered products Chicken Meal Turkey Meal Beef Meal Meat Meal Meat By Product Meals
  • 16. This is the reality of rendering “The rendering plant floor is piled high with “raw product”… Thousands of dead dogs and cats; heads and hooves from cattle, sheep, pigs and horses; whole skunks; rats and raccoons… all waiting to be processed. In the ninety degree heat, the piles of dead animals seem to have a life of their own as millions of maggots swarm over the carcasses.
  • 17.
  • 18. How can we expect a dog to be healthy and perform eating this type of food?
  • 19. What are the alternatives? Commercial Foods Fresh, Home That Satisfy the Prepared Rules • Cooked • Honest Kitchen • Raw • Oma’s Pride • Bravo • And others
  • 20. Ingredients of a natural diet • Protein • Fat • Organ meats • Vegetables & Fruits
  • 21. Proteins • Beef • Chicken • Turkey • Lamb • Fish • Egg • Other meats
  • 22. fat • Performance dogs should get 40 – 60% of their calories from fat • Dietary fat is vital for tissue structure, skin and coat, and other metabolic functions
  • 23. Organ Meats • Liver • Heart • Gizzards • Kidney
  • 24. Vegetables/fruits • Many experts feel unnecessary • Provide some fiber, vitamins, micronutrients • Must be cooked, steamed, crushed to break down cell walls
  • 25. No grains! • Carbohydrate excess • Often promote inflammation • Often of poor quality • Source of the problem for many past food recalls
  • 26. supplements In the next section…
  • 27. Evaluate your dog weekly • Weight • Muscle tone • Skin and coat • Teeth
  • 28. What does this dog eat?
  • 29.
  • 31.
  • 36.
  • 37. Dr. Coger’s new book Now Available on Amazon.com!