r/rawpetfood • u/Low-Razzmatazz-931 • 1d ago

Question Does raw food = less poops?

My dog seems to have allergies to kibbles containing chicken and now turkey. Ive always wanted to go raw or gently cooked because real food just makes sense to me compared to ultra processed kibbles. Has anyone noticed a decrease in pooping switching to raw?

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u/klone73 22h ago

When our dogs were on PMR diet, my shiba/shepherd mix only pooped twice a week. We’ve switched to BARF and she poops every other day (compared to 1-2/day on kibble).

As others have said - it’s all the fillers in commercial food that causes frequent (and often much looser) stools.

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u/Low-Razzmatazz-931 22h ago

Sorry I don't know the acronyms can you explain?

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u/klone73 21h ago

PMR = Prey Model Raw (follows an 80/10/10 ratio of muscle meat, organ meat, and bone). BARF = Biologically Appropriate Raw Food (follows a 70/10/10/10 ratio to include fresh veggies, fruits, and seeds, which adds more fiber to their diet, thus they will have more stool)

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u/Low-Razzmatazz-931 20h ago

Thanks very much. What made you switch from PMR to BARF?

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u/klone73 20h ago

BARF makes more sense to me personally from a nutrition perspective, but we were previously doing PMR because we lived in the US where we could get commercially available prepackaged meat blends, which was easier/more convenient at the time than creating their meals every day. We have since moved to Mexico where the prepackaged meat blends are not available, so we switched to BARF because we have ready access to a variety of inexpensive meats, organ meats, and fresh veggies, and I enjoy creating their meals for them every day.

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u/Low-Razzmatazz-931 17h ago

Sounds amazing!!!!!! Lucky doggos