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Freeze Dries vs Raw

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Caps44 · 23/05/2026 08:53

A quick question. I hear a lot that dogs on raw food have smaller, firmer, less smelly and less frequent poos. Would this also be the case with a high quality freeze dried dog food such as James and Ella / Marleybones?

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TheHungryHungryLandsharks · 23/05/2026 10:41

What works for one dog won’t necessary work for others. Some people’s dogs respond wonderfully on raw, and other people’s dogs don’t…

I have five dogs, three get incredibly loose and frequent stools on raw. But if I try the two who do have raw on the food the other dogs have, then they get loose and frequent stools.😂

spiderlight · 27/05/2026 13:47

I've never used 'normal' raw, but ours is on freeze-dried raw (Nature's Menu, which is the only one she likes) and has lovely firm regular poos, much better and more regular than when she was on wet food.

Caps44 · 27/05/2026 16:15

Going to try either Years or Marleybones first and see how he does. 20% less meat than raw but hearing decent things and want to avoid the defrosting and hygiene elenement

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