If Red meat is bad for P's

[tonymofo]

bones can be broken down by stomach acids into more basic parts, fats remain as fats. It is not the hardness or physical constitution, it is what the food is made out of.

GOOD answers guys!!!!!

you learn something new everyday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[guppy]

AS onion says, bones are acid soluble, fats require enzymes such as lipase to be broken down

 

[247Plants]

How much of the fat actually doesnt get digested and passes through the system to become poop is a good question!

I would imagine as long as fatty meats arent a staple then the majority would pass through as the digestive system isnt used to that fat chain.

 

[Alistriwen]

Dont Pirahnas routinely down terrestrial animals crossing their rivers during migratory season on the African continent? Im pretty sure I remember that crocs and pirahnas take down large numbers of the herd as it crosses.

 

[_Sushi_]

Dont Pirahnas routinely down terrestrial animals crossing their rivers during migratory season on the African continent? Im pretty sure I remember that crocs and pirahnas take down large numbers of the herd as it crosses.

Nope, can't say that they do.

Mostly because A) they don't live in Africa. (they're from South America)
B) They're Piscevores (fish-eaters)

Maybe in the dry season when food is scarce, and something comes along, sick, injured, stuck in the mud, MAYBE they'll take it down, but it's not that common of an occurance, and they're still not made to eat warm-blooded animals.

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

I don't have pirahnas, but when i read up on Oscars the book usually says that you can feed them beef heart occasionally, it's lean and cheap.

 

[_Sushi_]

"you can feed them beef heart occasionally, it's lean"

This is true.

You can only feed meat from the heart, it has to be lean, and occasionally is no more than once or twice a month.

 

[mainmanm]

what is the bet thing to feed a small pirahna about 2 inc
mainmanm

 

[ductTAPE]

bones and meat are different things..

 

[blacklabel]

Thanks Onion.

Bones are just calcium, the easiest way to get it. Since they are made to eat fish (and this pretty much goes for all predatory fish) their stomach acid is strong enough to break the bones down and extract the calcium. The marrow is also VERY good for them, since it helps maintain their own bone marrow, and that's where some of the components for the blood comes from (If I remember correctly)

As a matter of fact, that's why I give my dogs natural bones from pork or beef (range and organically fed) I actually cut the bones out of my dinner and they get them. It's a heck of a lot better for them than anything I can get out of their bag of food.

Before anyone flames me for that, what do you think dogs/wolves ate before they were domesticated?

ANYWAYS,
Think of the bones, scales, and other yummy tidbits of a fish as sugar, fish fats and oils as kool-aid, and red/white meat fats as oil.

As for the stomach acid, it's now water.

The fish products (listed above) are broken down by the stomach acid, like kool-aid and sugar dissolve when mixed with water, even the chunks of sugar, or those powdery balls of kool-aid mix, right? Because they were made to dissolve in water. Well, your stomach acid was made to dissolve the things you eat.

if you mix water and oil, what happens? It seperates, no matter how you stir it. That's animal fat in your fish's stomach, and since it doesn't digest there, it goes on to your fish's body, and has nowhere to go to be used up.

I'm sure these metaphors and examples of this is that are annoying by now, But I want to make sure the point is easily understood by all who are reading this post. I know you got it the first time, but some people may not, so I'm using a different tactic to fully explain the difference.

That way, if they get it, nobody gets annoyed with this question being repeated over and over, and it saves us all a little bit of time and effort. ^^

youre correct. its perectly fine to give your dog raw meat and bones. but never never NEVER, give a dog a bone that has been cooked! they splint very easily and will kill your dog in a horrible way!