Is the raw diet too high in protein?

The raw diet is NOT high in protein.

This will blow many vets away, as they may insist that you cannot feed raw because it is too high in protein to giant breed puppies. Interestingly enough, they are comparing kibble to raw. Kibble has no moisture. Raw has about 67% water and is easily digestible. When you look at what your dog is actually consuming then you can get somewhere.

Kibble cannot be compared to raw, because it is completely different in its composition. If you removed all of the moisture from raw, then it would be high in protein, but we are not feeding it that way, ever. So dehydrated treats would be high in protein, but raw, as fed, is not.

The raw diet averages out to about 20% protein. Some grain-free kibbles have as much as 50%. If you took all the moisture out of raw chicken it would have about 70% protein. But, we are not feeding that way, so the raw diet is NOT high in protein. It is about 17-23% protein. So it is wonderful and safe to feed giant breed puppies a raw diet.