[rawfeeding] Re: Can Switching over to raw......./Casey.

"Pauline" <pblondeau46@...> wrote:

> I am afraid to tell my vet she is
> eating raw as he is not for it. He might blame everything on that.
> I am looking into getting a new vet that does encourage raw. It's
> hard as we have had this vet for awhile now.

I've never found a vet that was truly raw-friendly -- even the ones
who say they are blame the diet for everything. If your vet
otherwise does decent work, I wouldn't spend too much time looking.
Although this random prescribing of antibiotics "just in case" -- if
I'm understanding correctly -- does NOT sound like "decent work." To
me.

> Yes I thought about the anti biotics too. ...
> I have been giving her the capsules in some yogurt.Is
> this a bad thing?

The yogurt isn't likely to do her any good -- any friendly bacteria
in it won't survive the highly acidic stomach. That's why, if you
want to offer probiotics, you need a really concentrated source, sold
specifically as a probiotic. Some dogs don't digest yogurt well --
dairy is not a natural food source for an adult dog -- so sure, it
could be contributing to her upset.

> Thanks I will take a look at the archives. Do I find that under
> database?

The message archives are just the old posts under the "messages" link
on the website. Go to

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/messages
and you'll see the current message list -- you can just browse
backwards from there, or enter a random message number in
the "Message #" box to start at some earlier point, or enter search
words in the "search" box to look for specific topics. It takes a
little while to get good at searches, so stick with it! I usually
use the "advanced" function so I can get a better search.

Please keep us posted on how she's doing!

-- sandy & griffin

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