[rawfeeding] Re: Do I really have to wait to go raw?

Thanks!

So you were eventually able to feed him a variety of foods then? How
long did you wait before adding a new item?

I'm so sorry that you lost your baby. :-( He was lucky to have
someone that took such good care of him!

-Melissa W

--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, "Giselle" <megan.giselle@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi, Melissa!
> Don't wait, start you guy on raw asap!
> I rescued a little Schippy 3 years ago, he was about 7-10 yo at the
> time. He had uncontrollable diarrhea, was in constant terrible
> abdominal pain and was bare of fur on his back and sides. I already
> had been a raw feeder for quite some time, but fiddled with cooked
> foods for weeks, until I settled on canned fish as the only cooked
> protein he could tolerate. When I *finally started feeding him raw,
he
> was ecstatic, and did so much better. He mostly only tolerated
> chicken, but could, and did, eat bone and some skin. Most fat I had
to
> trim from the meat. He loved beef and chicken heart and gizzards and
> liver and fish. When he had flares, Slippery Elm Bark Powder helped
> soothe him until he was settled again.
> He was a happy little guy, and health wise, I felt he had come a
long
> way from when I adopted him. But unfortunately, I lost him to a very
> sudden onset of illness due to a large tumor on his liver, almost 3
> weeks ago.
> Perky never would have lived as long as he did with me, nor been as
> physically comfortable as he came to be, if I didn't feed him raw.
> So, my recommendation is, don't wait to feed your guy the best diet
> you can possibly give him.
> TC
> Giselle
> with Bea in New Jersey
>
> > When I joined this list, I was determined to switch to raw, and I
> still am.
> > But my dog has IBD, so vets and nutritionists have warned me about
> feeding him raw.
> > Does anyone have any opinions about this? Should I just stick out
> the 8-12
> > weeks to play it safe or should I switch to raw sooner?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Melissa W
> >
>

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