Re: [rawfeeding] my greyhound

Unfortunately, she will no longer eat anything. 2 of her teeth are down to the dentine and the gums looked infected. And this was with good care of her teeth. Due to all of her dental problems, we are going on Tue to at least fix up what he can to start fresh as I know she is in real pain. I have been trying to give her raw chicken, but she wont even pull on it, and I know she loves chicken. I have given her some yogurt(sensitive stomach) and rescue in her water to help. I will try ground meat to see if I can entice her, but I have noticed since we got her, when she hurts, she does not eat. As the poor girl has 4 left feet, she gets hurt from time to time going in circles around our yard, which is why she only raced 1 race before they were done with her. Their loss our gain. I am hoping again tonight to entice her to eat something.....thanks to all you greyhound people for your help. The blood in her mouth must really make her feel horrid, I know I have had enough in mine
to feel sick with my dental problems. We will work on this so it never happens again....I need all the help I can get as it is so overwhelming reading all the posts. Kathleen

Shannon Parker <mrbatisse@yahoo.ca> wrote: Hi Kathleen,

I am the owner of a 12 year old greyhound who used to have TERRIBLE teeth. She had 2 dentistries while on kibble and honestly, after 3 months you would never know she had them done. When I finally started her on raw (7 months ago) she had red gums, gross breath (people would not ride in a car with her) lots of plaque and was looking to need a cleaning. I'd say within 3 weeks her teeth were noticably whiter and now, WOW they are beautiful! Considering the risks associated with greyhound anesthesia, I would hold off the dentistry for a bit..until she's been on raw for a while. Not only will you have a chance to let her teeth be naturally cleaned, but if she does end up needing the cleaning, she will be a more healthy dog going under anesthesia.

I started my grey on ground bone/chicken mixtures and now she is eating chicken frames, legs, breasts, pork and beef ribs, and other assorted meats. If you have a meat grinder, great...grind your own (chicken necks grind pretty easy, but I think any harder bones might ruin your grinder), if not perhaps you can find a butcher in your area that will grind bone...some will. Once her mouth is feeling better you'll be able to give her bone-in meat without grinding.

I hope this helps!

Shannon

Kathleen <kbabcock1@yahoo.com> wrote:
Since adopting her, she has never been fond of kibble. Now that her breath smells of blood, her gums look horrid and plaque abounds, we are getting her teeth done. 33

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