Just want to say thanks to everyone for their input. It all makes
such sense when I stop thinking with my stomach and body...I feel
like I should have "DUH" tatooed on my forhead. It is a wonder that
my dogs speak to me at all :-0
Regarding my initial post:
>
Are there diet considerations that apply to mature to senior dogs
*****
> Your dogs are not seniors except in the mind of the dogfood
> industry.
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Thanks. They don't seem old to me, either.
*****
> What prevents joint inflammation is a good diet in a healthy
> lifestyle, and genetics.
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Yep. Nothing to say but, "Duh".
*****
> I've pretty much decided that, as long as supplements do not
impact the effectiveness of a good raw diet OR act suppressively on
disease, whatever supps one wants to feed is just not my concern.
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I'm pretty sure that whatever "supplements" I've given them were
designed to make me feel better - just like the whole unfortunate
mainstream (Hopefully not for long) indoctrination in
anthropomorphised diet, training and lifestle of our "domesticated"
pets.
And TCM is mainly about basic, balanced nutrition and lifestyle,
addressing and treating imbalances - if and when - to prevent or
reverse chronic, systemic disease. So let's just let them find their
natural balance by letting them be the carnivores they are and then,
if there are problems, they will probably present very clearly and
treatment will be straightforward.
> > Finally, the age old question: my dogs eat grass.
> *****
> Who knows.
> If you are feeding a good raw diet and they choose to eat grass to
> add what's missing (assuming something is, which would almost
> certainly be a premature conclusion), then they are effectively
> dealing with the deficit and you should be pleased that they are.
>
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Right. Just because I wouldn't eat it...as far as lepto
> *****
> Why? Where is this grass they eat? In an flooded cow pasture or
a swamp or other low-lying areas likely to accumulate urine? Or in
> your yard? What wild animals visit your yard? Standing water is
> more usually implicated in lepto than grass, no?
Chris O
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Actually, the property on which I live (I don't own it or have any
control over it's maintenance) is more woods than yard and does have
a shallow, mucky pond at the bottom of a hollow. It is fed by run
off and drains into a larger, lower pond, so it's not
exactly "standing" water and we have lots of frogs, lizards, little
snakes and turtles - including some huge snappers - which helps with
mosquitos. But it needs to be dredged/cleaned out. We have quite a
wildlife population including deer, swans and/or geese (when the
snappers don't eat or scare them away), the occasional hawk and
heron, 'coons, possums haven't seen coyotes, but they are around. So
it isn't just a yard. There are multiple families with pets and kids
living here my guys are never outside alone or unsupervised. I don't
let them swim in or drink the water and try to keep them from eating
or rolling in any parting gifts from our wildlife neighbors. So, yes
there are considerations..
But it really always comes down to keeping them healthy, busy and
strong - more of which should be observation, assessment and
adjustment rather than artificial "preventative" measures - and
mostly keeping it simple - natural and species appropriate.
>
Thanks for your wisdom and infinite patience, y'all.
Marguerite
>
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