Joined
·
71 Posts
Hi Everyone!
I'm new to this forum--and to raw feeding! I am so glad to have found this discussion. I can see there are many experienced and wise voices here!
Short background--I have an 8 month black Lab named Cali. Personally, we think she's a mix even though we got her (as a rescue) from a breeding situation that went bankrupt. Anyway, we don't care! We say she's "Lab enough."
I'll post a pic soon.
This first week of raw has been amazing. For the first time in 8 months we know what normal dog poop looks like! My husband came in this morning, all smiles saying, "logs, baby, logs." We had had it "up to here" with pudding poops--or worse. That, and $40+ for fecal sample testing on a regular basis to make sure she was OK. Poor thing has had trouble keeping weight on. And we tried the upper end of the upper end of elite kibble, and even Rx kibble to find something that worked for her. Gas, pooping 5-6x/day, gurgling belly...it was distressing. In one week, that has all disappeared.
I have now proudly "processed" (i.e. bagged) 40 lbs of chicken backs, and 40 lbs of necks! The feeding is a little messy, but I can already tell you I wish I would have started this months ago. I swear she is more content and settled. Almost like she's "fuller."
Supplement Question:
It was recommended that I add the following supplements to her diet--Fish Oil, Vit E, Vit C, probiotics, alfalfa and kelp. We are already doing the Fish Oil, Vit E and Probiotics. Do you supplement? If so, what do you use?
Thanks! Although new here, I hope to be able to mentor other newbies as my experience grows. And I will be relying on the sage advice here to make sure I continue to get a rounded diet in place for her, and learn the ins and outs.
Happy to "meet" everyone!!!
I'm new to this forum--and to raw feeding! I am so glad to have found this discussion. I can see there are many experienced and wise voices here!
Short background--I have an 8 month black Lab named Cali. Personally, we think she's a mix even though we got her (as a rescue) from a breeding situation that went bankrupt. Anyway, we don't care! We say she's "Lab enough."
This first week of raw has been amazing. For the first time in 8 months we know what normal dog poop looks like! My husband came in this morning, all smiles saying, "logs, baby, logs." We had had it "up to here" with pudding poops--or worse. That, and $40+ for fecal sample testing on a regular basis to make sure she was OK. Poor thing has had trouble keeping weight on. And we tried the upper end of the upper end of elite kibble, and even Rx kibble to find something that worked for her. Gas, pooping 5-6x/day, gurgling belly...it was distressing. In one week, that has all disappeared.
I have now proudly "processed" (i.e. bagged) 40 lbs of chicken backs, and 40 lbs of necks! The feeding is a little messy, but I can already tell you I wish I would have started this months ago. I swear she is more content and settled. Almost like she's "fuller."
Supplement Question:
It was recommended that I add the following supplements to her diet--Fish Oil, Vit E, Vit C, probiotics, alfalfa and kelp. We are already doing the Fish Oil, Vit E and Probiotics. Do you supplement? If so, what do you use?
Thanks! Although new here, I hope to be able to mentor other newbies as my experience grows. And I will be relying on the sage advice here to make sure I continue to get a rounded diet in place for her, and learn the ins and outs.
Happy to "meet" everyone!!!