O.K. I have an 8 lb. 11 year old peek-a-poo who has had 2 mast cell tumors removed in the past 5 months. I have spent many hours in those months researching to find out what I can do to lessen her chances of re-occurance. It seems that cancer cells need carbs and sugars to grow, so the general concensus is to starve the cells by feeding hi-protein/ lo-carb foods. So....for awhile I did Origin then Evo. Thing is, the stinker will not eat just plain kibble. She will eventually eat SOME if I mix it with Natural Balance canned. (won't touch any othe the other canned stuff I tried). I know the NB is not great and filled with potatoes and such, but she needs to eat SOMETHING.
I tried home cooking for awhile. I'd make a stew out of chicken, beef. organs, etc. She ate it for a while, but then would smell it and walk away.
For the past month I've been trying raw. She loves beef cubes (for stew), but will not touch chicken, raw organs, turkey etc. She will NOT touch bones either. I figured out a little trick last night. If I hand feed her the beef cubes and add a little glob of ground chicken to it, she ate it. But I know this is still not a balanced diet. So what do I do? I'm thinking of doing the raw beef/chicken 2-3 times a week and the grain free kibble/canned the other days???? She only eats once a day. I can barely convince her to eat once. (She has always been this way, so it's not the recent health issues.) Any advice would be much appreciated. I want her around for a long time!
Oh, I've also tried eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt and sardines. No-Go!
I tried home cooking for awhile. I'd make a stew out of chicken, beef. organs, etc. She ate it for a while, but then would smell it and walk away.
For the past month I've been trying raw. She loves beef cubes (for stew), but will not touch chicken, raw organs, turkey etc. She will NOT touch bones either. I figured out a little trick last night. If I hand feed her the beef cubes and add a little glob of ground chicken to it, she ate it. But I know this is still not a balanced diet. So what do I do? I'm thinking of doing the raw beef/chicken 2-3 times a week and the grain free kibble/canned the other days???? She only eats once a day. I can barely convince her to eat once. (She has always been this way, so it's not the recent health issues.) Any advice would be much appreciated. I want her around for a long time!
Oh, I've also tried eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt and sardines. No-Go!