What is the best piece of advice or the number one reason you would offer someone to persuade them to switch to raw? I am trying to encourage my parents to switch over. You would think the health of my dogs would be enough to make them at least wonder....
Their poor dog! He's probably around 10 years old, slightly overweight, not a great coat and right now he is an uncomfortable, itchy mess! I feel awful for him. He's got a big (growing) hairless patch on his tail and backside and his chest is scabby and red. He's always backing up to the furniture and rubbing his tail area. They are my parents...I can't really tell them what to do. There is even a few local places that sell raw, ground meat (more expensive, but a good starting point).
They talked today about taking him to a vet, but in my opinion they would look at him, tell them he's allergic to fleas and/or has a skin infection, give him a steroid shot and maybe an antibiotic and that's it. That's what they did for me....no reason as to WHY my dog was itchy, just treated the symptoms. I know for certain it was the diet switch not the $100.00 vet vist that helped.
Their poor dog! He's probably around 10 years old, slightly overweight, not a great coat and right now he is an uncomfortable, itchy mess! I feel awful for him. He's got a big (growing) hairless patch on his tail and backside and his chest is scabby and red. He's always backing up to the furniture and rubbing his tail area. They are my parents...I can't really tell them what to do. There is even a few local places that sell raw, ground meat (more expensive, but a good starting point).
They talked today about taking him to a vet, but in my opinion they would look at him, tell them he's allergic to fleas and/or has a skin infection, give him a steroid shot and maybe an antibiotic and that's it. That's what they did for me....no reason as to WHY my dog was itchy, just treated the symptoms. I know for certain it was the diet switch not the $100.00 vet vist that helped.