Changing to raw food for my dogs-what a change

BobSD · 11-20-2009, 06:50 PM

It has only been a little over a month, on dehydrated raw, my dogs are 7 &9, my male has three fatty tumors, and it looks like the largest one has shrunk a little both my wife and I agree, and the two other ones are now hard to find/feel. I am sure this is a little premature speculation, but if this can keep them from enlarging what a blessing!

My first dog was a dry food purina only dog, and was just covered with fatty tumors, I just wonder if dry kibble food has a connection to this problem?

The only draw back is dirty beards,(small price to pay), but very happy dogs!

MoosMom · 11-20-2009, 07:03 PM

Oh yay! I switched my dog about 2 months and I will never feed kibble again! I'm happy its working so well for you.

Leroy&Lucy'sMom · 11-22-2009, 10:19 AM

It's nice to hear stories about the magic of raw. Glad your dogs are doing well on it. I will be trying raw for the first time in a few weeks. My girl Lucy has IBD and I am hoping it will allow me to discontinue prednisone. Leroy has many benign fatty lumps too, from what i hear it is a weimaraner thing, but it could be kibble related too....

BobSD · 11-22-2009, 01:03 PM

I really hope the change will improve noticeably for your dogs. BTW, I get my food ordered from your state, Minn. I am using the dehydrated and I add the meats and poultry etc. So I do not have to deal with the chicken bones, and taking there meal from there bowl and go under the bed to eat it

I think this is very close to true raw, but at any rate I can definately say way above kibble.

One thing that has changed there energy level has really jumped, so much so that if I do not increase day time activities, my female wants to get up at 3AM and go out side for play. lol longs they do not bark what the heck

sassykzt · 11-22-2009, 01:24 PM

So happy to hear this-- what sweet looking dogs!! It took me a sec to realize then two on the rt. are stuffed--LOL! I've been feeding raw for the past 12 yrs. based on the breeders recommendation. Once in a great while-- usually while traveling I do feed a small amount of kibble w/ cooked meat or fish. It's hard to convince room service in certain hotels to send up raw bones & organs-- mostly on the east coast.

Which raw dehydrated do you use??

DobManiac · 11-23-2009, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by sassykzt

So happy to hear this-- what sweet looking dogs!! It took me a sec to realize then two on the rt. are stuffed--LOL! I've been feeding raw for the past 12 yrs. based on the breeders recommendation. Once in a great while-- usually while traveling I do feed a small amount of kibble w/ cooked meat or fish. It's hard to convince room service in certain hotels to send up raw bones & organs-- mostly on the east coast.

I don't know how long your out of town for. But I bring an ice box with daily meals packaged inside. And room service is always willing to bring to bring up more ice if yours as started to melt.

sassykzt · 11-23-2009, 01:53 PM

I have found that with a lot of the airlines checking the cooler w/ the food is a problem. I'm in NYC right now and went Whole Foods to get the dogs' food. They were very accommodating. I got a suite w/ a full kitchen so now storing the food is not an issue. Most hotels view sending up raw food as a liability/health code violation.

DobManiac · 11-23-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by sassykzt

I have found that with a lot of the airlines checking the cooler w/ the food is a problem. I'm in NYC right now and went Whole Foods to get the dogs' food. They were very accommodating. I got a suite w/ a full kitchen so now storing the food is not an issue. Most hotels view sending up raw food as a liability/health code violation.

I wasn't even considering flying. My dogs travel with me to conformation shows, and that is always a road trip.

Jordan S · 11-23-2009, 04:08 PM

WOW congrats. From what I heard feeding raw foods. increases a dog's immunity to cancer cells.

Questdriven · 11-25-2009, 11:13 AM

Wonderful! While not a cure-all, raw can help with a lot of problems. Been feeding raw for more than a year and am never going back to kibble if I can help it. I just wish that I could afford to feed nothing but raw to both of my dogs.