I think for SOME dogs a raw diet is great, and I do believe that for those dogs it has amazing benefits...I do not think it is right for every dog however. Thus it should be thoroughly researched before it is fed, and if it appears to adversly impact the dog they should be taken off the diet...
I have always had problems with Bruce having a sensitive stomach, I surmise this is just another side effect of his poor breeding, and so after it seemed he was doing great on Innova but his coat seemed dull I consulted a caninine nutritionist. She suggested I feed raw, and worked out what seemed like a great diet plan. Bruce LOVED it!!! After a few days he started not to eat very much...Then came the explosive and bloody diherrea, then the vomiting and skin rash. I took him to the vet and he had colitis and seemed to be irritated by the diet, the nutritionist told me this was just detox from all the bad food he had before, eventually it got worse...I went back to the vet I told him what the nutritionist had explained...What he explained to me is that some dogs thrive others do not on the raw diet just like any other...I removed Bruce and got him back in his Innova and just started throwing a little cowboy magic in his hair and he could not be better!
I have noticed a lot of proponents of the raw diet really push it (no one here) on others, but if it doesn't work for your pooch, don't keep it up for long! |