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Originally Posted by abbie's mom  No, I don't think Marcel is too small. Abigail was gnawing drumstick bones - not the little drummetts, mind you - when she was 9weeks old/2.2 lbs. I did hold it for her, and she put the hurt on that chicken leg! lol
MO, I would cut the meat up for him into manageable pieces, rather than going back to pre-made that sometimes has ingredients he might be allergice to (carbs, grains). Curious - forgive if I've asked this before; but, who told you he's allergic to chicken? A vet that probably has "issues" with RAW? And, yes, beef can be too strong for some to start out on. |
I think I'll let him gnaw on it a bit longer next time, but this time he sort of just gave up and walked away (but he loved gnawing on Wylie's leftover bone). I kind of have to stick to the pre-made for awhile bc I have 4 bags, lol! I was just adding the RMBs for dental (for now, that is).
His nutritionist (who loves that we're going raw, she was thrilled) and I narrowed it down to chicken. Looooong story, and LOTS of previous posts about Marcel - he had giardia twice at age 4/5mths old, then had continuous mushy/mucousy/bloody stools, it was hell for him and us. I was homecooking at that point, chicken was the main protein. The stools went on like this for 3-4 mths (and TONS of vet visits/tests) when I finally contacted a nutritionist, bc the vet could think of nothing more to do. I already knew that giardia can actually damage the intestinal tissue, and the other thing we (and the vet) suspected was ibs or an allergy to chicken. The nutritionist immed. had me put him on a hypoallergenic diet of whitefish/steamed and pureed green beans/mashed potatoes - and 1.5 DAYS later we had firm stools, it was UNREAL. I cannot speak highly enough of this woman, she saved my Marcel Verdel Purcell!
So, that's the history w/ chicken. She finds in her practice that chicken, far and above, is the most highly allergenic meat to dogs. Of course, that was cooked chicken - so raw may be different.