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Originally Posted by Zoeysdad  Wylie's Mom
Thank You for chiming in on this thread. Is the homecooking signigicantly better then a quality kibble like the one you mentioned? It's just my wife and I for now so we don't cook much, and we have very busy schedules. So I usually cook up all of my meals for the week on Sunday night and just nuke them at work or at home. Is this somthing I could do with Zoey's food? Also when you say get her off of the Science Diet ASAP, should I stop it immediatley or ween her off it? |
Homecooking would definitely (by far) be better - you could very possibly see drastic changes rather quickly (hopefully). It wouldn't surprise me. I hear you on the busy schedules - so you really have to figure out what would work for you. When we were homecooking (we now feed raw frozen by Nature's Variety, which btw, is another option to consider), I'd cook about 1-2x per week, put it in tupperware in the fridge and dole out about 3x per day to the dogs. So, you could try that option if you are willing to homecook.
If it sounds like too much, you could try the other kibble first and see if she improves. Since she is still having diarrhea, I wouldn't worry too much about doing a "careful" switch - I'd do a hard/quick switch if it were me.
What concerns me the most though is this protracted diarrhea on the dog food - and that's why I'd recommend homecooking the most - bc it would really give her system a true rest so you can find out what is going on (by then adding things back in
later). But you have to do what's right for you, too.
You can also get Benefiber from the store and give her a pinch (not metamucil or anything, just regular plain Benefiber).
The bottom line is, at this point, you will get the best results from putting her on the simplest, cleanest, easiest-to-digest diet with the least ingredients (least possible allergens).
Heck, you could even try the cooked fish diet for a week and see what happens....
