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Originally Posted by elle57  so i took sammy to the vet this morning, she said his teeth are loose because he probably had a poor diet from the breeder when i got him at 14 months.
so she said to do nothing about his loose teeth, they will fall out on there own. alot of yorkies have this problem. she said i can give him his rat to play with, it wont hurt him.
she said he does not need a cleaning because i am doing a great job brushing his teeth
she then asked me what i feed him and i told her i had fed him a homecooked diet , then about 3 months ago i switched to raw and the honest kitchen,.
she told me he can salmonella and other horrible things if i continue to feed him raw. she also said he is not getting proper nutrition. i should be giving him a multi vitamin and cosequin. oh and he belongs eating dry hard kibble.
she said he has between stage 2 and 3 kneecaps, lp.
she wants me to switch to science diet, iams or euckenuba-i spelled it wrong.sorry.
i am so upset about this, i think i am doing the right thing and then to be told he can get sick is very upsetting.
i think i will try to post something about the raw diet in another post. |
*sigh* this is typical for vets to say. Sadly they dont' get a whole lot of education in school about animal nutrition. And they are usually paid by the food companies you mentioned to sell the food- so she is just doing what she thinks is best. But stand your ground- honest kitchen is great and yes there is a chance you can get salmonella with raw- but i still think it is a great choice for feeding your pup. He is YOUR dog, and you need to stand up for what you think you are doing right for him- and I think you are feeding him great food- many on here will agree. And even if you weren't- Science diet, Iams or Eukanuba are NOT the foods to be feeding. Stick with what you are doing.
As for the cosequin- it probably would help his LP and at least delay his need for surgery.