[ladyjane]

It is a very upsetting condition. My last pup with it died in my arms on Christmas Eve morning a couple of years ago. It was sudden, although he had been very ill with it for some time,...and it devastated me. I hope never to have another CT pup.

You really can manage it sometimes. We tried many different medications .. I hope that you can get his weight down without it stressing him. I recently put a pup on a diet with Hills W/D food....and added green beans so he would not be so upset about the decreased amount of food. Worked wonderfully.

I personally would never feed raw. The one thing you really want to avoid in this pup is infection. He is more at risk of pneumonia. I had a pup with CT for many years...and it is not what killed him. He ate grains and I honestly don't believe they have anything to do with CT.