[Heymisskim]

hello! I had a lab mix with tons of allergies. According to the allergy test (yes, it was spendy) she was allergic to just about everything outside. We had the serum made and did the shots and would drive her 500 miles round trip about every 6 weeks to see her allergy doctior. We did the shots ourselves at home for about two years and she never improved. She also was on prednisone as well as another prescription. I tried all different kinds of food....from the most premium at the pet store to several varieties our vet would order for us that were super expensive....pheasant and rice, venison and rice, salmon and rice. She seemed to do the best on the salmon. But she still had to have prednisone daily as well as her expenisive human prescription and some supplements just to keep her comfortable. She would scratch herself raw, chew on her feet, and shake her head so much the tips of her ears would break off and never heal. And let me tell you, that was miserable. She would shake her head and little blood splatters would go all over my house. Then we met an agility trainer that suggested we try a real food diet with her, with raw chicken bones as the main part of the diet. I was freaked out about that, but desperate to try anything. The first time I gave her a raw chicken wing I was so nervous she was going to choke and die....but she chomped it down like she was a wolf in the wild and loved it. So she got a chicken wing twice a day, fruits and veggies, brown rice, oatmeal and yogurt. Kinda whatever we had, but always the chicken wings. I was amazed. She stopped shaking her head. Her ears healed, her hair grew back and she had the shiniest coat. She stopped scratching and chewing herself. At her worse, I previsouly had to give her 3 prednisones a day. On this diet, I could give her just one prednisone every 10-14 days. Our Aussie/blue healer mix did the diet too his coat never looked better. I have a 3.75 pound yorkie now that we just got 3 weeks ago and I am feeding her kibble that the breeder sent home with us....but honestly, I almost feel guilty giving her "dog food" since I know how well my big dogs did on the raw chicken bone diet. (But what kind of raw bone can you give a tiny dog?). I would love it if any yorkie owners could respond to that as it might help your little dog and I am curious if mine could have a non dog food diet as well. Good luck!!!!