After trying everything available to me and all the medications prescribed...spending almost two thousand dollars on vet bills and literally seeing absolutely zero improvement over four months time I have decided as of Monday this week to go cold turkey and stop administering all medications and go the raw diet route.
We are on day four of using NRG 'The Raw One' Dehydrated Range Fed Buffalo with Market Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. I am feeding a half cup of food mixed with 3/8 cup water and divided in two servings - one at 10am and one at 5pm. First impression on this food is Rocky loves it! In fact, he loves it so much that I have never seen him devour his food like he is now. He is literally begging to eat and would eat as much as presented in front of him! After day 3 there is a very noticeable improvement in his extreme sensitivity to his muzzle and his itching fits. His muzzle no longer looks inflamed and red, and his lower jaw doesn't hurt him when touched. His coat is already starting to be less greasy and the metallic smell from his breath is completely gone. I am still leaving his cone on when unattended because he will still lick and chew on his paws but am giving him breaks of 10 to 15 minutes with supervision and he seems to not be going directly after himself like he was previously.
I know it is still very early on with this food trial, but the near immediate response to getting him off of the IAMS Veterinary Kangaroo, Atopica, and other meds seems too much to be coincidence. Fingers crossed that his improvement continues. |