Scared to death about spaying

[JennaPenny]

Originally Posted by JennaPenny

The raw I MAY do again. My vet was set against it and of course preached all the usual crap about how bad it was. Her tummy issues were a concern before the dx so I simply stopped for awhile. The Parmesan cheese she won't eat. She did, but that's how she is. What she will eat for weeks she wl

Meant to say she won't later. not she w

[JennaPenny]

Originally Posted by lovestiny

Your vet was against the freeze dried/frozen raw? Hmm. Curious why? Never heard of a vet thinking it was a bad idea? Are you saying you used to Do raw?

She said they cause all sorts of issues. I brought it up while picking up more raw for the freezer the day after she did this, and the guy said they are paid to say it. I don't think that's the case, I just think she's against it. This was the second vet I've ran into- one which takes nutrition classes twice a year, that preached against it. I agree, strange.

Yes. I did do it, actually. I still have two bags in the freezer. She adored it, and gobbled her kibble up while we switched her slowly over three weeks. I hated to stop it.

[lovestiny]

Wow - did she say why she didn't like it?

[JennaPenny]

Originally Posted by lovestiny

Wow - did she say why she didn't like it?

The exact reason was, we have to be careful, as it's not as nutritious. They don't source it correctly, and people feel that it's enough nutrients to sustain their dog, and it's not. She also said she felt that some of the GI issues of some of the dogs she sees are due to that.

[lovestiny]

Oh wow. I had not heard that before. I just switched mine to acana bc I wanted baby n big girl on same.

[canana]

Originally Posted by JennaPenny

The exact reason was, we have to be careful, as it's not as nutritious. They don't source it correctly, and people feel that it's enough nutrients to sustain their dog, and it's not. She also said she felt that some of the GI issues of some of the dogs she sees are due to that.

I also looked into feeding raw and I believe that if not careful, it's true, you might not be feeding a well balanced diet. You need to calculate the correct % of fat, protein, bones, cartilage, organs, etc... it's not that easy. In fact, after my research I had decided it's too much of a headache to feed raw, despite all the great benefits. Then there's the option of feeding freeze-dried raw - that's easy peasy, except that it's quite pricey. Maybe more $ than buying the raw whole meats themselves (not sure). Anyway, I ended up with a high quality kibble - it's well balanced, easy to feed, no mess, and more economical.