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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom OMG, how scary for you, Amanda! Poor Nitro! I wonder what happened. I don't know if it'd be caused by the food or what - seizures can be completely idiopathic. Actually, I had grand mal seizure in 1997 while shopping at Target - for no reason whatsoever. I had 2 EEGs and there was no way to tell any cause. They are so mysterious. I hope it was just an isolated incident that never, ever happens again.
I don't feed rabbit - only bc we had tried it once and they didn't like it. I don't understand why there is ANY excuse whatsoever to source their meat in China, of all places! Honestly, we should start a YT petition stating we will no longer feed NV Raw (or, NV period) until they change to sourcing safe ingredients. Also, I have a phone number for someone at NV and I really hope you'll think about calling them and expressing these concerns. I also have an email for a person there too (she has answered ?'s for me before).
One more thing, have you thought about making your own grinds at all? On the home page of Natures Farmacy, there is a diet .pdf and it walks you through it. They have a staff nutritionist and I think he is available for inexpensive consults (and may even chat for a short time for free, not totally sure on that). Otherwise though, it sounds like you're set w/ Primal.
I'm so sorry you're going through this, hon!! I wish I could give you a big hug! |
Thanks Ann. That is SO SCARY about having the grand mal at Target. I guess I used to have petit mal seizures as a child so I know how scary that is, but I can't imagine having a big one. I honestly don't believe the food had anything to do with Nitro, but I still cannot feed him rabbit from China- point blank.
I was planning on contacting NV first thing Monday morning. As large as the company is, they need to either find the rabbit within the US, or be responsible and make a public statement announcing that they will no longer carry that formula, if they are truely dependant upon rabbit production in China. I think the NV customers would much rather see the company hold itself accountable for its ingredients and discontinue a line, than source from China to keep the rabbit line available.
About the little dogs, no, I haven't thought about doing my own grinds. It's hard enough to get us fed, I can't take that on right now. But I do feel good about the Primal, and will keep THK in their diet, which is what they will be fed exclusively when we travel. Ohhh, but I have been perusing the Nature's Farmacy website and LOVE IT!!! I am ordering the enzymes from them as soon as a get a bit further down on the ones I am using. Thanks for pointing me in that direction!!!