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04-13-2008, 10:24 AM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: McKinney, Texas
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| Looking for those who feed NATURE'S VARIETY RAW DIET... I checked out the yahoo support group on raw diet and they will not discuss Natures Variety. They only support prey model. That is something that I can not bring myself to do. I am interested in Natures Variety though and learning for the YT members who feed Nature's Variety. Nature's Variety ingredients look very very appealing for something I would like to feed my girls The food contains the meat and necessary veggies included in their food. I just don't know enough about it. I checked out the website but wasn't getting the info I needed to make the switch. I am looking for comments on Nature's Variety from those who feed the raw diet. |
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04-13-2008, 11:42 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | What kind of info are looking for? I feed NV, as do many others. I love it. I use NV's lamb - and I've just now started the organic chicken (not regular) to try for variety (which is like butter, I swear!). I was at the vet yesterday w/ Marcel and she asked if I was brushing his teeth - and I was all..."er...no, never...he's just on raw" - she was quite impressed!
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04-13-2008, 12:42 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: upstate ny
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| I tried to feed Zoe the NV raw medallions and she loved them for about 3 weeks and now will not touch them. I've tried all sorts of things. I think what it comes down to is that she thinks the older dog must have something better and she wants that. I'm a little afraid to start now with a raw diet on my senior dog so I am currently feeding homecooking and canidae at this point and then they both get the same thing. I have to say, for the 3 weeks she would eat the raw, it was wonderful. Little tiny poos once, maybe twice at day at most and they practically disintegrated! I would definately be feeding raw if Zoe would just cooperate! |
04-13-2008, 12:52 PM | #4 | |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: McKinney, Texas
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:-) I have 8 huge piles of poos that I clean up every day. my 2 little yorkies sometimes poo the longest poos! I can't even believe there was even room in their tiny bodies for all that poo. I'm serious! it's crazy. And we've had mushy poo now to add to it. My girls both would be eating the raw. I do know it's hard to feed seperate foods to them though. One does feel like they are not getting something the other one is and I don't know about you -but it makes me sad. Because these dogs are smart. they know if one is getting more lovin than the other. I try to love on them both at the same time but they will not let me. Sometimes i hold both of them at the same time :-) but normally I love on each one seperately for the same amount of time. so that they both feel loved and special. It's my favorite thing to do when I get home from work. I walk in the door and they are both yelling at me. "where were you all day"??? "we missed you"!!!! I just know that's what they are telling me. :-) | |
04-13-2008, 01:00 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Packer Country!!!
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| I use the NV raw and they both love it. We mix up the flavor so that they don't know what to expect and they eat it right up. I also use the NV kibble and canned for variety and when I'm not home. I love the fact that they have nice poops and not real often. My Bichon has a real sensitive tummy and this is one of the few foods that she doesn't get sick on, no matter which flavor. Myah is still little, but she scarfs up the raw with gusto. She has eaten it since she came home. |
04-13-2008, 01:01 PM | #6 | |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: McKinney, Texas
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But I don't know with the protein loss kidney issues and the high pancreatic values. when we switched to wellness we did it super slowly so we did not develop any pancreatitis. we had one bout of vomiting and diar last year (Nov) when I switched too quickly to a food. I didn't know about the pancreas and how it works but I found out. I thought that the "food" made her sick so I stopped the food immediately. And with the raw I have read things about not doing it slowly and also read things about how you can switch slowly. doing is slowly I hear could cause digestive upset becasue kibble and raw digest totally differently. and switching cold turkey could cause digestive upset as well. I don't want my girls to get sick bc they do have the high pancreas values (which are elevated bc of the renal loss) not from greasy foods. Do you know what kind of digestive enzymes would be ok to use? I have some that I bought to sprinkle on the food the last time I made the switch but don't know if I would need something I could get from B-naturals (what a wonderful site!!) I am scared of what will happen that's all. not scared to feed raw at all. scared they will have major vomiting and diarrhea problems with the high pancreas values. I will be careful and smart when feeding it. and yes- me too the medallions are what I am interested in- Oh and I also have read that you need to rotate different raw foods. why is that? Last edited by sadiesamie; 04-13-2008 at 01:02 PM. | |
04-13-2008, 01:04 PM | #7 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: McKinney, Texas
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| also I read somewhere that feeding a dog kibble for 11 yrs and them making the switch to raw also may not be a good thing. ???? wonder why? |
04-13-2008, 01:06 PM | #8 | |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Packer Country!!!
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If you are worrried, do the transistion slowly. Most just do the switch, but you have to do what you feel comfortable with. | |
04-13-2008, 03:36 PM | #9 |
Slave to Princess Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NJ
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| Chloe has been real picky lately!! She won't eat NV Raw anymore!! I've switched between meats and she still doesn't show much interest in it!!! So, I have been feeding her Candiae kibble and NV Raw. HELP!!!! She is just being sooooo picky!!! Arghh!!! So, tonight, I decided to heat up the NV Raw meat a little bit in the microwave (okay..I almost "Cooked" it all the way!!) And guess what? She smelled the food and ate it right a way!!! Spoiled brat!!! So, my question is.....is it okay to feed them meat that is slightly cooked? I know it is suppose to be a RAW diet..but Chloe doesn't like it that way!!! What should I do??? |
04-13-2008, 03:38 PM | #10 | |
Slave to Princess Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NJ
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Go to google and type in "Nature's Variety Try it"...it will bring you to a link for an awesome coupon!! Buy one get one free (RAW)!!! Good luck!! | |
04-13-2008, 03:42 PM | #11 | |
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04-13-2008, 03:52 PM | #12 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: McKinney, Texas
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| Thanks!!! It worked. I did one in my husbands name too :-) |
04-13-2008, 03:53 PM | #13 | |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Quote:
I'm not sure what else to recommend, in addition to what we've talked about in the past - bc of your baby's specific issues. I'm not an expert with the pancreas - so I'm not sure where to go from here...unless you could share what they told you?
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° | |
04-13-2008, 04:01 PM | #14 | |
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04-13-2008, 04:08 PM | #15 | |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: McKinney, Texas
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But I am still trying to find someone that has the same issues with the kidney/ protein loss/even history of crystals and see if they are feeding raw. I've read Lots of info on feeding raw, but not on feeding raw with any health issues. I read about one kidney issue and one cancer issue. The raw diet helped the pets in a big way. Everyone knows we can't replace a kidney but in this situation it improved the dog a lot. Believe it or not I rely on YT for A LOT. The vet can tell me one thing and immediately I am curious to know what YT members are doing. We ended up scheduling with Dr Shawn Messioneur and he supports raw. I know when we go to see him this Friday, I have a feeling he is going to want us to feed raw. BUT he also may say to homecook. I am just trying to learn and read all I can about it before we go. I hear great things about raw diet and i am very excited to try it if the holistic vet thinks we can benefit from this. My husband may want to do the phone consult with Susan Davis but I want to do both. :-) The Vet and nutritionist may tell me to feed raw But still I very anxious to see what other YT members have to say about it. I have yet to hear anything bad about it. the only thing people have posted was that their dogs did not like it and will not eat it. I do plan on posting the outcome after our visit. :-) Last edited by sadiesamie; 04-13-2008 at 04:13 PM. | |
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