Oh please. Shrug that girl off. She sounds like a clueless idiot. And pizzles are not good for dogs with these kinds of issues so please be careful.

Personally I would listen to your vet!! I love when people rant about vets making money on dog food and all of these dog boutiques are popping up all over the place selling holistic foods...making what? You guessed it..MONEY and a bundle at that!

At least your vet is a VET...she was a vet tech? So what! She is now a business person trying to get your money!

Bottom line, if your pup is doing well, leave it alone. Don't bother discussing what you feed your pup with people like that. Do what is best for your pup after consulting with your vet. I have had many pups on RX foods for long periods (years) who did just fine!

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Ya got that right....and to boot she sent home with me some dehydrated Honest Kitchen with oatmeal......for digestive issues?! Probably couldn't make it as a vet tech and started own business😱
What can I get her to chew on ? I clip off the end every time it gets gooey...
Poor baby still has baby molars.....

I agree...
Thanks....I needed that 😉

Right or wrong , I just have to look at my sweet baby bouncing all
over the place like I have NeVER seen her after falling sick and this scary visit to the ER for 2 days on IV s and loving her Hills rx ID....eating like I have never seen her eat before! Always had to coax her and try around...Amazing .....
Stupid me ...it was her stomach all this time! Thought she was just picky, vet too.
I do use heart worm prevenative too, but not flea and tick yet ....I have the comfortis but was just afraid yet with all this other stuff going on....and that is just for fleas.

There is a reason she is not a vet tech now and a store owner. She wants to make money so she wants you to buy her food. I would trust my vet. If you were still worried I would look into talking with a vet nutritionist it might ease your mind.

soild gold has a good low fat food 6%, holistique blend

My dog's breeder sent her home with a cow hoof. It works for her and she can't break a piece off.

Love this thread, very helpful. Our pup is 7 months old. I keep trying to get her on something besides ID but she gets sick every time. I am tired of cleaning carpet so going to stick with it until I get time to try home cooking.

Firm poop is the most wonderful thing in the world :eek:

Cow hooves and other hard bones are likely to cause fractures to teeth.

Cow hooves also made Callie throw up and it was black and gross.

Thanks. Any suggestions?

You don't want smoked bones if you can buy something like a raw pork neck or a lamb neck or even a beef or pork rib, these bones are softer. Talk to your local butcher, but stay away from weight bearing bones especially beef as they are very dense and can cause teeth damage. Also nothing with too much marrow, it's very rich and fatty, and can lead to digestive upset

OHHH ok...how about a bone off my rib rack? And raw right?

I found this very interesting regarding the ongoing statements of people that proclaim vet's are paid by dog food companies. It seems that the American Holistic Veterinary Association is actively recruiting with donations to vet schools. The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation: Science or Salesmanship? | The SkeptVet

American Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation gives $10,000 to University of Tennessee Veterinary School to Promote Alternative Medicine
Posted on March 18, 2013 by skeptvet
Last fall, I wrote about the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation (AHVMF), an offshoot of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA), which is devoted to raising money for the promotion of alternative therapies. The AHVMA is a vigorous advocate of unproven and outright bogus therapies, and I have frequently discussed their activities. From the annual “scientific” meeting that includes promotion of ridiculous pseudoscience on the dime of herb and dietary supplement companies to its vigorous defense of homeopathy, the AHVMA has demonstrated a commitment to the standard of no standards when it comes to veterinary therapies. Despite lip service paid to science and free use of the language of evidence-based medicine, the organization is clearly an advocate for any and all therapies under the broad, essentially ideological label of complementary and alternative veterinary medicine (CAVM).

Follow the link to read more of regarding this. Pretty interesting

If you get some ribs cut a couple off before you cook them and throw them in the freezer and then give them to the dogs. The bones are the perfect length to avoid choking. There is usually enough meat on them for an entire meal.