FroxerMom
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[MENTION=3191]FroxerMom[/MENTION] aw yay I love hearing that about Daphne's allergies going away and that's she's doing so much better in such a SHORT amount of time! that gives me so much hopeI agree completely with what you said to your husband- it's so much better for us as parents to take care of them at home & feed them well because what's the alternative?? Have them going to the vet constantly put on different drugs/medications which weakens their immune system and may make other problems worse? no thanks!
I moved back in to my mom's house about 2 years ago and it's been difficult to get her on board with all of this. She actually thinks I'm crazy when I talk to her about it! I'm 24 and transitioned my boys over to Organix Castor & Pollock a week or so ago and they love it. I told her I am going to wean them off kibble to raw and she thinks I'm out of my mind. I can afford to do so if I cut back on other stupid expenses and my dogs mean the world to me so it's worth it!!
As for the kennel cough it's been a nightmare. I really had to baby Fred yesterday- I fed him slowly by hand and gave him tiny amounts of water at a time to prevent him from vomiting everything up. He did well from about 8AM until 3PM when my mom came home and fed him God knows what and he started reverse sneezing/gaging/ then vomiting. This went on for hours until his belly settled and I waited to feed him until around 8:30. He was fine from then until about 2AM when he threw up all over my bed and continued on his vomiting fit until about 3AM. I can't believe this is KC!!! My other two boys were never throwing up like this! It's actually heart wrenching and I feel so powerless watching him suffer.
My moms immediate response is to bring him through the emergency vet but everytime they tell us no this is normal kennel cough (and from what I've been reading they're right!)
anyhoo! how was your transition to raw [MENTION=3191]FroxerMom[/MENTION] ? what did you start with and what do you feed now? I have 3 boys to feed all different ages
Jeez, sorry to hear that Fred is continuing to have such a hard time with the KC and still vomiting. Scary stuff. If you feel in your gut that it isn't part of the cough, I'd consider going back to the vet. I didn't listen to my gut several years ago on a medical issue and blew it off and I definitely deeply regret it. Not to scare you at all...just that you know them the best and if you want to take Fred in for another check up, you should, no matter if they are telling you "no." He's been on the antibiotics for a while now, though, so maybe with some luck you will see improvement today or tomorrow.
I just decided to start Daphne on raw and went all in. I did not ease her into it because she'd been having the raw goat's milk since I adopted her in February so I thought it would be okay. I know others have gone more slowly into the transition. I am extremely grateful that she had zero issues. This girl licks and licks and licks the bowl after it is empty. She destroys her food. She sits by my feet the whole time I'm putting it together and doesn't take her eyes off me while I walk the bowl over to her food stand. It is the freakin' cutest. I do half a duck patty with one nugget bar and goats milk, TWICE per day. So, she's eating a full patty a day and two nuggets. The frozen patties I buy, come in a bag of 12. So every 11 days I run out and get a new bag, because I take out that days patty, the night before in order to thaw. I believe the bag of nuggets lasts about the same amount of time. The patties are $36 by me. The nuggets are $27. The goats milk is $5.99 for a pint and that lasts about a week. My Boxer shares the nuggets so if it was just her, the bag would last longer. I have not looked into ordering online to see if it would be less expensive. I use PRIMAL brand for everything. There were only a few brands to choose from where I am from, and I made two trips to the store to talk to the people there before deciding, but ultimately chose it when a handful of people here said it was a good one to try. I recently bought her Vital Essential rabbit formula treats to see if she could tolerate another protein besides duck and I think she's doing ok. Her paws did not flare up and no sneezing or throwing up, so considering it a success.
My vet does NOT agree with this method of feeding and in fact, dropped me as a client because of it (long, boring story), but the results and benefits I've seen are more important to me, so I'm sticking with it and am currently working on finding a new vet.
You clearly love your guys a ton, so I'm sure whatever you choose will be the best for them and you. Good luck!!
