I have a customer who bought a raw puppy. Not sure if it was in the contract or not to have to feed raw but they did. After about 1 year the breeder told them that they had lost the mother from choking on a bone. So they got scared and stopped feeding raw all together and just went to some dry food diet. I guess they didn't considered ground raw.
Anyhow not too long ago they were walking their dog at a rest area while traveling here in Florida. The dog was bit by a venomous snake (probably water moccasin) on the nose and died before they could get it to a vet hospital which was only 7 miles away.
I wonder if they had continued to feed raw if the dog would have made it at least to the vet. That's probably too much to ask for a raw fed puppy even second generation. I guess there is so much to consider with snakes, like where the bite was (on the nose) and how big it was, etc.
Really sad story, I know!
Blessings,
Denise
In a message dated 4/25/2009 4:06:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mbickellhounds@comcast.net writes:
Denise,
Yes, I agree it can take generations of a healthy lifestyle before "we" see healthy dogs.
The other side of that is, breeders who are trying that method have in their contracts that they require buyers to continue with a raw diet. But I also know that many buyers don't/won't/can't do that after purchasing a puppy or kitten.
Marilyn, Miko (Chasing lizards in Heaven), Bess, RoseyMae, and (FC) Beaver Cleavear, Fort Bragg, CA
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