I think there are as many versions of a raw diet as there are people
doing it. I've never been a purist. I did stick to mostly RMB,
organs, fish, eggs for a long time but they've always gotten other
stuff as well - left-overs, plate lickings, treats from my farm
helper. And, living on a farm, the dogs (and cats) have access to a
lot of things city pets don't. My pets are selective about what they
choose to eat from their environment - grasses, herbs, carcasses,
afterbirth, 'clean' horse manure', etc. I trust their judgment. I
don't like the idea of having to hide stuff in their food that they
don't want to eat. The dogs will eat anything if there's cheese sauce
on it!
The cats catch mice, rats, whatever, but they NEVER eat them. They
are all kibble addicts, including two young ex-feral cats. Go figure.
The dogs will not eat the victims I can't save. "Okay guys, let me
explain a prey-model diet to you."
Marilyn - a suggestion for Bess. Are you familiar with medicinal
clay? To be more specific - calcium bentonite clay? (There's a bunch
of different kinds.) That would draw the toxin out of the bite wound.
It doesn't interfere with anything else, like antibiotics. I removed
a 'thing' from my husband's forehead with clay. He was to have
surgery. I just put a dab of hydrated clay on it when he went to bed.
It came off the second day - no wound, no scar. The closest I can
come to describing it would be calling it a small rock. Dr. didn't
know what it was. The clay draws toxins and removes them, internally
and externally. It works very well with colloidal silver - no
conflict. Just a thought.
Donna - Where were you when I needed you??! I went through 2 years of
hell trying to fix the itching/chewing/ licking problem with 2 of the
3 dogs. It is a very long story of what I tried, internally and
externally. Vets did steriods, shampoos, etc. Nothing worked. The
last diagnosis was yeast on skin and in clean ears. That made NO
sense. Not to mention, Benedryl would have had no effect on yeast. I
probably could have found a more natural antihistamine, but I wasn't
looking for one. The effect was within hours. I used a very small
dose of Benedryl for less than a week and haven't used it since. WHY
did that solve the problem and what was the problem in the first
place? Why was the 3rd dog never affected when they all had the same
diet and the same environment? I know you can't answer that.
Paula
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