Has anyone ever heard of these YouTube videos?
Submitted by Vern-Rory-Teresa on March 19, 2012 - 3:43pmOne of my many bulldog facebook friends had a link on their FB page to a video on yeast in dogs. The person that discusses this issue and possible resolutions is a vet. After I watched the video, and was pretty impressed w/the information she presented, I continued to watch more of her videos. I was surprised to find out that she has over 1,000 videos discussing everything from bloat, to dog/cat food diets to yeasty ears.
I'm just wondering if anyone has watched these videos, particularily the RAW FOOD EXPERTS on our forum - I'm considering abandoning kibble - her argument for going raw (either pre-made or homemade) was very strong. I'm wondering what all of you felt about the advice she provided.
Here's a link to one of her dog/cat food analysis videos. There are a ton more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTWHxvjI_as&feature=related
Thanks!
Teresa
WOW lots of info - how good? what's the Jury say?
Lots of information, I dont know about accuracy as I'm not a vet, but it seems to make sense (atleast the segment or 2 I watched)
Last steps taken May 26, 2014 -- Been rolling along ever since . . . .
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I like her a lot!
I do feed raw, because I think it's absolutely crazy to think that highly processed human food manufacturing waste is in ANY way equivalent to fresh whole food. The argument that it is superior makes no sense at all. The argument that fresh food is dangerous to a dog?? I can not trust anyone that makes that claim. That is just nuts.
It is a well known fact that food as close to it's natural state is the healthiest food for any animal to eat, so I can't figure out WHY anyone would think dogs would be the ONE exception to that??
Audrey's itchiness, yeasty smelly face, ear infections and daily vomiting all disappeared on a raw diet. She is highly sensitive to chemicals, artificial flavorings, vitamins; they make her miserable.
She is healthy and thriving with NO health issues at all now. There are no mountains of nasty poop in my yard.Her poop turns to dust in a few days. She gets a bath 3 or 4 times a year and she is shiny and smells wonderful. She only sheds one time a year, and it is minimal. Her teeth look great. She doesn't have bad breath. She has tons of energy and plays as much as she can. For Audrey there is not a single drawback to feeding raw, and I will never buy another bag of kibble again.
Cathy and Audrey
Thanks Cathy for the
Thanks Cathy for the feedback. It all makes so much sense....i'm starting the education process right now!
I had no idea that she had a newsletter, i'm going to get signed up for that asap!
if ya find that link for the newsletter -
Please share :) THANKS!
Last steps taken May 26, 2014 -- Been rolling along ever since . . . .
Dr Becker's newsletter
http://healthypets.mercola.com/
The only thing I don't like about it is they advertise their products in the emails.
Cathy and Audrey
Raw Diet/Age
My boy is going to be 11 in August and for the past year he has been battling on and off skin/ear issues. Is he too old to start a raw diet now?
Karen and Winston
I started my 2 12 yr old lab mixes
on raw. One of them was able to go up and down the stairs again after a very short time on it. I was NOT expecting that to happen, then I felt really guilty that she had suffered as long as she did.
The other one did not like it as much, she was a very picky eater. She would only eat chicken and eggs. She was way more energetic though.
I would not let age prevent a healthier diet. Just do your research, and go slowly. Use probiotics.
Cathy and Audrey
Daily Feeding
Would you mind telling me your daily routine/menu?
Karen and Winston
Audrey's typical menu
She gets fed twice a day. Her total amount for the day is around 12 ounces.
For breakfast she gets organ-around an ounce but I do not go crazy trying to get it exact. She gets beef/calf liver, or beef kidney, or chicken liver. We put enough for 3-4 days worth in a freezer bag, and she eats it til it's gone. She gets beef liver at least 2 bags worth a month. It is the best source of copper.
Also at breakfast she gets her bone source. We tried giving her larger bones a few times a week instead of smaller ones daily, but it was starting to give her either really soft stools or too dry and crumbly. (Audrey HATES!!! a dirty butt-if she has a messy poop she is miserable) So now she gets one chicken thigh with most of the meat cut off. It is usually rigth around 2 ounces.
Then breakfast is finished off with boneless meat. She gets mostly red meat-beef, pork or lamb. She gets ground turkey about every 6 weeks or so. A few times a week she gets a raw egg. If we don't eat the meat from the chicken thighs, she'll get that for a few days. The majority of her boneless meat though is red meat.
For dinner it is just boneless meat. Same as she had for breakfast, unless breakfast happened to be the end of that particular bag.
We find that 3-4 days thawed in the fridge is the max for meat to stay fresh, so that's how much we put in each freezer bag. Organ is frozen in much smaller amount since she only gets an ounce a day. For the ground turkey, my husband buys a package and that is her boneless meat til it's gone.
Sometimes we forget to thaw food and she gets a can of sardines in olive oil. OMG-she LOVES those things! Or she gets canned salmon. The sodium is higher than needed in canned food, so it is only an occasional thing.
I add fish oil at dinner because I have not found an affordable source of grass fed meat. At breakfast she gets a teaspoon of coconut oil. Depending on the season, she may also get kelp, Flea Free, diatomaceous earth, probiotics, Heartworm Free. She also gets her glucosamine pills in the morning. We found ONE brand that doesn't make her itch!
Cathy and Audrey