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... and held my breath. Yup, told my German vet that after Grimm returns from send-away training, I want to switch him to an all-raw, no kibble at all diet. I didn't know how she would react to this. Bear in mind that Germany is 20 years behind us with dogfoods, while one can with effort order Orijen and a few others, the usual ingedients here for top premium dogfoods made here read: "Corn, wheat flour, rice bran, meat by-products, rice, poultry fat..." It's a nation of itchy, gassy dogs. Okay, holding my breath after telling the vet...
She was DELIGHTED! She said, "If you could do that-- he would only be getting vitamins and minerals pure, with no chemical extras, no grains.. oh, you CAN use potatoes though! But, if you could give him just the meat, bones, and a little bit of organ pieces, he would be a healthier dog! This is best for example, for allergies! I read a paper about raw feeding! The dogs grew better, and had all their vitamins available to them in the raw food!" She was excited, because she has only one client now feeding raw due to allergies. She said that she can never get anyone to raw feed, because of the extra time/work involved. I think where there is a well-known option of just opening a bag... most don't see the need to go through the effort. (I have a balcony.. I can just throw the pieces of meat and bone out there's not even any clean-up, it's ceramic tile flooring out there)
Anyway, I am sooo relieved that she didn't freak out about this. Now I can freak out-- raw feeding seems so complicated!
I want to start right.I gotta start right.. we live on the 12th floor, have slow elevators, and diarrhea can NOT happen here!
Anyway, I am excited to have my vet's support!

She was DELIGHTED! She said, "If you could do that-- he would only be getting vitamins and minerals pure, with no chemical extras, no grains.. oh, you CAN use potatoes though! But, if you could give him just the meat, bones, and a little bit of organ pieces, he would be a healthier dog! This is best for example, for allergies! I read a paper about raw feeding! The dogs grew better, and had all their vitamins available to them in the raw food!" She was excited, because she has only one client now feeding raw due to allergies. She said that she can never get anyone to raw feed, because of the extra time/work involved. I think where there is a well-known option of just opening a bag... most don't see the need to go through the effort. (I have a balcony.. I can just throw the pieces of meat and bone out there's not even any clean-up, it's ceramic tile flooring out there)
Anyway, I am sooo relieved that she didn't freak out about this. Now I can freak out-- raw feeding seems so complicated!


Anyway, I am excited to have my vet's support!
