Best supplement for raw diet - Page 2

Along with Grizzly salmon oil, Five Star Nutrition's Total* K-9 is what I use, when feeding either kibble or raw.  This powder supplement includes Vitamin E, Amino acids, Diatomaceous earth, and Probiotics.  The diatomaceous earth serves as a natural dewormer, shredding parasites with it's microscopic glasslike structure.  The Grizzly salmon oil brand also contains rosemary extract, which serves as a preservative for the oil, but is also used in other products as nature's most effective parasite repellant.

If you'd like more info about Total* K-9, I can be emailed at info@ehretgsd.com

I was giving our 2 puppies Enzyme Pro Plus and our vet (holistic) suggested that we not supplement with anything that has calcium right now.  We are feeding Bravo Balanced right now, but I plan on transtioning them to more of a Barf diet as they get a little older.  She suggested that we only supplenet with Slamon oil.

It is very confusing because everyone has an opinion :)

Mike

CPN has a product called puppy structure that can be added to raw. Switching to raw can be very easy, switching back to kibble can lead to problems. I feed and recommend K9Kravings, it is USDA inspected and passes as a product fit for human consumption it is also very economical, some of these prepared diets can be quite pricey.   

listen to your vet if you want to go holistic!
Dogs don't need human grade meat, which is cleaned and sometimes bleached. If you feed green tripe, for example, your dog gets the good bovine enzymes plus grass residue left in the stomach (tripe is one of the cow's stomach). This way, you don't need to supplement.
Additional vitamins and minerals are unnessessary, especially if you switch meats every now and then, they only harm your dogs kidney. If you feed puppy food, additional calcium will harm the pups kidneys too.
Stay with your holistic vet.
Vets can make a lot of money selling specialized food and food supplements!

I disagree about not needing supplements when feeding a raw diet. Just meat and bones does not give all the vitamins and minerals they need. I use Hokamix. Its all herbal and natural. I get it at http://dogtownusa.net  You can also Google it to find other places that sell it. If you are feeding a kibble supplements can be harmful and you can make the nutritional balance get all out of whack.
Debby

Hokamix is good stuff.

Thank you for all the replies!

I am looking for a holistic vet in West Palm Beach,Fl...There is one,however their website is down so I will call tomorrow, there is no reviews on them either:(

I was looking at  http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/products/preference/   and it seems like the best option.
What do you guys think of it? the lady at honest kitchen said that I could also add fish oil.

Does anyone here have or would recommend a Holistic vet that I could call about RAW diet options? 
Thanks again!

Check out the holistic vet association:
http://www.holisticvetlist.com/

Dr Bernstein in your area is recommended by Dr Pitcairn, one of the forrunners on the field:
http://www.drpitcairn.com/referrals/anhc-referrals/




All the best!

i would just like to add...a raw diet is not "just meat" or "just meat and bones".  a raw diet is meat, bones, ORGANS (which are very nutrient dense), and variety.  

supplementing by adding synthetic vitamins and minerals can do more harm than good, they do not necessarily perform the same way their natural counterparts to, and they are taxing on your internal filtering organs like kidneys, etc.

additionally, please do your research when looking for vets.  use peoples' experiences, references, and word of mouth...not an internet list on someone's website.  there are just as many holistic 'quacks' as there are conventional 'quacks'.  

while i was doing my own research on vets, i found one of the vets on dr. pitcarin's list has either been suspended or had his veterinary license revoked (which you may not even need to practice holistic...someone please correct me if i'm wrong), and yet is still practicing after "repeated acts of gross negligence, gross malpractice, gross incompetence, professional misconduct, patient records violations, and professional misconduct by employing two unlicensed persons as assistant veterinarians" which was found on the state website under consumer affairs.  i obviously don't know the whole story and what actually transpired, but it gives me a better idea.  

please check the division of consumer affairs in your state.  

Hi again,
I just want to add that the supplements I give are for a full grown dog. I didn't start feeding raw until my last GSD was almost full grown.  Its good to go to a naturopathic vet to help with the diet. One of my vets suggested a book by Monica Segal (might be called Optimal Nutrition) to use as a guide. She also has a website. Once you get the puppy started on the raw diet you might consider having a blood panel done by the naturopathic vet to make sure he's getting everything he needs.
Juno11