need RAW help fast...PLEASE!!! - Page 2

Hi London,

Most of the time, when your dog has skin or even ear problems, it
has to do with what they are ingesting.

I had a dog that had terrible skin problems, and I switched her kibble
food to Canidae All Life Stages, and I had excellent results.
I have 8 dogs, so believe me I've tried all different brands out
there, the price an quaility are what I am satified about.

Also, I feed my dogs a raw diet on occassion, and I try to keep it
very simple, you shouldn't have to run around to a dog health food
store and pay big money for ingredients you probably have in your
house already, or you can get at the local supermarket.

Here's a link to what I feed my dogs, halfway down on the page is a link to
the Barf Diet, I found it very useful........

 www.vonryansgermanshepherds.com/whatmydogseat.htm

Go ahead and add food like the egg (recommended cooked, but we use raw farm fresh) canned oily fish (sardines, mackerel) and regular (fatty) ground beef or pork to your puppy diet for part of the fat component. Add 1/2 your regular food to the raw supplement at first then you can switch to full RAW you can also add oil and yogurt is helpful to keep digestion healthy. I have never seen puppy with itchy skin problems but in older dogs I have noticed sometimes with dogs who are stressed. Well documented a dog with a bone is a happy dog so try some therapy he can really sink his teeth into. ((large rib bone or marrow bones are safe for puppies) Some dogs seem obsessive with scratching and he may be creating the problem. Lastly I recently talked to a customer who claimed she had a white shepherd previously who was diagnosed with an allergy to its own fur???

 don't add and make it worse, subtract and start over.  now's the perfect time since you want to switch to raw.  whatever is bothering him is more than likely coming from something he is already eating.  i sent you a pm.

We recently had our girl suddenly got really itchy, dull coated and almost went bald overnight.  It wasnt her food - it was an outside influence - we gave her kids antihistimine liquid for a couple of days along with vitamin E and changed her bedding to paper - just to be on the safe side.

Itching went within 24hrs - now a week along and she is fine.

I sent you an email.....

I took Trailriders raw diet and converted my guy to 95% raw .     It has worked out great.

Hi all,

I just wanted to thank everyone who posted or sent me a PM. The pup made the rapid switch to 100% raw easy and he loves it!! I actually really enjoy prepping the meat and feeding him more now too. We're on day 3 and my fingers are crossed. We go back to the vet (a new one) on Tuesday for another look. Thanks again!!

Here's a pic of the little guy. Sorry he's not one to sit still!

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London he is a doll!! Has his itching stopped at all? Sometimes it happens quick and other times it takes awhile to detox. Being he is just a baby and hasn't been on dog food a long time I would think it would stop quick.

The new vet sounds like a big improvement from the remark about the coat coming in by your other vet.  A good idea.

Yes Two Moons, it was your previous comment that shook some sense into me to find a different vet. I stopped the oatmeal soaks too. As for the pup, he's still itching, but finally sleeping through the night (not waking up to scratch). So I think we're on the right track.

I still can't get over how much he wants to eat now. Dinner on kibble was always a pain in the butt as he never really showed much interest. I guess he was trying to tell me something :-) And his stools are 10x better already. My boyfriend has a golden retriever on kibble: a little goes in, a lot comes out. The pup: a lot goes in, a little comes out. That alone is a huge plus for me!