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Atticus is a very sick puppy right now. He was diagnosed with ehrlichia (a tick-borne disease) and also has a bladder infection. We switched him over to raw food last Sunday, then back to kibble for one day (yesterday) on the vet's advice (he isn't a raw food proponent... warned us about salmonella infections which I know from much research is NOT any greater concern with raw-fed dogs than kibble, and may even be less of a concern with raw feeding). Anyway, we're back to raw today, but after reading Dr. Pitcairn's book over the last couple of days I'm wondering if we should be doing some other combination of raw and perhaps oatmeal or veggies. He actually recommends fasting a sick dog, but since Atticus is only a four-month old puppy, I'm pretty sure that would be very unwise.
Does anyone out there have advice for us as we nurse our little guy back to health? And please don't say kibble!!! I'm not even wild about the idea of any grains at all since they're not a natural part of a canine's diet, but am willing to consider some human-grade, cooked grains if it might help ease him through the healing process.
By the way, I had read, over and over again, that that all-too-familiar "doggy odor" is not natural, but is a direct result of diet. Atticus had a VERY strong doggy-odor on Sunday, the day we switched to raw. By Wednesday, he smelled fresh as a daisy. Then, after ONE DAY of kibble feeding yesterday, the doggy-odor is back in spades. Amazing!
Does anyone out there have advice for us as we nurse our little guy back to health? And please don't say kibble!!! I'm not even wild about the idea of any grains at all since they're not a natural part of a canine's diet, but am willing to consider some human-grade, cooked grains if it might help ease him through the healing process.
By the way, I had read, over and over again, that that all-too-familiar "doggy odor" is not natural, but is a direct result of diet. Atticus had a VERY strong doggy-odor on Sunday, the day we switched to raw. By Wednesday, he smelled fresh as a daisy. Then, after ONE DAY of kibble feeding yesterday, the doggy-odor is back in spades. Amazing!