Hi all, just like to say that l had my dogs blood panels done last week & got the results back last night. All 9 of them are fine & nothing to worry about!!!!! :) I`m v pleased :)
Laddie, one of my males has shown slight anaemia, he has been on a bit of a diet & he is also the one who was on Rymadil for a long time so the vet suggested put him on suitable diet, retest him in couple of mths & see how he is then, but it`s nothing to worry about he said.
So if anyone has any worries about getting it right feeding their dogs raw let me say it can be done :) I`ve been feeding them this way now for nearly 2yrs & when I started I had no internet connection & only 1 book! Now I`ve got internet, lots of books & a lot more confidence..........& lovely healthy dogs :)

Christine, Spain.

hi i was thinking about you the other day and about the swd,hows the puppy coming on,which book did go bye for the raw diet,i am thinking about it at the moment,i know dry food is quick and easy,but losting 4 dogs under 7 with he big c and all were on dry food,two very good brands on the market,i has maked me think about their diet too.
take care,i think i may have to come to spain to mate goliie next year beacuse dianne and i have said at the moment there not many males for her to go to,

Hiya Terri, he`s great thanks :) At the chewing stage right now tho!!!!! He`s on raw food as well & has been since a pup.
My first book was Richard Pitcairns Natural Health for Dogs and Cats, you can read about it at the link below

http://www.drpitcairn.com/index.html

They were on that diet for about 6mths & then I changed them over to Billinghursts all raw diet. The reason for the change over was because there was no way I was going to be able to cool down the cooked food in Pitcairns diet & in the winter I still use Pitcairns recipes. For me it`s one of the best books I have on diets, it gives the nutritional values of all the recipes & foods so you can mix n match them :) The all raw food diet is quicker but I found once I got into a routine with the Pitcairn recipes I was OK! Mind the only cooking is stuff like porridge/rice/barley etc which I did in a huge pan & the pulses I did in the pressure cooker.
It`s terribly sad whats happened to your dogs & I feel for you really. Maybe diet is a factor???
Hey if you come over here come & visit me, it`d be lovely to see you & Andy again! My new house will be finished by then (or it better be:) ) and we are only a few hrs from Antonio.
You take as well :)

Christine, Spain.

Great news all round Christine.

I could not agree with your comments more. Mines are all doing very well on it.

One of my vets I use for emergency only over my regular vet works in a huge practice and was very critcal of the natural diet a few years back. When Holly had her pups 12 weeks ago we had to take her to him as our regular vet was unavaliable . What a change in his attidute ,I could not believe it he openly was saying he was wrong with some of the comments he had said to me a few years back. He thought Holly was in incredible condition for at the time having 6 x 5 day old puppies. Although he said he would not promote it , he certainly could say I have done my dogs proud with it.

Years ago he was trying to force SP down my throat for my dogs constant upset tummy, lucky for me being a chatter box I met a lady in the waiting room who told me about the diet she fed her dogs. I changed right away and have never looked back.


Pamela