That's all my dogs, Ellie & Buddha, have been eating since September 14th, 2011. Prior to this they had always been fed chicken wings & drumsticks, the occasional lamb shank, and little lamb ribs when we first adopted them last year at the tender age of 8 weeks.
However, we were also feeding them kibble and other factory processed "dog food" (because that's what was recommended by the vet at the time so of course you do what you're led to believe is best for the puppies) and God only knows what cheap bottom shelf muck they were fed on at the pound having just been ripped from their canine mother's teats far too early.
Poor Buddha, the runt of the litter, 2.1 kg when first we weighed him, with tiny lumps on his tiny head from where his siblings had been having a good chew to relieve their teething discomfort as they had nothing else to chew on but each other. What's worse is he smelt like death. His tongue was constantly slimy and when his droppings weren't sloppy puddings they exploded out his back end with a vomit inducing stench.
Little Ellie, as outwardly healthy as she appeared, expelled a different unpleasant odour from her skin and her breath carried the smell of dog excrement because she kept eating it.
Unknown to us, it was not the Supercoat kibble or Tucker Time rolls, that were keeping our puppies' coats nice and shiny, it was the raw chicken they crunched away on every day and the fact we only bathed them twice in their lives instead of washing all the natural beneficial oils from the dogs' skin every week. The processed pet food was the culprit that made them sick.
Buddha's smell did improve gradually, as did the consistency of his droppings. Yet every 5 to 6 weeks he was back to the vet to get the same stomach bug treated again and again. In addition they both did their fair share of excrement eating of which no vet, breeder, or any other "expert" seemed to know the reason.
This pattern was the standard from mid July 2010 to mid September 2011 when we decided to try the new local vet as it's a few minutes away and Ellie gets car sick.
Dr Tom Lonsdale of Raw Meaty Bones fame (or infamy if you're a junk pet food company or Vet funded by one) suggested merely removing all the supermarket pet food from their diet and seeing what happens.
48 hours was all it took for the unpleasant odours to dissipate completely. Ellie was much happier now that she was being cuddled and not pushed away. A few days more and we noticed the dogs were no longer eating their own faeces, were more content, had more energy, and no longer tried to claw through a person's face just to get a cuddle.
Almost a month later, we are now noticing fur regrowing in the small patch on the chins of both dogs just below the bottom lip where for many months it had been bald.
Some of you may be squeamish at the thought of your dog eating big messy raw chunks of meat and bone such as chicken frames, lamb heads, lamb necks, ox gullet, ox heart, ox liver, ox stomach, cute fluffy bunny rabbits, etc. But what makes you more squeamish, that, or constantly spending a fortune on the cleverly disguised slow working poison that is kibble and tinned dog food and subsequently paying the vet a fortune because of the health problems caused by such so called food?
Here's a tip: Instead of looking at the dismembered rabbit, just look at the dog having a great time eating his natural diet.
Buddha & The Rabbit
Buddha & The Fish
However, we were also feeding them kibble and other factory processed "dog food" (because that's what was recommended by the vet at the time so of course you do what you're led to believe is best for the puppies) and God only knows what cheap bottom shelf muck they were fed on at the pound having just been ripped from their canine mother's teats far too early.
Poor Buddha, the runt of the litter, 2.1 kg when first we weighed him, with tiny lumps on his tiny head from where his siblings had been having a good chew to relieve their teething discomfort as they had nothing else to chew on but each other. What's worse is he smelt like death. His tongue was constantly slimy and when his droppings weren't sloppy puddings they exploded out his back end with a vomit inducing stench.
Little Ellie, as outwardly healthy as she appeared, expelled a different unpleasant odour from her skin and her breath carried the smell of dog excrement because she kept eating it.
Unknown to us, it was not the Supercoat kibble or Tucker Time rolls, that were keeping our puppies' coats nice and shiny, it was the raw chicken they crunched away on every day and the fact we only bathed them twice in their lives instead of washing all the natural beneficial oils from the dogs' skin every week. The processed pet food was the culprit that made them sick.
Buddha's smell did improve gradually, as did the consistency of his droppings. Yet every 5 to 6 weeks he was back to the vet to get the same stomach bug treated again and again. In addition they both did their fair share of excrement eating of which no vet, breeder, or any other "expert" seemed to know the reason.
This pattern was the standard from mid July 2010 to mid September 2011 when we decided to try the new local vet as it's a few minutes away and Ellie gets car sick.
Dr Tom Lonsdale of Raw Meaty Bones fame (or infamy if you're a junk pet food company or Vet funded by one) suggested merely removing all the supermarket pet food from their diet and seeing what happens.
48 hours was all it took for the unpleasant odours to dissipate completely. Ellie was much happier now that she was being cuddled and not pushed away. A few days more and we noticed the dogs were no longer eating their own faeces, were more content, had more energy, and no longer tried to claw through a person's face just to get a cuddle.
Almost a month later, we are now noticing fur regrowing in the small patch on the chins of both dogs just below the bottom lip where for many months it had been bald.
Some of you may be squeamish at the thought of your dog eating big messy raw chunks of meat and bone such as chicken frames, lamb heads, lamb necks, ox gullet, ox heart, ox liver, ox stomach, cute fluffy bunny rabbits, etc. But what makes you more squeamish, that, or constantly spending a fortune on the cleverly disguised slow working poison that is kibble and tinned dog food and subsequently paying the vet a fortune because of the health problems caused by such so called food?
Here's a tip: Instead of looking at the dismembered rabbit, just look at the dog having a great time eating his natural diet.
Buddha & The Rabbit
Buddha & The Fish
Our new vet has been a real eye opener to the health problems caused by all the junk that is advertised as healthy for our pets and recommended by so many vets that "make a killing" by slowly poisoning our four legged family members in order to reap the profits of regular vet visits, check ups, and otherwise unnecessary surgeries.
He also answered the question no other vet could/would.
Why were they eating their own poop? Simply because the kibble and such does not contain what is needed by the dog until it has made its way near the end of the digestive system where it is infested with enzymes and other bits and pieces that the dog needs, therefore the dog picks it up the second time through.
It's not just a shame, it's essentially criminal that so many junk food companies pushing this poison as "healthy", "essential", and everything else that it isn't, and all the vets are along for the ride. It has even reached the stage where veterinary students are being falsely taught that these slow working poisons are essential for a dog's well being.
So, now what's making you squeamish?
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