DOG FOOD AND ALLERGIES
About two years ago my West Highland White Terrier started getting his old symptoms back and then in October (2006) he almost bled to death. It took about three months to get it under control with blood tests done every month and Prednizone given every day.
Then the pet food recall made headlines. Everything fit! Was the Vet Food killing him?
I immediately took him off the Vet Food for allergic dogs and took back the Bench and Fields dog food because by now even my super healthy female West Highland White Terrier was vomiting. She had been eating the vet food but was changed over to Bench and Field. Was it non vet approved dog food?
Since I was now cooking for two dogs, I started making all my dog food. I didn’t want them to have anything out of a can, pouch or bag. I didn’t care what manufacturer it was or how much they claimed their dog food was “natural” or “organic” or “pure”. No way, not after almost losing him.
Spooky was very weak when I brought him home. He was on medication 24 hours a day. I had 5 different medications I was instructed to give him every few hours. So I got up at all hours of the night to give him his medication and to feed him. It was exhausting.
I did this for an entire month all the while taking him in to the vet for blood tests. At this time I was feeding him a mixture of chicken and rice. His appetite was enormous because he was on the Prednizone. This steroid made him very hungry and thirsty.
The second month I was told to taper the medication down so he was only getting about half of the meds. As I tapered the Prednizone Spooky’s appetite also tapered off. I experimented with my own recipes to find one he liked.
That’s how I came up with the recipes you see on this site
It is now exactly one year since the day he almost died. I still feed him my recipes and he continues to thrive. I really believe it took a full year for him to recover from the toxins that were in commercial dog food.
Good luck to you and your best friend.
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