Wow...I absolutely loved this show. This lady is so interesting I could have listened to her all day. Great questions asked as with all your videos. Well done I loved it!
Here in Australia 30-40 years ago, it was nothing at all special to see dogs of many breeds living into their late teens. Nowadays those same breeds of dogs are lucky to make it past 13-14. Back then kibble wasn't a really a thing people fed dogs (cats, yes). People often used canned food as the basis of the diet and added extra meat and vegetables to it. The dogs I had were raised like that, and the only time they ever went to the vet was due to an injury, not an illness. Not feeding any commercial foods to my current young dog. Everything he gets is something that's fit for me to eat if I chose to. He just gets a different ratio, and his food is usually eaten raw. I don't overthink things either. The meat I feed him is whatever was available at a reasonable price, or better still, on special. Besides red meat, I also feed him poultry and fish as his primary protein source. I then add some offal and make sure he's also getting some fat. That combination makes up about 80% of his total meal. After that, I add other ingredients like a mix of vegetables, an egg (and the crushed shell), sardines, beans, a small clove of garlic once or twice a week, a few nuts and seeds, a bit of fresh seaweed. Also a fan of making bone broth. I'm feeding twice daily because he's still growing, but some days, I'll just give him a bowlfull of broth in the morning and only one meal of solid food later that day. I also take the time to remove all the meat and gelatinous tissue from the cooked bones and give that to my dog as well. Broth is a brilliant way to make use of unsuitable bones that are too big or too hard to chew. I also don't deliberately feed him carbs like rice, but if he does get a few because I gave him some vegetables or beans etc., I'm not going to freak out. As long as he's healthy. I also give him treats as part of training him. I use homemade "jerky" I make from beef and chicken, chicken hearts and chicken giblets. Sometimes give him a tiny bit of cooked sausage, or small cubes of cheese. Another really simple treat that my dog loves is a boiled egg. I don't muck about with it either. I boil it and when it's cooled I give the whole egg to him. He crunches his way through the shell like it's not even there.
I feel like medical practitioners in the human world also tend to work off the mindset that the client isn't right and they see it as an insult if you disagree with them and tell them something outside their training.
100% absolutely. Just because there hasn't been an expensive 10-year FDA study proving that certain foods prevent disease doesn't mean it isn't true. Drs aee overworked generally and dont want lawsuits or controversy with their boss, etc so they stick to the script and don't want to hear much outside approved standard practice .
This tension between holistic and traditional medicine is happening not only in veterinary care but in human medical care as well. I keep thinking of carol alt and the raw food diet
Who’s paying whom? That’s why I waited so long to take my dog to the vet after I started raw feeding, I didn’t want to hear them talk negatively about something that they knew nothing about, and by the time I took my dog to the vet, their clients had already set them straight
Our 5 yr old Cane Corso just got an allergy panel and came back off the charts (600+) allergic to storage mites and I'm now transitioning to a raw diet for him out of necessity.
The worst part for me is I'm all but forced to lie about the food I feed because they give me so much grief. Having to not be fully honest with any medical personnel is never in the service of the patient/client.
I hear what you’re saying but being honest SHOULD be in the service of the patient because what they eat has such an impact on their health. You should be able to tell your vet everything without being shamed but that’s not always the case
Wow...I absolutely loved this show. This lady is so interesting I could have listened to her all day. Great questions asked as with all your videos. Well done I loved it!
Thank you so much!
Here in Australia 30-40 years ago, it was nothing at all special to see dogs of many breeds living into their late teens. Nowadays those same breeds of dogs are lucky to make it past 13-14. Back then kibble wasn't a really a thing people fed dogs (cats, yes). People often used canned food as the basis of the diet and added extra meat and vegetables to it.
The dogs I had were raised like that, and the only time they ever went to the vet was due to an injury, not an illness.
Not feeding any commercial foods to my current young dog. Everything he gets is something that's fit for me to eat if I chose to. He just gets a different ratio, and his food is usually eaten raw.
I don't overthink things either. The meat I feed him is whatever was available at a reasonable price, or better still, on special. Besides red meat, I also feed him poultry and fish as his primary protein source. I then add some offal and make sure he's also getting some fat. That combination makes up about 80% of his total meal. After that, I add other ingredients like a mix of vegetables, an egg (and the crushed shell), sardines, beans, a small clove of garlic once or twice a week, a few nuts and seeds, a bit of fresh seaweed. Also a fan of making bone broth. I'm feeding twice daily because he's still growing, but some days, I'll just give him a bowlfull of broth in the morning and only one meal of solid food later that day. I also take the time to remove all the meat and gelatinous tissue from the cooked bones and give that to my dog as well. Broth is a brilliant way to make use of unsuitable bones that are too big or too hard to chew.
I also don't deliberately feed him carbs like rice, but if he does get a few because I gave him some vegetables or beans etc., I'm not going to freak out. As long as he's healthy.
I also give him treats as part of training him. I use homemade "jerky" I make from beef and chicken, chicken hearts and chicken giblets. Sometimes give him a tiny bit of cooked sausage, or small cubes of cheese. Another really simple treat that my dog loves is a boiled egg. I don't muck about with it either. I boil it and when it's cooled I give the whole egg to him. He crunches his way through the shell like it's not even there.
I feel like medical practitioners in the human world also tend to work off the mindset that the client isn't right and they see it as an insult if you disagree with them and tell them something outside their training.
100% absolutely. Just because there hasn't been an expensive 10-year FDA study proving that certain foods prevent disease doesn't mean it isn't true. Drs aee overworked generally and dont want lawsuits or controversy with their boss, etc so they stick to the script and don't want to hear much outside approved standard practice .
This tension between holistic and traditional medicine is happening not only in veterinary care but in human medical care as well. I keep thinking of carol alt and the raw food diet
Who’s paying whom? That’s why I waited so long to take my dog to the vet after I started raw feeding, I didn’t want to hear them talk negatively about something that they knew nothing about, and by the time I took my dog to the vet, their clients had already set them straight
Our 5 yr old Cane Corso just got an allergy panel and came back off the charts (600+) allergic to storage mites and I'm now transitioning to a raw diet for him out of necessity.
Wow!
The worst part for me is I'm all but forced to lie about the food I feed because they give me so much grief. Having to not be fully honest with any medical personnel is never in the service of the patient/client.
I hear what you’re saying but being honest SHOULD be in the service of the patient because what they eat has such an impact on their health. You should be able to tell your vet everything without being shamed but that’s not always the case