Ziggy's Third Week of Recovery

There have been a few bumps in the road.  Ziggy decided that he doesn't always like to eat bones.  But when he doesn't eat them, he suffers from diarrhea.  So I've started adding a little powdered bone meal to each slice of raw chicken (folded inside of a thin slice) so he's getting the bone that he needs in his diet.  It takes some extra time in meal preparation but it's not so bad... at least I'm not cooking boatloads of chicken and veggies and all the mashing and mixing and freezer storing.

Raw feeding rules state that you should not feed just chicken so I am also feeding the frozen raw venison and frozen raw lamb (which is a ground mix of meat, organs and bone).  He really likes it and it makes lunchtime feeding easier for me.  For dinner he gets actual raw meat with bones from the supermarket (organic/free-range) which includes both chicken and red meat.  I'm considering pork but cannot find organic and I'm concerned about parasites in pork so I'm holding back on that for now.

I noticed this week that when cleaning his ear, instead of yellow gunky stuff coming out, it's dry and flaky.  It seems that his body is maybe finally pushing all the remaining toxins out and I'm hoping the ear is going to finally clear up.  Will post more on this later.

He smells really clean and wonderful instead of yeasty.  I love that and so I give him lots of kisses because he smells so good!  His energy level has increased.  He likes to play more often and also he seems to be more tolerant of hot weather.  He will actually stand out in the sun in the middle of the day smelling the bushes instead of panting and trying to run for cover in panic mode.

He is behaving more like a real dog and not a sick child.  I'm very pleased with results so far and will continue on the raw diet.

Ziggy's First Week Recovery

I am so amazed at how fast Ziggy is recovering after only one week on the raw diet. I started doing a 50/50 combination of cooked/raw but after more research, I found that when switching to the raw diet, there is no need to transition. So around mid-week I just simply stopped feeding him the cooked food and went strictly raw.

I've noticed a few interesting changes in him. First... he smells wonderful. He used to smell yeasty most of the time but now he smells like a clean, healthy dog. It's a very pleasant smell. He's also drinking more water, his poop is more solid and he is behaving more like a normal dog than a sick child.

He seems to look forward to meals and he enjoys the tearing of meat off the bones and crunching up the bones. I wish I had known years ago what a true raw diet would do for him.   He has suffered so much and I've spent so much money on vets and medications.  He is really just beginning to live a happy healthy life.   By changing his diet, I'm hoping that I can extend his life substantially.

I have stopped the homeopathic remedy for now because I want to see what the raw diet will do for him.  If he continues to have minor allergy issues, then I will start him back on the remedy and see what happens.

I have purchased a detox solution for him and hoping that it will help push the remaining toxins out of his body so he can make a full recovery.  I just received it in the mail today and will be starting it this weekend along with a probiotic to get the good bacteria into his system.

Here is a video of Ziggy's first raw chicken:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3iqsiKyCFA