Winter's Cinder
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First off, Cinder is fine!! She had her 3 vet visit this morning, routine shots and weigh in...
At 7 weeks she weighed in at 11 lbs
At 10 weeks she weighed in at 18.9 lbs
At 13 weeks (this morning) 33.2 lbs!!
I did a rough shoulder height measurement last night and the best I could get was right around 16 inches...
She has been doing very good with her raw diet.. chicken and pork have gone down without any issues. She loves the beef liver, and this morning I have started transitioning to venison (deer) because that's what we have in the freezer, and she gobbled it up!!!
Now, the reason for this thread is that I happened to mention this morning to the vet we've been doing the raw diet. I can't tell you why I didn't mention it before... maybe because at the last visit we were about a week into it... or maybe it was because of some of the discussion here I've read that some vets arnt too keen on it... anyway... this morning I mentioned it.
Let me tell ya, she was not into it!! She said I could do what I wanted because it was my dog, but she did not recommend it, especially at such a young age.. I tried to explain to her how much better Cinder has acted, and smelled, and all that... and that I had done some pretty intense research online... but she point blank said "you really have to watch what you read online... its not all the best advice" .. and she really was emphazing how hard it was to get the right balance of nutrients she needs at this critical puppy growing stage.
Now, I'm not going to let her deter me from raw. Regardless of what she said, I know the research I have done was done weighing both the cons and the pros... and best of all... I have you guys!! I know, I know... you guys aren't vets... but I find the best knowledge comes from experience. And you guys have that, our vet doesnt!!
She never did try to sell me on switching back to kibble, nor did she try to sell me any of the science diet kibble she had there in the office. I think it was mostly because I kind of shut down the diet talk when I asked if they did nail trims, and she went to grab the trimmers. LOL ..
I did end up getting a vitamin-mineral supplement (brand is pet-form) because i figured it was best just not to fight her on it at this point. I haven't given Cinder one yet until I look it up to see what the reviews are, and also to check with you guys on whether she really needs it.
I'm going to be looking around to see if I can find another vet. This lady is nice and all, but I seemed to have really struck a cord with her this morning. I'm sure there are couple other vets in town, and a few more in the surrounding area... and if worse comes to worse, we are about an hr from the the big state capital city... id really like to find one more local for any emergencies that might pop up, although I know she would get good care regardless of what the vets opinion is on her diet.
I just thought I'd share my amusing experience with you all.
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At 7 weeks she weighed in at 11 lbs
At 10 weeks she weighed in at 18.9 lbs
At 13 weeks (this morning) 33.2 lbs!!
I did a rough shoulder height measurement last night and the best I could get was right around 16 inches...
She has been doing very good with her raw diet.. chicken and pork have gone down without any issues. She loves the beef liver, and this morning I have started transitioning to venison (deer) because that's what we have in the freezer, and she gobbled it up!!!
Now, the reason for this thread is that I happened to mention this morning to the vet we've been doing the raw diet. I can't tell you why I didn't mention it before... maybe because at the last visit we were about a week into it... or maybe it was because of some of the discussion here I've read that some vets arnt too keen on it... anyway... this morning I mentioned it.
Let me tell ya, she was not into it!! She said I could do what I wanted because it was my dog, but she did not recommend it, especially at such a young age.. I tried to explain to her how much better Cinder has acted, and smelled, and all that... and that I had done some pretty intense research online... but she point blank said "you really have to watch what you read online... its not all the best advice" .. and she really was emphazing how hard it was to get the right balance of nutrients she needs at this critical puppy growing stage.
Now, I'm not going to let her deter me from raw. Regardless of what she said, I know the research I have done was done weighing both the cons and the pros... and best of all... I have you guys!! I know, I know... you guys aren't vets... but I find the best knowledge comes from experience. And you guys have that, our vet doesnt!!
She never did try to sell me on switching back to kibble, nor did she try to sell me any of the science diet kibble she had there in the office. I think it was mostly because I kind of shut down the diet talk when I asked if they did nail trims, and she went to grab the trimmers. LOL ..
I did end up getting a vitamin-mineral supplement (brand is pet-form) because i figured it was best just not to fight her on it at this point. I haven't given Cinder one yet until I look it up to see what the reviews are, and also to check with you guys on whether she really needs it.
I'm going to be looking around to see if I can find another vet. This lady is nice and all, but I seemed to have really struck a cord with her this morning. I'm sure there are couple other vets in town, and a few more in the surrounding area... and if worse comes to worse, we are about an hr from the the big state capital city... id really like to find one more local for any emergencies that might pop up, although I know she would get good care regardless of what the vets opinion is on her diet.
I just thought I'd share my amusing experience with you all.
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