So glad they all like it AnnieM, I haven't given mine any yet, they are supposed to be having it tomorrow morning
I have just got back from the Vets with Mollie as her tail had been hanging down drooply since yesterday, last week when it was like that and I took her to the vets, her anal glands were full so they emptied them and she was a lot better after. The vet checked her over today and emptied her glands again as there was some in there but they weren't full, then she saw that her skin was a bit patchy around the base of her tail, which she has also had this a couple of week ago too along with patches on her belly, but once I have put the fuciderm on it, it seems to clear up. Anyway I got a different vet (3rd vet in 3 visits) and again she asked me what I fed her on, I told her raw diet and she seemed to know about it and started to tell me to make sure I was doing it right and giving her enough of a variety to make sure was getting all that she needed. She then started to explain to me that they have seen dogs that have a build up of calcium in their stomachs (I am guessing from too many bones) and they have to come in daily for enemas. I didn't like the sound of that and felt she was most probably trying to explain the downfalls of not doing it right, but it also frightened me too. Anyway she started to tell me about hypo allegenic dried foods as cockers are susceptible to getting skin complaints, but then I said that would only attempt to clear up the skin condition and not help the anal glands. She told me to keep up the fibre content in her diet. At the moment I am using up the Pro Fibre and have some All Bran on standby. She also asked me if Mollie's problems had got worse since I had changed her diet? I said that the reason I had changed it was due to the fact it was starting to get worse, but then in my own mind I do wonder if it hasn't helped
but feel like I should stick with the raw feeding as I will never know otherwise, and when I started her on the raw I did forget to give her the Pro Fibre that she has been on for months. I just came out of there dissapointed, I suppose I am trying to do my best for her, but when they push their opinions on you, you do start to wonder
Sorry about the rant I just felt like I needed to share what had happened.