Kenzierey
Active member
I have been extremely excited lately because my dogs that would previously never touch anything that was raw, recently devoured raw rabbit. It was the first thing I could get either of my two super picky Australian Shepherds to take. I let them split the back strap and they crunched it down in a matter of seconds, bones and all.
It got me so excited because I have always wanted to move towards a raw diet. I have heard so many amazing things and now that we are raising our own chickens and rabbits, I feel it is a great time to do it.
I went to the vet for annual checkups, rabies, etc... and the vet nearly freaked when I told her that I wanted to start transitioning them to raw. She was clearly very against it, which I expected to some extent, but she actually made me feel really bad about it. it was a very uncomfortable vet visit. Especially since I hadn't recently given them their tick preventative that I am waiting on in the mail. And of course my Mini Aussie, Kora had to come up positive for Anaplasmosis (which we tested further and found that she does not need to be treated for it). So I just left there feeling like a terrible pet owner. I was expecting some sort of argument from them but I did not expect to come out of there feeling like I have made all the wrong choices for my most beloved babies.
I would like to hear everyone's opinions on feeding raw. I know a lot of people who live a sustainable lifestyle or anything of the sort do feed raw and I know people love it. I am just scared to make a life-threatening decision and then have to live with myself afterwards. I would like to hear good and bad experiences and everyone's opinions on the matter, whether you agree with the raw diet or not. I trust this forum implicitly and truly value everyone's opinions on here. I love that you can post something without the worry of getting picked a part and torn down for something, unlike quite a few other forums I have tried out.
It got me so excited because I have always wanted to move towards a raw diet. I have heard so many amazing things and now that we are raising our own chickens and rabbits, I feel it is a great time to do it.
I went to the vet for annual checkups, rabies, etc... and the vet nearly freaked when I told her that I wanted to start transitioning them to raw. She was clearly very against it, which I expected to some extent, but she actually made me feel really bad about it. it was a very uncomfortable vet visit. Especially since I hadn't recently given them their tick preventative that I am waiting on in the mail. And of course my Mini Aussie, Kora had to come up positive for Anaplasmosis (which we tested further and found that she does not need to be treated for it). So I just left there feeling like a terrible pet owner. I was expecting some sort of argument from them but I did not expect to come out of there feeling like I have made all the wrong choices for my most beloved babies.
I would like to hear everyone's opinions on feeding raw. I know a lot of people who live a sustainable lifestyle or anything of the sort do feed raw and I know people love it. I am just scared to make a life-threatening decision and then have to live with myself afterwards. I would like to hear good and bad experiences and everyone's opinions on the matter, whether you agree with the raw diet or not. I trust this forum implicitly and truly value everyone's opinions on here. I love that you can post something without the worry of getting picked a part and torn down for something, unlike quite a few other forums I have tried out.