Tracie,
I was at the seminar today. I was the girl with the 2 German Shepherds on that horrific Hill’s Prescription Diet from the vet. I am sorry I had to leave without speaking to you. I had to get home so my husband could go to work and take care of my 5 year old.
I just wanted to thank you so much for all of the invaluable information, not just for my dogs, but for my cat as well! I had no idea how bad “kitty crack” was. I will be changing her diet and contacting Betsy Pallazzo about my GSD’s as well. I knew that the Hill’s was bad, but I had no idea HOW bad!
Really, I can’t Thank You enough! Not only was today informative but entertaining as well. You are a very intelligent, interesting woman to listen/speak to.
Christine F.
Sorry we didn’t get any personal time afterwards — my heart really goes out to you with the digestive challenges of your guys. And I definitely want to work with you to get their tummies settled down enough to eat some proper food. They are omnivorous carnivores being fed like feed lot chickens or worse! (As you now know for sure) And they deserve a whole lot better than that — which you also definitely know!
I was so grateful & impressed that you actually printed out the ingredients list of what is in that prescription diet your vet has been selling you — damned alarming!
So the first step is to get them on some Digest-All Plus powder. It’s the best digestive enzyme product I’ve found. You can buy it from Wholistic Pet Organics directly at 888-452-7263. Or you can go to SmartpakCanine.com to order it. But be careful: there are SO many other cool things on that website you might be tempted to add to your order since there’s only one low shipping fee for anything you buy! Come to think of it, go on that website for sure because I want to first try to transition them to a quality kibble before we try to get them onto Proportions.
In their case, we are going to do ALL kibble to begin with. Try to get their guts used to a step up, gradually. Check out all the Wellness brands they carry. You can get it as a big bag or as Portion Paks, which come pre-measured and sealed in daily meals and monthly shipments. That keeps it fresher, and makes sure you are using the same and correct amount at each meal. There is a Wellness that only has 5 ingredients I believe: a super hypo-allergenic one — choose that — unless you’ve already tried it, in which case, still try it because now you have the Digest All Plus. Boil up some white rice with a piece of chicken in it (so it tastes good) and add that to the kibble. I am afraid to say “add yogurt.” Let’s start with this but the Digest All Plus is essential. I want to help you through this to get to nutritional wellness on the other side of this nightmare!
–Tracie Hotchner