[ SHOWGSD-L ] Diet For Dog With Cancer
- From: "RivendellP" <rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <BarMarGSD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 10:41:10 -0700
Dee and Joe" <jodeeshepherds@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have a good friend whose 4 yr. old golden retriever is being treated for
cancer. Jess has lost weight from the chemo and has become very picky about
food. Does anyone have any ideas on a diet to get her to eat and put weight
back on?
Paul opines...
When our George Michael dog was diagnosed with leukemia we experienced the
same thing while he was on very aggressive chemotherapy. He lost 10 lbs. in
what seemed to be overnight.
The Oncologist asked if we ever fed raw? Of course my answer was yes. We
ended up putting him on a completely raw diet with nuked veggies and at the
time Peak Performance 2. Within a week his appetite had returned and within
2 weeks he was starting to gain weight even tho he was still doing Chemo.
When we lost him 18 months later...he weighed 106 lbs.
We have seen dogs that are ill get better faster when they are on a raw diet
because they continue to eat. That is a definite up-side to such a diet
because they love it so much. We really wouldn't have to clean bowls after
they eat because there's nothing left...but of course...we do.
Paul
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