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Expert about dog food

January 3rd, 2009

Question:

Name: Renate Starr
Pets species and breed: Black Lab/Rottweiler mix
Pets age and weight: 6yo / 106lb
Pets health status: hypothyroid, hip dysplasia,overweight
Are they spayed or neutered? Yes
Brand of food: orijen
Animal owned for: 3 years

“Ebony is under veterinary care for the above conditions for the last 1 1/2 years and is unable to lose the weight on her present diet of 1 cup ORIJEN Adult Dog Food mixed with 1 cup tri colored cabbage and 1/2 cup of fat free organic low sodium chicken broth from Trader Joe`s along with her medication 2x daily. Now she is only allowed 1/2 this ration and they want her to be fed with Purina OM. I have previously tried Purina OM and she actually gained a pound, not to mention that this food appears to be low quality and I do not feel right, feeding it to her. It is very expensive and judging from the ingredients downright unhealthy. Can you recommend a quality food that would allow her to lose the weight she needs to? I do not give her treats and weather permitting take her to the off leash dog park for her excersise.”

Thank you Renate Starr

Answer:

“Ebony sounds like a dog who would thrive on a totally raw dog food diet. Dogs who are overweight tend to lose weight by eating raw food. The book I recommend is called “Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats” by Kymthy Schultz.   You can get it at Amazon.com or other book stores.  It is very short and readable in one or two nights.

Having said that,  homeopathy is also indicated. I tend to look at the situation like a huge iceberg. The part that is sticking up are the symptoms we see and underneath is a *huge* conglomeration of maybe previously unexpressed symptoms that are just waiting to surface. Our goal is to dissolve the entire iceberg. Diet alone, while being extremely helpful, does not do that. Diet raises the water level on the iceberg, which is extremely helpful, but if the diet is returned to “normal”,  the water level returns to it’s previous level and the symptoms return. The only way I know of to start dissolving the iceberg that has accumulated from many generations of poor quality food,  over vaccination,  and over drugging… is with homeopathy.”

Thanks and good luck

Dr. Judy Stolz

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