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02-03-2012, 01:07 PM #1Senior Member
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So excited.
We meet our new raw-friendly vet today! I could not be more excited!!!
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I'm very excited for you. It has to feel great to think you will be able to work with a vet, not against them.
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02-03-2012, 01:30 PM #3Senior Member
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Wow! Good for you!
Let us know how it goes. 
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definitely jealous.
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YAY!!! That's so great.
~Melanie~
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We're back! Our new vet is BLISS. I adore her.
She is 100% supportive of feeding raw, and while she agrees that Malcolm and Lila are TOO SKINNY, she said they are otherwise doing great. We created a plan to put weight on them together.
You may remember that I was concerned about Malcolm's thinning fur. She thinks it is 100% related to his being ill over Xmas and not getting any nutrients in his system due to the vomiting and diarrhea. I agree, and am relieved to hear that she thinks it will resolve itself as his diet and weight get back on track.
She is educated in Chinese medicine as well as having a conventional DVM, so she said she was pleased to see that the dogs do not have "blood deficiency" despite being so skinny.
She was happy to hear that we are now slowly adding some red meat into the diet, and agreed that treating the time since Xmas as starting our transition over was the right choice.
She struck just the right balance for me - obviously knows her stuff, relies on Western medicine principles where that's appropriate, draws on her knowledge of Chinese medicine to assess their underlying health without doing invasive tests, and is totally behind their being on a raw diet.
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02-03-2012, 02:57 PM #7Senior Member
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She sounds awesome, Im so jealous! Sounds like you found the holy grail of vets, lol!
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She sounds wonderful! I am very happy for you and very jealous!
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Woot woot!! Congrats on finding a vet that you feel comfortable with!
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Oh my gosh--- if I were to conjure up the perfect veterinarian for me at this moment in time, it would be her. Dang-- you did good!
(Mateo: Raw fed since July, 2011)
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