Brittle Bone on raw?

[chewice]

I had a chat with my vet the other day about her opinion on raw..

She said..."awesome if you can get the balance but right now Im treating a puppy with brittle bone disease" Needless to say it scared me a bit. Does this mean the owners were not giving enough calcium aka bones?

[Makovach]

I'm not positive, but i don't think its because of PMR. It could be from the breeding, the breed of the dog, the owner not knowing how to properly feed PMR ect. To me it kind of sounds like she is just trying to scare you away.

IMO- if you think about it. How many dogs/puppies on this forum that have been fed PMR have brittle bone disease? Or any health problems related to feeding PMR?

I think aslong as you educate yourself and know what to do and know what you are doing, dont rush and take the time to learn and slowly pick up the pace with feeding PMR your pups will be fine.

Hopefully others will chime in with better advice:)

[xellil]

The proper amount of calcium is important in PMR. I CAN understand vet's concerns that people are not doing it right. our dogs need bones, it's a vital ingredient in the diet.

[Liz]

It sounds more like a breeding issue or poor feeding if anything. On other forums I see people afraid to give bones who grind food and forget to include adequate bone in the diet. I assume over time this can be a problem, also sometimes people who cook forget to add the rightr percentage of calcium.

[shellbell]

If the vet is treating a puppy who has brittle bone disease, I would think it would be more of a genetic issue or something. I don't think a puppy would necessarily be old enough to have had enough time to develop a nutritional deficiency. Did the vet even say that puppy was fed raw?

[chewice]

Ya she said " Feeding raw is good if done right. You have to be careful about stuff that can hurt you, so make sure you clean up everytime and I dont recommend if you have small children. There has to be a balance because right now Im treating a puppy that was being fed raw that now has brittle bone disease" And I went.. well i dont have kids and ive been researching, so I think its a go!

[doggoblin]

It's not just calcium but also the phospherus balance which is important. Excess in phospherus I believe can leech calcium out of the bones. There is a useful article in the free raw instincts magazine February edition http://www.rawinstinctsmagazine.com/HOME.html

[magicre]

the longer i'm on this and other forums, the more i want to shoot the lawyers and the vets.

[BoxerParty]

the longer i'm on this and other forums, the more i want to shoot the lawyers and the vets.

PLEASE DON'T SHOOT!!!


(Well, I'm only 1/3 of a lawyer...)

[wolfsnaps88]

A vet I went to tried to scare me away because of how many dogs she saw with punctured intestines from raw feeding and bacterial infections. I don't go to that vet anymore. I also don't tell my current vet that I am feeding raw. I will tell her in a few years ;)