Re: Thinking of getting a poodle - wondering how it will affect Crohn's?

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Marilyn, I have a 10 yr old Swissy (100+ pounds). He's doing well but has some joint issues. I know this is off topic but you offered and seeing that I already cook so much as it is, what's a little more for the dog? He is practically our first child. LOL! What do you cook?Thanks,michelleTo:

BTVC-SCD Sent: Sun, March 21, 2010 1:38:38 PMSubject: Thinking of getting a poodle - wondering how it will affect Crohn's?

At 08:34 AM 3/21/2010, you wrote:

We are considering getting a

hypoallegenic poodle but I am concerned how this might affect my 12 yd

who has Crohn's and a moderate allergy to dogs. She has been on SCD for 7

weeks and has shown remarkable progress (her inflammation is normal now).

Naturally, I am paranoid that getting a dog will somehow cause

inflammation in her lungs and trigger her immune system to go haywire and

then start a GI flare. We had the dog at our house yesterday afternoon

for 2 1/2 hours and my daughter felt some tightness in her chest and

sneezed a couple times, but overall she felt it wasn't bad and was worth

it. Anybody have any experience with a similar situation or know how it

could possibly affect the immune system? Please advise as soon as you

can. The family pressure is mounting here! Thank you.

Actually, what you do is put the dog on "SCD for dogs," aka a

raw diet. Get the DOG off the dratted grains and they produce

significantly fewer allergens.

If you do get a dog, include in the written contract that in the event

that your daughter's allergies do not allow you to keep the animal, you

may return it to the breeder. Ghod knows, the dog doesn't deserve to go

to an animal shelter because of someone's allergies!

As a matter of fact, the contract we signed (we added it, and the breeder

decided to make it standard on his contracts) was that if anything

happened to us, and my sister was unable to take Shadow and Sunny, the

breeder would take them back.

If you have any questions about implementing a raw diet for dogs, let me

know. It's more "make your own," but it's totally worth it for

the health of your animals.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

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Marilyn,"If you have any questions about implementing a raw diet for dogs, let me

know. It's more "make your own," but it's totally worth it for

the health of your animals."I would like to try this with our cairn terrier, Tess. In the past, I worried about the salmonella and such, but after reading your post the other day about a dog's strong stomach acid (and thinking about all the rabbit poo she loves to eat on her walks!), I realized my worries were unfounded. If you want to reply off-list, that would be great.Thanks,AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent:

Sun, March 21, 2010 6:38:38 PMSubject: Thinking of getting a poodle - wondering how it will affect Crohn's?

At 08:34 AM 3/21/2010, you wrote:

We are considering getting a

hypoallegenic poodle but I am concerned how this might affect my 12 yd

who has Crohn's and a moderate allergy to dogs. She has been on SCD for 7

weeks and has shown remarkable progress (her inflammation is normal now).

Naturally, I am paranoid that getting a dog will somehow cause

inflammation in her lungs and trigger her immune system to go haywire and

then start a GI flare. We had the dog at our house yesterday afternoon

for 2 1/2 hours and my daughter felt some tightness in her chest and

sneezed a couple times, but overall she felt it wasn't bad and was worth

it. Anybody have any experience with a similar situation or know how it

could possibly affect the immune system? Please advise as soon as you

can. The family pressure is mounting here! Thank you.

Actually, what you do is put the dog on "SCD for dogs," aka a

raw diet. Get the DOG off the dratted grains and they produce

significantly fewer allergens.

If you do get a dog, include in the written contract that in the event

that your daughter's allergies do not allow you to keep the animal, you

may return it to the breeder. Ghod knows, the dog doesn't deserve to go

to an animal shelter because of someone's allergies!

As a matter of fact, the contract we signed (we added it, and the breeder

decided to make it standard on his contracts) was that if anything

happened to us, and my sister was unable to take Shadow and Sunny, the

breeder would take them back.

If you have any questions about implementing a raw diet for dogs, let me

know. It's more "make your own," but it's totally worth it for

the health of your animals.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

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At 07:43 AM 3/22/2010, you wrote:

" If you have any questions

about implementing a raw diet for dogs, let me know. It's more " make

your own, " but it's totally worth it for the health of your

animals. "

I would like to try this with our cairn terrier, Tess. In the past,

I worried about the salmonella and such, but after reading your post the

other day about a dog's strong stomach acid (and thinking about all the

rabbit poo she loves to eat on her walks!), I realized my worries were

unfounded. If you want to reply off-list, that would be

great.

Well, since I ended up posting a whole bunch of information to the list,

you have the basics. <g>

I will own that I did make sure Shadow and Sunny had a good tablespoon or

more of SCD yogurt in their veggies when we first switched over so they

had plenty of good bacteria to help them make the switch from grain-based

kibble to whole raw foods.

One of the BEST things about going to raw is that instead of soft, mushy,

smelly poop, theirs is firm, dark, and almost odorless.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

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Any ideas for cats or will this type of diet also work?  The oldest is 15 and chronically constipated (double coated hair).  The youngest (around 4 and adopted) likes the yogurt and behaves a lot better if she eats it (seriously).  It's very hard finding canned food for both.

 

Debbie 40 cd

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At 06:45 PM 3/22/2010, you wrote:

Any ideas for cats or will this

type of diet also work? The oldest is 15 and chronically

constipated (double coated hair). The youngest (around 4 and

adopted) likes the yogurt and behaves a lot better if she eats it

(seriously). It's very hard finding canned food for

both.

Yes, it will.

My lovely Starblaze was about 17 when she started going down hill -- we

switched her to raw. She was with us for another two years.

Cats can be trickier than dogs to switch because they can be a bit more

finicky.

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawcat/ was one of the groups I

participated in, back around 1998, when my lovely cats were still alive.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle