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Quote cats meow: greek, have you ever read the rainbow bridge? before you google it, get some kleenex, we framed it and it is on one of our walls, i usually give it to a friend when they lose their baby, i will be interested to see what you think of the book
nancy

Quote gommie: I don't have cats- but I have dogs, and I do home cook their food- I have for many years- buy all the ingredients at the grocery store-

Quote Greek Godess: Hi Gommie, how do you find that has made a difference in your dog's health. Do you find it expensive to do this, and is it time consuming. as I said I'm planning to start that way when I get this book. It seems to be good, and has educating things in it.

Quote gommie:


Hi GG- The thing with my pets is they are all rescues who came to me with already compromised immune systems--I have been homecooking since '97- I don't feed commercial dog food so I can't truthfully say I have noticed a difference healthwise- I just think that they are much better off eating what we eat-I add supplements- I think commercial dog food is more expensive than what I make---

sorry gg- my keyboard has gone crazy- it won't type most of the letters-- 'll be back once I figure out what is going on-- (using my hubbys now and he does frown when I do that) bbl

Quote Greek Godess: You are probably doing a postive thing for your dogs. I'm excited about making my cat his own food. I feel that I could make him stronger, healthier. IA commerical food is not the greatest and can get costly. The article I read did attack that issue, and i found it quite disturbing. What kind of dogs do you own? To tell you from my opinion having your animals with already compromised immune systems I think you are doing them a world of justice. Sometimes i tend to think the more you do for the animal, the better their chances of a long life. But I feel a little opposite now. Just like with us less is more. The most important thing is we love them, and enjoy them in the moment! if your hubby gives you a hard time about using his computer, just tell him what is his is your, and vice versa.

Quote gommie:



LOL..you mean that works both ways?? LOL....jk- my keyboard is still eating letters so I will use his again *g* I
too think that if we feed them healthy they will spend less time at the vets-
Pat McKay's Reigning Cats and Dogs is another book you might look at-- it has some good information too-

Also UCDAVIS School of Veterinary Medicine has a site where you can enter your cats information and one of their vet dietician's will create a diet especially for your cats needs- I did that with my little Lhasa- you might check it out- there is a cost involved-but I forget how much-

We have a (about 14 or 15 years old) Cocker Spaniel- we rescued her when she had been dumped near our home and left for dead- our vet at the time wanted to put her down- said she was about 14 -I told her no, she needed to treat her- so between the antibiotics she provided and the food I prepared for her( homemade spots stew) within two weeks she had rallied -the vet was astounded and now said she couldn't be more than 2 years old-she has several chronic issues she came with, but I keep them under control with diet mostly- our other one is a Lhasa rescue about 2 years old now- we adopted him last january-he doesn't much like my cooking,so doesn't eat the loaf like I would like him too-he would rather have a few bites here and there- from our plates- he is really into 'people food'

Quote Greek Godess: That's a wonderful thing you did for your dogs. with the right people and their diet, they are remarkable at rallying. I sounds like you've done the best you can with your dogs, and they sound well cared for and loved. Thanks for the recommendation. I will have a look at it. Yes I do mean that works both ways, that is the reasonong I use when I need to borrow or use something of my husband's. It works, and it's tru. LOL

Quote gommie:

Thanks e do the best we can for them- they are our kids-
I have tried that on occasion and it doesn't work for me as well as it seems to work for you
Good luck to you- it is a really wonderful thing you are doing for your little one---

Quote cats meow: we have lost a few cats to kidney disease, usually occurs in older cats but we did have a couple that were only 7, i have to say, i am not convinced this guy is on the level, so many things are sold today just to make a buck, and all those bonus books make it sound fishy, guess $37 plus shipping, which i am sure you will have to pay on all three books, wonder what the final bill will be
hopefully some other animal lovers will chime in