chardonnay9 wrote:
Tara Green wrote:
chardonnay9 wrote:
A. Brain wrote:

3. I think the low-carb diet makes sense. I had been
giving my dog lots of human food, but not junky human
food. I'm now mixing in a little high-fiber dog food
and it's amazing how little information about content
(sugar, carbs, etc.) is on dog food, even specialized
dog food. For example, I can't really tell if the dog food that I
was giving him before is appropriate now. Innova
foods are probably better generally than Purina (high
fiber). But since he is underweight, some sources suggest
that a low-fiber diet is better.


One more point....

Fiber does not play any part in positive treatment for diabetes,
especially in dogs who don't need fiber in their diets at all. If
he's underweight feed him raw meat with the fat still on it, like a
chicken leg quarter or untrimmed beef. Fat is not the enemy doctors
make it out to be.

No.

But indiscriminate raw feeding can be.

I agree.

And yet you just suggested it.