[Dailydrool] Nature's Variety Raw and Pet Sitting

[wartnik at comcast.net]

I feed Velvet Nature's Variety raw, because she doesn't digest kibble well.  However, it has not made a difference in the need to express her anal glands.  Watson, on the other hand, gets very gassy from raw, so he eats a good quality kibble.  Whether raw is the best option likely will depend on the individual hound.  

>>>I had to go to the pet store today for dog food for Maggie and Annie  and 
there was a rep there for " Natures Variety "   Has anyone ever used their foods ?   she "sort of " 
convinced me that if I would start feeding my girls a raw diet  that they would 
be healthier, and i would not have the anal gland issues ????  But Maggie is 
the one with severe allergies and occasional  colitis, but  she assured me that  
"most if  not all " of the problems would go  away within three weeks of 
starting a raw diet ?  Am I being taken for  being STUPID or  should I believe 
what she says ?  I have NO  experience with feeding a raw diet!

In terms of in-home pet care, I think cost varies quite a bit and it seems to me that the difference may largely be whether it's a full-time occupation or a side-gig.  I have used pet sitters who stay at my home with my hounds for years and I generally have paid somewhere in the $20-25 a day range (in the Seattle burbs).  I've found most of my sitters through the vet hospital we used (I moved recently and need to find a new vet - anyone have recs for NE Seattle?) -- vet techs, etc. who dog sit on the side.  The pet sitting companies in the area seem to charge $60-80ish. 
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