[Dailydrool] Raw Diet questions

[KR1204 at aol.com]

When you have a basset question-just ask the Drool!  About 2 months  ago I 
switched my "itchy' boy Crackers over to a raw diet. Some of you may  
remember about three years ago his nose swelled up and turned red (like a  clowns) 
and after a lot of $$$$ including a rhinoscopy it was determined he had  an 
infection of the soft palate. I treated him with antibiotics (and droolers  
saved me about $700 by suggesting Costco as the best price.) Several 
readers  urged me to switch his food so I put him on Wellness Fish and Sweet 
Potato and  90% of his itches cleared up and his nose went back to normal. But he 
still  would get these bouts of itching, mostly feet and legs. I hated to 
keep getting  drugs so I decided to try a raw diet. Fortunately a very 
knowledgeable woman  just opened a pet supply store in my neighborhood and 
together we figured out he  might do best on SOJOS fruit and vegetable mix. I add 
80% ground beef for the  protein and he has much more energy, his coat lost 
that greasy feel, he  is itching less and he loves the food. My problem- he 
has lost a lot  of weight. He was never fat (55 Lbs) but he is down to 47 and 
his ribs are  showing. The directions say your dog will initially lose 
weight but then regain  it by building muscle. Well, I am not buying him a gym 
membership to pump iron  but should I be putting something else in his diet? 
He only gets dried chicken  jerky for treats now so that is more protein. I 
also don't want to take him to  the vet for tests when there probably is 
nothing wrong. 
Any of you have any suggestions or is this normal and I am worried over  
nothing.. 
Kathy with Crackers, Loki and Jordan
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