Jennifer Hart wrote 04/25/2007 09:59 PM Diet and its effect on joints... #139489 - 04/25/2007 09:59 PM
Jennifer Hart Webboard User Reg: 07-24-2005 Posts: 268 Loc: CA, San Benito Offline	So, Remi has been on his raw diet for several weeks (has it been a month yet?) and I've noticed something - tell me if it's just my imagination. He is a 26 month old GSD, he is 77 pounds and lean. We had a Nissan Titan (until we lemon-law'd it a week ago) that Remi was unable to jump into the back of. He would try, and just not be able to jump into the truck. We'd have to lift him into it. The vet has said his hips always looked fine, and he's never had any issues with them. We now have an older work truck that has a small lift on it. The net effect is about 4 inches (higher) than the Nissan. Remi has been jumping, without a problem, into this truck now for the last several days. Nothing else has changed. Is it possible that a diet change would have affected his ability to jump?
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Sarah Morris wrote 04/25/2007 11:04 PM Re: Diet and its effect on joints... [Re: Jennifer Hart ] #139494 - 04/25/2007 11:04 PM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	The new diet could certainly give him a lot more energy. We noticed the change almost immediately...my dog was bouncing off the walls from Day 1 on raw and he hasn't stopped. It's great True
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Connie Sutherland wrote 04/25/2007 11:07 PM Re: Diet and its effect on joints... [Re: Jennifer Hart ] #139496 - 04/25/2007 11:07 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Jennifer Hart Is it possible that a diet change would have affected his ability to jump? Yes, for more than one reason. If you started fish oil, that's a major anti-inflammation agent. Also, grain-heavy diets for dogs promote excessive insulin production and inflammatory chemicals/hormones. Also, of course, he is getting better quality protein (which is used in muscle-building). All this is over-simplified, and if you would like serious reading matter, let me know.
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enrique muniz wrote 04/26/2007 04:06 PM Re: Diet and its effect on joints... [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #139587 - 04/26/2007 04:06 PM
enrique muniz Webboard User Reg: 03-11-2007 Posts: 248 Loc: Minnesota Offline	Hey Connie, you always have such awesome answers. Please can you PM with good reading material? I'm not a vet student nor I pretend to be but I love reading about dog health, diet and natural treatment. Thx. enrique. Brutus ZVV1
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Connie Sutherland wrote 04/26/2007 07:50 PM Re: Diet and its effect on joints... [Re: enrique muniz ] #139617 - 04/26/2007 07:50 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: enrique muniz ... Please can you PM with good reading material? I'm not a vet student nor I pretend to be but I love reading about dog health, diet and natural treatment. Thx. enrique. I do too. I PMed you some links about the effects of grains on dogs' joints.
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Jennifer Hart wrote 04/26/2007 08:09 PM Re: Diet and its effect on joints... [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #139618 - 04/26/2007 08:09 PM
Jennifer Hart Webboard User Reg: 07-24-2005 Posts: 268 Loc: CA, San Benito Offline	Connie - I didn't start fish oil, so it seems that the grains had something to do with it. His ears were always really bad and we haven't had problems since we started RAW. His coat is shinier and I've noticed just a general sense of well being with him. But the ears and jumping are most noticed.
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