BrGreyhndz

I'm so sorry for your loss. The shock of letting them go so quickly lasts a while- I still get weepy over a year later over my beautiful Nate Dogg. I think it is one of the greatest gifts we can give our pets- the gift of being free from pain no matter how much it may hurt us.

I'm 37, DH is 42 we adopted Nate when I was 29 right after we bought our house 8 months before we got married.

He belonged to a good friend and was very much loved. It was a very sad morning.

I would encourage you to sign up for NaturallyGrey- there are many people there who have changed over senior greyhounds and they have a lot of good advice to offer a newbie.

It varies dog to dog- you culd try by feeding her one meal raw and one of kibble for a while to see how she fairs. You can mix veggies and raw meat but the raw meaty bones portion- chicken backs, necks etc- should be fed separate from kibble by several hours. We switched a friend's dog over a 12 and he did well for another 2.5 years- sadly he crossed the bridge this morning.

Not quite organic but the best I can find at a price I can afford- the humans and hounds eat the same quality meats and vegetables. http://www.bellandevans.com/ourstory/ourstory.htm

Forgot to add tht I helped a co-worker change over her min pin- 10 lb of dog. He does great- he eats mostly chicken necks and parts of backs and I gave him a section of turkey neck that he powered through. He also get various gournd meats and veggies. Having one small dog, his owner can take advantage of the commerically prepared raw foods for him as well making the whole process easy. We figured 40lbs of chicken necks (1 box from the distributor) would last him 6 months!

I get some better deals than Cindy- I pay $.38/lb for Bell and Evans chicken backs and necks, $.25/lb for plainfield farms turkey necks- all are "natural"- no hormones, antibiotics, $.50/lb for ground turkey, $.80/lb for chicken hearts and livers and every so often we splurge with whole chickens or whole ox tails they run more. I will also buy natural lamb and buffalo when our buying group does a special order- that runs more but the people like it too Actually- the people take advantage of all the deals- I bought a vaccuum packer to pack the people food to prevent freezer burn- the dogs don't seem to mind and they go through their food faster than we do. I think we probably pay about the same as it cost to feed kibble maybe less depending on that week's diet. We do save money on dental care as Cindy mentioned- it's been over 5 years since my 9+ year olds last dental and his teeth are still very nice and Chloe's teeth are fabulous- bright white shiny.