With feeding raw you will have to provide vitamins and special nutrients in order to make up for the "lack" of proper nutrients for a dog.

You are not only going broke feeding him but you are going broke taking him to the vets for his flare ups. If you switch to holistic you will not only stop the flare ups but he will be happier too. How much do you think you’ll spend a week in raw feeding? $20 per week? $10 per week? Either way you’ll spend $10 x 4 weeks = $40.00 a month and a 30lb bag will last you a lot longer than 1 month. So it’ll work out the same in the end only raw feeding is a lot more work.

Switch your dog to Pinnacle Holistic food duck & potato or try EVO Innova. No grains and nothing that will upset his stomach. My dog has done great on Pinnacle Holistic foods so far we are 4 months without an issue.

Yes your dog is obese, if he’s 15lbs over weight he is considered obese, unfortunately Weimaraners are prone to being overweight, he should be no more than 90lbs, 15lbs on a dog is the equivalent of 50lbs on a human. Cut his food in 1/2 and get him out to exercise a lot more.

Good luck
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Owner of a weimaraner stomach issues.

Me and my friends have a contest going, to see who can drop 10 pounds the fastes. We’re trying out a Weight Loss Plan called The Diet Solution. It shows you all the right foods to put in your body. So wether you want to get buffed up and get in shape, or just have a realistic diet plan to be healthy…you may wanna try it out.

Hope it helps. Good luck.
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STAGE 1: Cut the Junk
First of all, you should tell them that you want to eat healthy and cut out excess sugars/fructose, soda pops, fats/oils, salt, and processed foods. That means no more pre-packaged convenience foods and fast foods. Again, avoid processed foods including excess: oils/fats, sugars/fructose, salt, MSG, aspartame, refined carbohydrates, and food additives. You will need to shop differently and prepare your own food.

Any of the following nutrition and health researchers/authors can help you learn how to eat right:

Dr. Dean Ornish
Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr.
Dr. John McDougall
Dr. Neal Barnard
Dr. Joel Fuhrman
Dr. T. Collin Campbell

You may have a headache, slight fever, and feel off when you start for the first couple days. This is a normal detoxification from an unhealthy diet. After that two day period, you will feel much better than you did before.

Once you’ve eliminate the junk from your diet, you can then consider eliminating animal based foods. But you must be willing to eat vegetables including leafy greens, colorful vegetables, whole grains (not packaged cereals), legumes (peas and beans), and fruits. Supplement with B12 and D3. Flax seed oil or flax seed meal is also required for Omega-3 fatty acids. This has enough protein, calcium, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients without animal based foods.

STAGE 2: Go Whole Plant Vegetarian
You would also do well on a balanced whole plant based diet avoiding most animal proteins including beef, pork, fish, poultry, and cow milk. If you are on medication, consult with your physician, because you are likely to need lower dosages or you might be able to eliminate some drugs completely. If you are on a cholesterol lowering drug (statin) this is essential for your health.

The scientific data is solid today, and it has been solid for about 100 years now. Pure vegetarians live an additional 7-10 years according to recent studies. Excess weight and excess animal protein intake kills through diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and prostate cancer and breast cancer.

Sadly, corporations own our government standards committees resulting in information that is highly misleading. Consequently, students who are eating the school lunch program diet tend to be obese. Do your homework, and you will quickly change your eating habits. You will stay with it because of how much better you feel.

STAGE 3: Water Fast
This may be enough to take you down to a healthy weight. If not, check out a book on the water fast by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. It’s a very healthy approach to weight loss when properly supervised. Twice a year I fast for 5 day drinking only water and eating nothing. Because I have no medical conditions and my diet is so clean, I feel refreshed during the entire fasting period. Get your doctor involved in both Stage 2 and Stage 3.

To summarize a healthy diet:

- Raw leafy green vegetables
- Colorful vegetables
- Whole grains (not over-processed cereals)
- Legumes
- Excess Vitamin D, Moderate Vitamin B12
- Flax seed oil or meal (Omega-3 fatty acids)

This diet has enabled me to lose 80 pounds and keep it off. I recommend it.

If you want to try another diet, I suggest that you look for data that indicates the diet is effective for people over a period of one year or more. If you hope to keep excess weight off, you must realize that this is a permanent lifestyle change, not a temporary diet.

Best wishes to you in your pursuit of excellent health.
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The book has advice about how to make the switch, lots of recipes, all kinds of useful info. I found this book in my vet’s office and bought it for myself – to me, it’s been well worth the investment.
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