Its definitely the raw feeding. I do believe that whole foods are the way to go, but I eventually decided that baxters body fat level was too low. I know why too. If all you did was eat meat protein all day, you would not only become bone-thin, but you'd be lacking in energy. Body needs carbs and fats to operate properly. A lot of people disagree with me on that about Dogs, but I am still working through this in my head.
I can see baxters ribs way too often on raw, and he eats mass quantities of it too. Yet he looks nothing like every other english bulldog his age. I don't believe its just the age. I believe its the diet. I know we all avoid kibble because of the horrible stories. And I personally will always avoid grains and gluten and other gut-damaging foods with Baxter. But I am not yet sold on raw that has no carbs. At least not for english bullys. I go to these bully meetups and 100% of them are round fat butterballs. Even the ones Baxters age. And I know they're all on low quality kibbles. And I know they may all deal with health problems long term.
But baxter now has health problems related to his kidney and I don't believe its a coincidence. If all we did was pour in the protein meats, we would have strained kidneys too. So I am trying my best to find a kibble to add to his meals that isn't horrible, so he can get some carb fillers and other ingredients .... alongside the whole food meat I give him. He eats Farm Fresh Pet Foods now, but it too is like 95% meat protein.
To answer your question, he's now about 9 months old and he's 34 lbs. He was 27 lbs but I started taking the advice of the breeder, and giving him fatty yogurt in each meal. I am not comfortable giving him saturated fat like that long-term, so I am trying to find something to supplement his meals. Proper diets include Protein/Carbs/Fats in proper ratios. Zero carbs doesn't strike me as healthy. Even in dogs.
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