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My dog was orphaned at 1 week of age.
I got her the initial puppy vaccinations and one rabies vaccination AFTER she got over being so sickly (she was almost 2 when she had her rabies vaccination).
I do not vaccinate my dogs and titering is $295, which I don’t do either. I **may** consider rabies only for the reason that IF by some bizarre circumstance my dog was bitten there is no cure for rabies, only euthanasia. I couldn’t live with myself knowing that I “could” have done something to prevent it. But again, it’s really unlikely they would ever be bitten by a rabid animal.
I also don’t treat for fleas/ticks and I do heartworm testing only (May and November), I don’t do heartworm medication.
I also don’t do lepto, kennel cough, etc. I don’t believe in poisoning my dogs.
I have a dog that was vaccinated for rabies twice in a 2 week period in error (no longer go to that vet). I believe he now suffers some ill effects from that.
I don’t buy into the vaccinations.
Hi Carl L:
I feed my pack of Chi’s twice a day, and they each get approximately 100 grams twice a day.
The 700 ml jar of supplement lasts me just over a month. I cook weekly.
I haven’t ever added up the cost of using Hilary’s, perhaps I should one day. But the cost didn’t really matter to me if it meant my dogs were healthy, which in turn meant fewer trips to the Vet. After spending a year in emergency clinics with the sickly one, I didn’t think twice about the cost to feed, I only knew I was never going to feed commercial again.
I started her on Orijen and it nearly killed her, too high in protein. The Wellness, then Taste of the Wild, the ONLY thing that righter her ills was Hilary’s. I feed R12 for the most part with a transitioning recipe thrown in periodically just for a change.
My one chi is a chubby wee thing with a heart condition, so she gets an entirely different diet altogether (still Hilary’s).
I swear by it. As long as I’m able, I’ll be homecooking.
No Frills also sells Safflower Oil and the Cod Liver oil is cheapest at Rexall. I use Eicosaderm for the salmon oil and that has to be purchased at the Vet’s.
The tomato sauce in Hilary’s recipes is between 5 & 15% by weight. It poses no risk to dogs and in fact is virtually the ONLY food source of the anti-cancer phytonutrient lycopene.
My dogs have been on Hilary’s for 3 years and are healthy, with no issues.
I had one that had liver issues and was sickly, at the recommendation of a Veterinary Hospital, they suggested I leave things as they were food wise (not switch from Hilary’s) and she now has no issues – no liver issues, no oxalate issues.
One hour in the kitchen (not sure what you’re doing that takes you 3 hours) once a week is a small amount of time to spend if it ensures my pack is healthy.
Great homemade diet is Hilary’s Complete and Balanced.
Have been feeding it to my pack of Chihuahua’s for 3 years now.
It’s a recipe book and a supplement. Lots of variety including recipes for dogs with health concerns.
I homecook for my dogs and use a supplement called Hilary’s Complete and Balanced.
Available at Vet’s, it comes with a recipe book, and the supplement.
I have been feeding my pack of chihuahua’s this for 3 years now and they are all in great health.
I had a sickly little one 2 years ago – and the Hilary’s turned her around – no more crystals in her urine, her liver issues cleared up.
I highly recommend it.
