SQu
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Maggie is my dog. She is a beautiful and naughty black Labrador, 12 years old. We didn't start Peating for her, but she is the first one in the family to be ready to post a success story.
History: aging at an average rate, Maggie has a grey chin but otherwise not much greying. But she's getting to that turning point where they get really old, and die usually at 13 or so. Her coat was getting to look like an old carpet, tending to get a matted appearance and sort of rusty looking. Her eyes were misting over badly with cataracts. Health otherwise good, but energy waning, and moving more stiffly, arthritic. I take her to the vet as often as I take us to the doctor, i.e. only when strictly necessary. So no ops for the eyes, etc. She was getting deaf, selectively so at times, being a wily soul, but more than just that.
It's been about 9 months since we've been Peating, but several more years of making broths and stocks. We started to notice her coat was looking great. Thick, dark black, and wonderfully shiny. No more matted carpet look. Then I noticed her putting on a turn of speed when there was the chance of a walk. Se actually galloped, as opposed to a lopsided canter/lollop. Then we looked closer and noticed that her eyes have cleared, there is no cloudiness. And then I noticed her turning her head to listen to us. She's hearing more. She also feels more substantial, not like a half empty bag. More muscle.
Diet: she eats what we eat, but gets proportionately more of the protein, because I more or less continuously make broth and stock, and she gets to eat the leftovers. So probably 4 times or more a week she will get chicken necks, feet, heads, carcases; beef bones, tendons, skin. On top of normal table scraps, and making up the difference with standard old dog cubes (I don't buy the marketing for the expensive ones, I know they're all cereal factory sweepings essentially; and I never bought that 'don't feed your dogs table scraps' because if it's good food for us, why wouldn't it be good for dogs? I always saw that as an attempt to eliminate the number one competitor for commercial dog food - same thing for processed foods for all species - ie. home cooked meals.)
No supps, not much dairy, she's not partial to fruit even though a lab will eat almost anything, but has a little bread, rice etc.
So it's mostly the protein, glycine and so on. Based on her results, looks like we as a family ought to consider swapping our dinner plates for her bowl! Seriously, more stock and broth perhaps, if I can just find some way to get it into everyone.
It's nice to see her feeling and looking years younger. Thanks for all the tips like chicken necks!
History: aging at an average rate, Maggie has a grey chin but otherwise not much greying. But she's getting to that turning point where they get really old, and die usually at 13 or so. Her coat was getting to look like an old carpet, tending to get a matted appearance and sort of rusty looking. Her eyes were misting over badly with cataracts. Health otherwise good, but energy waning, and moving more stiffly, arthritic. I take her to the vet as often as I take us to the doctor, i.e. only when strictly necessary. So no ops for the eyes, etc. She was getting deaf, selectively so at times, being a wily soul, but more than just that.
It's been about 9 months since we've been Peating, but several more years of making broths and stocks. We started to notice her coat was looking great. Thick, dark black, and wonderfully shiny. No more matted carpet look. Then I noticed her putting on a turn of speed when there was the chance of a walk. Se actually galloped, as opposed to a lopsided canter/lollop. Then we looked closer and noticed that her eyes have cleared, there is no cloudiness. And then I noticed her turning her head to listen to us. She's hearing more. She also feels more substantial, not like a half empty bag. More muscle.
Diet: she eats what we eat, but gets proportionately more of the protein, because I more or less continuously make broth and stock, and she gets to eat the leftovers. So probably 4 times or more a week she will get chicken necks, feet, heads, carcases; beef bones, tendons, skin. On top of normal table scraps, and making up the difference with standard old dog cubes (I don't buy the marketing for the expensive ones, I know they're all cereal factory sweepings essentially; and I never bought that 'don't feed your dogs table scraps' because if it's good food for us, why wouldn't it be good for dogs? I always saw that as an attempt to eliminate the number one competitor for commercial dog food - same thing for processed foods for all species - ie. home cooked meals.)
No supps, not much dairy, she's not partial to fruit even though a lab will eat almost anything, but has a little bread, rice etc.
So it's mostly the protein, glycine and so on. Based on her results, looks like we as a family ought to consider swapping our dinner plates for her bowl! Seriously, more stock and broth perhaps, if I can just find some way to get it into everyone.
It's nice to see her feeling and looking years younger. Thanks for all the tips like chicken necks!
And she loves coconut oil.
I know it's not funny but it's so cute.
