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[terpsichoreslyr]

My little rat terrier, Pixie (or, if you want to get technical and use her WHOLE name: Princess Pixie la Prima Donna) is about the cutest thing ever.  Her only fault is that when she's been running and playing and gets even the least little bit hot, she has body odor that will knock you down.  It doesn't last long, just until she's cooled down but

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[adina_atl]

Okay, feel free to dismiss this as me on a hobby horse. *grin*

I don't have dogs, but I've been told--emphasis on the "told"--that changing to a grain-free, carbohydrate-free diet will help the doggy odor. My cats have been on such a diet for almost two years now, and the improvement in health and coat is incredible. My fourteen-year-olds have softer fur than my dad's young cats, plus they are active and playful.

Some of the people advocating all-meat diets for carnivores (what an odd concept, no?) claim that it cures anything and everything, though, so take the advice with a grain of salt. It might be worth a try, however. The less-rabid LJ community on the subject is grain_free.

[terpsichoreslyr]

Huh - so the question becomes, how do afford to feed them so much meat?

[adina_atl]

I buy boneless dark-meat turkey, which usually runs me 79 cents a pound, which puts food for three cats at less than a dollar a day once you add in the "extras" for good nutrition, like liver, heart, and bonemeal. This is about what it cost me to feed Iams. Bone-in chicken thighs are even cheaper if you get them on sale, as little as 39 cents a pound. If you shop for the unpopular cuts of meat in bulk, the price isn't so bad.

[terpsichoreslyr]

Cool, thanks! I'm going to give it a try.