27/04/2026
Emma and her special diet 😋🐔🐟🐮🥗
So, Emma is one of our lifers! If you've been with us a long time, you may remember her arriving with us after she had been hit by a car at just 7 months old 😩
She's a special girl with a few special needs behaviourally and with her health so she's here to stay bless her
One of her biggest struggles has been her digestion! She's always been a nightmare to keep weight on, had a very loud growly/squelchy belly, loose 💩, dry skin etc
Food after food, vet investigations, meds, supplements...nothing properly worked!
So, after lots of research and talking with experts, we decided to try a different route and cook her food ourselves!
She gets:
Chicken, fish, liver and beef for her protein
A huge range of fruit and veg for vitamins, minerals and fibre
Brown rice and oats for minerals and extra calories
Some additions to make sure it is nutritionally complete and balanced
Flax seed, french green clay and kefir to help her belly settle and populate with good bacteria
At a cost of around £100-£120 ish per month depending on food prices 🥴
And now she's been on it for a good while, she can tolerate a kibble breakfast 🥳
This helps make sure she's getting everything she needs nutritionally
This costs about £26
She is also on a joint supplement as she is a tripod and is turning 8 this year so her joints are happy for a bit of help!
This is around £2.50 a month (if you need a cheap supplement that seems to work brilliantly, tescos own £3.80 for 90 tablets is fab!)
All in all, £130-£150 a month then a bit more when we replace her supplements
This is a lot for one dog :(
But..
She is now a fantastic weight, her belly is quiet, she is no longer bloated, her coat is healthy, her skin isn't dry, and she doesn't wince when you touch her belly
She's back to full energy, playing with the younger dogs, happy, pain free and healthy...there's simply no way we can go back
We would LOVE to have a group of monthly donators that help us specifically for our Emma's food! ❤️❤️
Whatever you can afford, £1, £5, whatever, each month to help our girl stay as happy and healthy as she is now and prevent the vet bills that come with her being on a 'normal' diet
If you'd like to join Emma's club, you can set up a monthly payment via PayPal, Enthuse, or through the bank (pm us for details) or, you can just try and remember monthly yourself 😂
We will also try and post a monthly reminder!
PayPal: [email protected] (please make sure to use the friends and family option)
Enthuse: https://sharerescue.enthuse.com/ #!/
They will try and ask you to donate to them too! Underneath the slider, just tap other amount and set it to £0 - they charged us just under £400 in September! We will be cancelling asap to avoid this again as we don't get enough donations through it to justify the price
Bank:
Message us for the details xx