I know this has probably been discussed before but couldnt find any posts.  I have been gradually moving Kintra onto a premade BARF diet for the last 2 months because she has had itchy skin problems her whole life.  She has had a variety of meds from the vet, a hypo allergenic kibble, then a grain-free kibble (helped a little but not comletely).

She is now getting Acana in the morning and raw in the evening in the hope of going fully raw soon.  Although she loves eating the Acana and the BARF (was a picky eater previously) she seems to always try to eat a lot of grass the following morning (the raw being her most recent meal before eating grass).  Like a lot of dogs she has always eaten a little grass here and there but now she's really determined to fill up on it in the morning.  She's fine during the day and after her Acana breakfast.  Do you think its a sign the raw isnt agreeing with her? Her poo is fine all the time although more of it after digesting the Acana.

Sorry, i meant to add the all-important point about this.  Her itchy skin problems have pretty much disappeared almost instantly since beginning the BARF (despite still being on kibble too ).  Thats why i would really like to persevere with the BARF but not if its upseting her stomach. 

Another strange thing is that before we saw her at 6 weeks old she had developed a mobile lump on her head.  We always thought it was possibly a bite injury from a litter mate or a lump of veins (apparently a common cause of lumps and nothing to worry about according to the vet).  Anyway, the lump completely disappeared after 1 week on the BARF, probably a coincidence but strange all the same.

Thanks for your input everyone!  The raw food is a premade one by a company that specialise and includes 20% veg, fruit, spiralina and barley oat grass and things to help with digestion.  I know some raw feeding purists say that given half a chance dogs would eat grass, regurgitate it then eat it again, almost like eating small animals whole in the wild including the semi digested contents of the stomach.  It does make sense i suppose.  Its just normal parkland grass she eats.  She did really enjoy the orijen and the acana, i only wanted to try raw to help her allergies and unfortunately its the only thing that has helped.  She has been on hypo allergenic diet before, one with pork and potato which was unsuccessful, then with chicken and brown rice, again unsuccessful. 

Since my last post earlier today my other half has phoned to say she hasnt eaten anything at all today, is shakey, and just sleeping so unfortunately we're going to take her to the vet tonight to check her over  i'm also worried that maybe its doggy food poisoning although i'm obsessive about the storage, temp and handling of her food to the point of OCD.  I looked into the company and they've won awards for their standards of prep and sourcing to the point that i'm almost tempting to cook kintras food for our dinner instead of the pale watery chicken fillets i get from asda

Thanks again everyone cos i'm really worried about her (after me telling someone else on this forum not to worry because they are such resilient dogs)

Just back from the vet.  He's quite concerned because she has a temp of 103 and shallow breathing.  She's been given an antibiotic and we've to go back in the morning.  I know a lot of the possible outcomes of these symptoms and dont really want to think about it, hopefully i'm overreacting.

Please send your thoughts Kintras way tonight, its going to be a long night!!

Thanks for all your kind words and support.  We slept in the living room with her last night and she didnt really settle all night.  Any time i touched her even lightly or if she moved her breathing became very shallow and fast, and lots of shivering.  She was VERY lethargic and depressed this morning to begin with but then after a pee she perked up a little.  Happy to say that her breathing calmed down a little then we went back to the vet.  She wasnt her usual exuberant self but she was certainly perkier whilst there. He thought her breathing was better than the previous night but her temperature was still the same so decided to sedate her and take abdominal and chest x rays.  They seemed clear so her bloods have been sent away.  I'm relieved that nothing showed up on the xrays but shes not really improving any more (although her breathing is still a little calmer than last night).  We've to go back again tomorrow morning to have her temperature checked again but i'm now starting to doubt myself and every decision i have made about her health  maybe her immune system has been compromised by changing her diet all the time sort out her allergies. She's just lying on the floor just now, cant even be bothered to go another few steps to her bed, i feel so helpless.

Oh wow, so scary.  Hope she starts on the mend back to herself (without the allergies or bumps!) very soon.  Keep us posted.  Prayers your way.

Took  her to the vet this morning and her temperature is back to normal  although she's still quite raspy and breath, especially after moving around.  He gave her a cortisone jag and we'll find out the blood results tomorrow. It was such a nice day i mentioned it was a shame we couldnt take her to the beach but vet said to give it a try and see if she perks up.  Well she had a wee sniff about but didnt really bother with other dogs (definately not her usual self) and another dog owner asked "is she quite old?". normally people assume she's really young because she is wild when she's at the beach, i think she's moving slowly and cautiously as if she has painful joints (sounds like something viral or an infection).  We came home and i offered her some green tripe and she practically inhaled it so the cortisone is definately helping her appetite.She has since had a lump of cheese and finger fed some peanut butter and the shakey legs have pretty much gone  She seems to be getting back to her old self although still breathy and tiring easily but i'm sure that'll sort itself out with time, rest and catching up on all the grub she's missed.  Will update about her results tomorrow - and thanks again everyone for the positive words xxx