Wow Susan you go all out when you respond haha.
Rusty is about 8-9 at this point, I donāt think we have his papers and so were not 100% sure if itās 8 or 9 but heās definitely getting old, I have ordered and received samples of Totw, they were pretty reluctant to send them to me because of postage charges, but I donāt live anywhere near a shop that stocks their samples, so they let me have 2 samples in the end, high praire I think and coastal(should be bison one and fish one).
He has done well on black hawk fish and potato, I wanted to add some oils to his food because of what Iāve read about them, they help me with my joints and nerve so I figured it would help with his joints and coat and it did.
But it also seems that after the dry and the blend he started to have more problems, so maybe it wasnāt the best idea in the end, Iāll make sure to tell mum to feed him the kibble once a week as a treat instead.
His teeth are generally awful looking, he does need a professional anaesthesia cleaning thatās for sure, heās impossible when it comes to brushing, Iāve tried and failed like a pro every time, heās super strong and he scratches me up real good so I stopped trying.
I will definitely be taking him to the vet for a more thorough check up, because he means the world to my mum, as in if she looses sight of him for 5 minutes she starts to panic and I would hate to see him die from something that could of been prevented(if itās anything bad to begin with, could just be pancreatitis pains).
Heās also a white cream chihuahua š and the puppy is white with tan spots sheās so gorgeous everyone always complements the way she looks when weāre out its super cute.
And for you Susan the kibble is just a treat, we actually feed homemade cooked, heās always been on a chicken and rice with veggies diet, he does the best on this diet and hardly ever has flare ups, when he does itās usually my fault because I try to add some variety to his food and some extra vitamins and minerals and than he gets sick and I donāt mean to, it just happens.
I think because of how well he did with black hawk if I feel like adding anything for his joints in the future I might add that and he did really well on the k9 natural venison freeze dried and super well on ziwipeak venison, I might just buy those from time to time as I know he did well on them, heās gone through 5 ziwipeak bags with only two flare ups, so yeah I might just stick with that and stop trying new things that clearly arenāt working in his favor.
Iāll keep an eye on Anja while sheās on the supplement and kibble, she usually eats like 3 of them, sheās not a very big eater, but I hope she continues to do well on the blend, as Iād like to cure her leg drama before it becomes permanent.
Thanks for the help though, I wanted to be 100% sure about a few things and you guys cleared that up for me so thanks a lot š
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