[Andrea H]

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[Andrea H]

If you google, CCL (cranial cruciate ligament) is the proper name of the ligament for dogs, ACL is for humans. She’s about 6 months out and doing well. She still lifts it when she over does it but for the most part she’s ok. She’s not crazy active like she used to be and that hurts my heart a little, I used to love to see her race around the yard. Oh well, part of getting older I guess. She gets a cosequin everyday to keep the arthritis at bay. She didn’t do any rehab except strict orders at home and then daily walks to strengthen after 12 weeks. She’s now walking with me almost everyday and most days does ok. I can tell when she’s having a bad day. She’s still a happy dog though and that’s all that matters. I’ve often thought I’d be a lot better off if I could eat kibble like a dog, lol, much easier to control portions and diet! But, don’t think I’ll ever go that route! 😉

[Andrea H]

She liked the Backcountry dry, I mixed probably about 1/8 cup in with her regular and of course she picked that out first but ate the rest as an after thought. Silly dog. So, for now I’ll mix the small bag I got in with the big bag and we’ll go from there. If I do go with canned added it will only be a couple tablespoons at a time, I’m frugal, lol! I’m thinking what she really enjoyed in the backcountry food is it has soft bits in it (that must be the “raw” they are talking about). Wish it wasn’t so expensive…we’ll see! 🙂 And yes, I’ll share pics of the cartwheel if it happens! 🙂

[Andrea H]

Unfortunately I’d have to drive about 50 miles to get it, I prefer to order online, I see amazon has it, I may try it. I bought a small bag of the new merrick backcountry today to mix into her food, going to see if that works. I’m still on the fence about canned food, hate to spend the extra but love my dog to pieces and know she would go insane if I started doing that, lol. We’ll see. I got her a can for her upcoming birthday on May 1st, wouldn’t be surprised if she did a cartwheel! 🙂

[Andrea H]

Interesting! 🙂

[Andrea H]

I hear ya Marie! I know it’s bad. Desperation. Last night she got lettuce and it got her thru the kibble. This morning she got a little of the deli turkey I was putting in my sandwich. I think it’s just pure boredom with the food.
Piper loves pumpkin, I used it for constipation (love how it works for both!) when she first started taking her pain pills for the surgery. Worked like a charm! 😉
I plan on checking out Victor too, had never heard much about it so will research it a bit.

[Andrea H]

THANKS!

[Andrea H]

Thank you for your lengthy answer! I greatly appreciate it. I’ll check out the links. I’ll also think more about serving wet with her dry. I just hate it, it’s messy and if you want to feed a good brand it’s expensive. We do offer her quite a lot of healthy human food…she’s a lover of salad (as long as the lettuce is crunchy and not wilted, lol) and loves all types of fruits. I add them quite often to her food and of course it seems to be the only way to get her to eat some of the kibble. I have never had a problem with TOTW (aside from her not being excited about it) healthwise and her coat is beautiful. She’s healthy except for the CCL tear, we’ve been quite lucky with her. I’ve read so many reviews my head is spinning. Some are reviewed well but then when I read actual comments from users many of them make me think twice. I was going to get some merrick grain free tomorrow to mix in her TOTW (of course just bought a new 28 lb bag) and see if she likes it. If she seems more interested I’ll probably try transitioning her over to the Merrick. That seems to have a better review from actual users. I just worry that the protein content is quite a bit higher than the TOTW, I don’t want my dog to start getting digestive problems…she does have problems with some dairy, poor girl can’t eat ice cream but yogurt she LOVES! I guess it’s a lot of trial and error! Being she’s 8, I want her to enjoy her next (hopefully) 8 years! Thanks again!

[Andrea H]

Just to add to my post, I’ve thought of buying a 5 lb bag of cheaper food to mix in the the 28 lb bag in hopes the variety might get her to eat, has anyone ever tried that.

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