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April 13, 2014 at 12:21 pm in reply to: Saturday Night Live take on Dog Food #38617 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility
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Membergwblackwell. LMAO!!!! Hysterically funny and glad theyāre helping to get the word out. It really was funny and I bet this scene has taken place in many a household, mine included.
April 13, 2014 at 11:28 am in reply to: Does anyone know about food Allergies #38614 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberA number of dogs have issues with corn, soy (thatās a big one for allergies), yeast, of course, wheat is a biggie too. Sounds like there are a number of ingredients that could cause allergies. Also some dogs cannot eat eggs. Have you thought of given them fresh organic carrots, string beans, blueberries, etc. for treats. Try that for a while and see how it goes. One of my girls has many many food intolerances and allergies so all treats here are fresh organic fruits and veggies. They love them and no allergy issues for Katie. I always have sort of fruits and veggies in the house so I give them what Iāve got. Sometimes a piece of apple, sometimes banana, whatever is in the house. If Iām eating a piece of fruit Iāll give them some too. My girls are very small..5 lbs, 6 lbs. and 7.3 lbs. so remember go according to size.
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MemberAmy R. Iāve been feeding my three toy dogs (Maltese, Maltipoo and Yorkipoo) Primal Pronto in their rotation of commercial raw foods. It is hands down their favorite and also mine. Iāve never had any issues with Primal Pronto whatsoever. You canāt go wrong. THK is very very messy with light colored dogs. My Maltese, Hannah, is obviously white and Katie my Maltipoo is a very very light apricot/blondish color.
I donāt feed any kibble so I canāt advise on Merrick or any other dry food. I have heard a lot of people recommending Victor Grain Free dry. I think itās the Yukon protein that they like but they are probably rotating within the brand. As I said not sure.
April 10, 2014 at 8:32 pm in reply to: Nominate a Brand for Editor's Choice #38468 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberI agree with you RescueDaneMom. Although Iām not able to feed it because I believe Katie has developed an issue with alfalfa I would have continued to use it. My other two girls are fine on the formulas but Katie girl with all her allergies and intolerances is also the damn poop eater so everyone must eat what she does so as not to upset her system when she eats their poop. Regardless of what I have tried in the last 4 1/2 years there is absolutely nothing I can do to stop her. I never let the girls go out in the yard by themselves. I run around picking up poop as it comes out of all of them before she can get any. BUT, hubby is not diligent. Opens the door and lets them out when Iām out on errands. Iām at the point of thinking that if Iām out of the house the two younger gals will go in their crates and kitchen will stay in the kitchen and NOONE will go out if Iām not home to let them out and supervise and pick up poop.
But, yes, I agree THK should have stayed on the EC list and if something is going on and had to be removed then we should no why and what happened to change something that it needed to be removed. And, no, I never saw an abundance of alfalfa stems ever in either the Zeal or the premix.
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MemberNectarmom. James gave me quite a bit of his time. Never actually suggested I started ordering and actually wants me to show all the info to Hannahās vet and get her ok before ordering anything. He also gave me the names of three holistic vets and suggested I make appt. for Hannah with holistic vet and get their opinion, again, before deciding what food and supplements to use. No, I would never simply call a food company rep. and take their word for their product and then order it. But, thanks for your advice.
Marie. As always, thank you. What kind of issues does Boone have with fruits/veggies? Is it both fruits and veggies or either or? What type of allergic issues? Donāt you just wish they could speak and tell us what their feeling? Somebody needs to work on that!! LOL! If only!
April 9, 2014 at 9:46 pm in reply to: Comments on the Editors Choice! #38381 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberHi Deborah H. Liver test did not turn out well so Hannah, my Maltese, has an appt. in the morning for x-ray and ultrasound of liver and gall bladder looking for any possible tumors. Since sheāll be at the vet anyway Iām having them do a test for Cushingās Syndrome due to some other symptoms she has that are similar to Cushingās but can be justified to her hypothyroidism and degenerated mid spine discs. Vet said itās always possible that she can have more than one issue going but doesnāt think itās Cushingās but to allay my fears she saw no problem in doing Cushingās testing after x-ray and ultrasound. Iām preparing myself for the worst and, of course, praying for the best and hoping I get to kick my self for getting hysterical before knowing anything definitive. My girls are my babies even before the loss of my son Iāve been dog obsessed. Since then, I guess the obsession has become, well, obsessive. LOL! Iām a mommy at heart, what can I say. Iāll post again tomorrow after results of x-ray and ultra sound results. Again, welcome and glad youāre here.
By the way, my name is Dori.April 9, 2014 at 8:45 pm in reply to: MARS and PROCTOR & GAMBLE #38377 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberI donāt know, Akari 32. I donāt really see how they can get any worse than they are now. Like I said, itās not a food I would feed any dog, let alone my own. Itās already ruined before the sale.
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MemberCaroline. Thank you so much for posting. Good luck on Saturday when you re-test. Iāll be praying for you and your dog. Iām also praying that it was some supplement, or too many different supplements that have taxed or toxed her liver. Anyway Iām trying to cover the basis and, thank God, though Hannahās vet is not a holistic vet, she seems to be taking the same steps that Dr. Becker and otherās that Iāve been researching since I found out the results on Monday. Just Monday?? It seems like longer than that. Anyway, more testing tomorrow and Iām hoping like your dog, after a month or so leaving any and all supplements out that except for the milk thistle and the Denamarin that things will get back to normal levels. If itās not something worse than I can only assume itās a supplement or too many that Iāve given. I have an auto immune illness and tons of allergies myself since about 1997 everything is fragrance free and dye free in my home. No candles burning, no fragrance sprays for bathrooms, nothing at all. Backyard has no lawn, all flower beds, so no week killers or anything like that.
Funny that you should mention Darwinās prescription diet. I spoke with James at Darwinās this afternoon for quite a while about Hannah and whatās going on. Iāve printed out all the forms, nutritional analysis, etc. on the LS diet. Heās given me his direct line to give to Hannahās vet and also said heād gladly send the vet some samples if she wants to see the food herself. I told James I will not put her on any food the vet sells, Hills, SD, Royal Canin, whatever. Not after all the good she has derived from her present diet. I refuse to put her on crap diets for the remainder of her life regardless of how long or short it may be. Anyhow, he was so great and made me feel so much better. I have really been a totally wreck since Monday morning when the vet called with Hannahās liver levels skyrocketing and out of control. After my conversation with him it was the first time all week that I felt like I could take a deep breath and actually breathe.
Oh, and more great news. He gave me the name and phone numbers of three holistic/integral vets that he knew personally and from different conferences in my area. So it was a win win conversation.
Thanks again for your post. I donāt feel quite so alone. Iāll be thinking of you on Saturday and will post everyone along the way about Hannah and next testing of x-ray and ultra sound and Cushingās test.
Everyone here has been keeping me a little saner and a lot less weepy. Thanks everyone from the bottom of my heart I love you all.
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MemberWeezerweeks. Just read the article and am calmer now knowing that that the vet is following steps that Dr. Becker would be doing herself. Liver biopsy is of course something Iām not sure we would be prepared to do given Hannahās age.
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MemberThanks Weezerweeks. I was looking for anything she might have written on liver tests late last night. Going to try to find it right now. Thx for thinking of me.
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MemberHi Shawna and as always I thank you for your help. I do have your phone number unless youāve changed it. Iām sure you donāt remember but you and I spoke just before I went on Brothers Complete food. I had been speaking with Richard, he spoke to you and you okād him to give me your phone # and we spoke. That was at least 2 years ago, maybe a little more like 2 1/2 years ago. My email by the way is dora@hassett.com
Anyway, last years bloodwork for Hannah was perfect. This yearās bloodwork for Hannah was perfect in every other way with the exception of all four liver levels being extraordinarily high. Yesterday, after a 12 hour fast, she had specific liver function bloodwork. Her vet called me this morning and told me that her liver is not working as it should. She has seen much higher levels on this test come back on other dogs, but regardless, she said this is not good. So, I have to have Hannah at vet in the a.m. where they will do x-ray, ultrasound looking for tumors in liver, gallbladder or anywhere in the area that may be causing liver to not function normally. At my request they will also perform testing for Cushingās. Not because of the liver issues but because of Hannahās other symptoms that Iāve justified for other reasons Iām now questioning myself. She said she can certainly do the test while they have Hannah there after x-ray and ultrasound. She said if that will ease my mind then itās no problem to do it. That there is always the possibility that she has both things going on. Dogs, like humans, can have multiple medical issues. When I picked her up yesterday the vet gave me a bottle of Denamarin and asked that I have her half a tablet at least one hour before her meal. Same meal every day so Iāve picked her dinnertime meal. She also gave me Milk Thistle to add to one of her meals. So that will go with the breakfast meal. Weāll see what the next steps are after the results from tomorrowās testing comes back. The last dog that we lost was Tracy, our 10 year old Tibetan Terrier, she died of liver cancer. One year all her tests came back normal, including all liver levels. The next years physical everything had gone crazy. What prompted the visit to the vet with her was that she had missed three meals in a row. That was not typical behavior for Tracy. That girl would never miss a meal under anything circumstances. She never came across a food she turned her nose up to. They did the liver testing and she was dead a month and a half later. Really really sucked big time. We were devastated. Anyway, Hannah has shown no such symptoms, none. It just came up at her regular yearly bloodwork done at her physical last Friday. I had noticed that she was drinking a little more water than usual but not anything crazy. Still acting like she was 7 or 8 years old. Still is for that matter. Still eating all her meals. Still jumping up and down with her two younger sisters while Iām preparing their meals. Still running to the fridge every time I open the door. They think every time the fridge door is opening it must be because something good is coming their way. Vet said that if all other tests come back inconclusive or no tumors, etc. etc. Then she we will re-test bloodwork after sheās been on the Denamarin and Milk Thistle for a month and see if the levels have gone down.
April 9, 2014 at 12:02 pm in reply to: MARS and PROCTOR & GAMBLE #38315 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberEven more reasons not to feed those brands, not that we would have. Or should I say I havenāt, nor would I.
April 8, 2014 at 4:40 pm in reply to: Nominate a Brand for Editor's Choice #38233 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberOne was removed, none added in itās place.
April 8, 2014 at 4:00 pm in reply to: Nominate a Brand for Editor's Choice #38224 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberOk everyone. I just got a DUH? moment and sent Mike an email and asked the question about THK being removed from the April 2014 list.
Yey! My mind is still functioning, albeit, slowly even with my stressing over Hannahās liver.
April 8, 2014 at 3:55 pm in reply to: Nominate a Brand for Editor's Choice #38223 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberGreat idea Marie. Itās hard enough keeping up with all these foods, reviews, try to figure out manufacturers and then when you think your good to go with the food list one is removed but we didnāt know it and donāt know why.
I really donāt know if it was the stem issue but I do recall, and actually I still think itās going on, with Aimee and maybe Shawna on the alfalfa stems. Someone else first started it about a week or two and posted some pictures of the stems and didnāt like the response he/she got from THK and it took off from their. Seriously, for me, if I was still feeding THK even if I saw stems (a few, not tons) I wouldnāt really have an issue. Like I said, whatās the big deal? I donāt get it but it wouldnāt be the first time I donāt understand something and Iām pretty sure it wonāt be the last.
April 8, 2014 at 3:34 pm in reply to: Comments on the Editors Choice! #38220 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberHi Deborah H. and welcome. If you are all things dog obsessed than boy have you come to the right place. Iāve got three little ones and they are my babies. One has lots of issues, the one has none other than being totally obsessed with playing fetch, and my older girl Iām just yesterday and today dealing with liver issues (14 1/2 year old Maltese). Waiting for results of tests done this morning. Your question on THK. Yes it was on March 2014 list and itās not on April 2014 list. We donāt know why it was taken off. A few of us have been discussing this and we are waiting for some feed back from Dr. Mike or HDM.
Iām glad youāre thinking about incorporating a raw diet or at least freeze dried diet for one of their daily meals. There are some home cooked raw feeders here on this site and Iām sure theyāll chime in and steer you in the right direction if home cooking is what youād like to do. NO, you do not have to stop getting doggie kisses because you feed raw. Just make sure that YOU wash your hands, counter and anything else that touched the raw food thoroughly. Just as you would do when doing your own cooking for you and your family with raw meats and fishes. The more you incorporate and rotate raw and freeze dried foods in your dogs diets the healthier they will become. A healthy dog is more able to deal with minor issues in foods than one with an unhealthy gut. Itās the humans that have to be really careful with foods containing Salmonella and such more so than a healthy dog. Youāll be amazed at the changes that take place when you incorporate raw to their diets. Changes that you didnāt even know werenāt as they should be.
Welcome to our obsessed world. Iām about as obsessed a person can be about my girls, short of being locked up in some institution some where. Even then, theyād have to let me take my dogs, get me a freezer, their supplements, their beds, their toys, all their grooming supplies, shampoos, their special stainless steel bowls, etc. I think you get a picture of me now! SO SO TOTALLY OBSESSED AM I! AND I LOVE IT! Itās the only way to be. In my world, anyway!!!! š š š
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April 8, 2014 at 2:41 pm in reply to: Nominate a Brand for Editor's Choice #38207 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberC4C Sorry I didnāt. I looked at the list but I already knew there wasnāt anything on it that allergy girl here could eat so I didnāt bother. I wish I could buy some budget friendly foods but they all seem to include either white potatoes, rice, soy, corn, grains, alfalfa and the list goes on with Katie Mae and her issues. I have never had a dog with allergies to anything before. Honestly weāve had her for 4 1/2 years and she is by far the most expensive dog I have ever had between surgeries, allergies, foods, dental, etc. etc. (She was the runt and due to be put down). She is also the sweetest most loving dog I have ever had. Her nic name here at home is āMushy Gushyā even the neighbors call her Mushy Gushy and funny thing is she answers to it. Cause thatās what she is.
April 8, 2014 at 1:34 pm in reply to: Nominate a Brand for Editor's Choice #38197 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberMarie. I had printed the March list because I figured it would be just easier as I went down the list and then checked ingredients to see if there was anything that Katie could eat. I too am surprised though that you just canāt go back and see the previous months. I just printed out Aprilās list. This may be a bug they need to work out. Starting the Editorās Choice was work enough and now there needs to be some tweaking as we all point different things out that they might not have thought weād want.
C4C. I too was wondering if it was all the alfalfa stem complaints. I was feeding THK for quite a while and never found an abundance of stems, I certainly would have noticed them in the food or the poop. I never noticed in either and Iām the human pooper scooper here and am always checking their poop when I pick it up cause of Katieās many issues. Poops have been well formed, no smell, no sticks, nothing undigested when on THK. So was I just lucky or a few others not so lucky. I do agree I would assume the leaf of the alfalfa would be the beneficially nutritional part of the alfalfa not the stems. I just assume the leaves had been ground down and theyāre in the mix and for all we know they are.
April 8, 2014 at 1:20 pm in reply to: Nominate a Brand for Editor's Choice #38193 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberGood question Marie. I printed out Marchās list and the only change is the illumination of THK. I really would like to know why? Hopefully someone in the know will read our posts and answer.
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MemberHi Shawna. Thanks so much for seeing my post and responding.
All four of Hannahās liver values was sky high. Last year at this time of year for her physical only one value was high and that was only 1 or 2 points over the high normal so they didnāt mention it because they didnāt think it was any big deal. This year is total different. This year is also when I switched all the girls to all commercial raw for ever meal. I was occasionally rotating in THK Zeal and/or Preference. Katie developed intolerance to alfalfa so I stopped THK. (Katie is the poop eater and though Iām vigilant about being the human pooper scooper, if Iām out and my husband just opens the door and lets them out in the yard. Doesnāt pick up after them. Too be fair, he has macular degeneration pretty bad and probably really doesnāt see it too pick up). Their diet has been Answers, Darwins, Stella & Chewyās, Primal Pronto, Vital Essentials. As you know all very high proteins, higher in fats than I would like but they all seem to be that way. I did try Natures Variety for a bit but I didnāt like anything about it so that was just one bag between the three of them.Your friend in California. Does she only rotate between Honest Kitchen Preference and Steve Brownās Dinner Mix and if so, what proteins, fruits and veggies does she add? Did she ever go back to any raw meals solely or always the pre mixes with protein. Why Premix with oats? Do you know what brand or what it is?
Yesterday was a really really bad day for me. I tried keeping myself together while Hannah was around but I was near hysterical and stressed beyond belief yesterday. If I wasnāt crying I was shaking. I spent almost all day on the computer yesterday trying to digest as much info as I could. The more I read the more nervous I got. I dropped Hannah off this morning (after fasting 12 hours) and just picked her up. Theyāll have results back tomorrow afternoon. They were just checking liver at today. They did not want to test for Cushings today because they felt that we needed to take one step at a time. All four doctors in the practice spoke with me today and explained that the Cushingās test needs to be given medication first (steroids???), and because of the fasting then feeding fatty food and then rest and retesting for the liver test that felt that would interfere with true bloodwork for Cushingās test and wouldnāt be accurate. Sounds logical. So one step at a time. Depending what they find with results of tests for both liver and Cushingās theyāll do a liver ultrasound. Best case scenario itās something that they can reverse levels with food and Sam-E type prescription product. Worse case scenario could be tumor or cancer of the liver. At her age it would be a matter of keeping her comfortable. Sheās certainly too old for surgery, chemo, radiation or anything else that goes along with it.
They did tell me no more rabies vaccines for her (unfortunately she had one on Friday during her yearly physical) and definitely no more HW preventative, Sentinel, for her either.
So Iām interested in knowing more about your friend in California and what she fed along with the premixes. Thatās the one thing I want to work on immediately. I certainly donāt want to have to put her on one of their prescribed foods so Iām trying to get a jump on getting and ordering whatever I need to change her diet to. This has come as a shock to me. All the issues with her I could justify with other problems she has like loss of hair would be hypothyroid. No jumping on furniture and trembling loss of hind leg muscles and weakness I attributed it to mid spine degenerated discs. One thing I do know is that she is drinking enormous amounts of water.
Iād appreciate any guidance you can give me.
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MemberPatty, I will ask them when I bring her in.
Cyndi, thank you for the kind words and prayers.
Marie, well, she had her rabies on Friday during her yearly physical and senior blood panel. The county I live in now accepts three years so too late for the waiver. I think I would be concerned not doing the rabies. Iām going to stop HW meds on Hannah but, take Pattyās suggestion and keep the other girls on Sentinel. They got their rabies shot last October and apparently itās good for the three years in this new county. I called Health Dept. here today just to double check because last October I didnāt specify to vet the 3 years because I thought it would be the same as next door county where we were and the Health Dept. told me not to worry about it till the three years are up that itās the same shot they would just verify with vet if they needed to to make sure they actually got the vaccine. He said it was the same vaccine regardless if you call it one year or three.
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MemberTaking her first the in the morning. Sheāll fast this evening and overnight and asked me to bring her in at 10:00 a.m. and leave her there for a couple of hours. Theyāll draw blood then I think they feed her a high fat food and bloodwork again after a certain amount of time. She said it would probably take no more than a couple of hours. Iām wondering if I should ask them to go ahead with the Cushingās test also instead of wasting more time?
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MemberNo mention of pancreatitis or anything else. She said everything was normal. Iāve just done a search on line of Cushingās syndrome and she does exhibit a lot of the symptoms. Iāve printed some stuff out to take to the vet tomorrow. She seems to have more symptoms of Cushingās than liver disease. Increased thirst, increased appetite (I thought it was cause she loves the raw), loss of muscle in back legs, hind-leg weakness (thought it was because two degenerated discs mid spine), hind legs trembling (again thought it was from disc problem), reluctance to jump on furniture, panting, thinning hair (thought it was her hypothyroidism), lots of skin tags (thought it was old age).
I donāt know if Iām just seeing things and putting them together or they are really all just the stuff I thought. I certainly know Iām driving myself crazy. I had mentioned the hind leg trembling but vet said it would be from the degenerated discs. I just donāt know what to think.
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MemberI do the rabies I guess because itās the law. I never thought not too. Now Iām sorry they gave it to her. I do know though that here in Georgia where I live there is a high incidence of rabies and HW in dogs here is very very common. I should have taken Hannahās age in to account and not done the rabies, as I said it never occurred to me that I didnāt need to do it. The dogs are licensed and itās the law so I just did it. Well, now Iām really truly depressed.
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MemberHi Patty. The last HW preventative (Sentinel) was on March 1. So no more Sentinel for her. Should I stop with the other two (4 1/2 year olds) also. I was going to give them every 45 days. Losulās story about Turbo made me feel that by not giving them HW meds (Sentinel) that I might be asking for trouble.
Also the HW cure seemed worse than the HW meds.
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MemberNectarmom. I just got off their site and you are absolutely right. The duck is listed as having the lowest fat. I donāt understand it. When I read your first post about Darwinās I immediately thought it was the duck but now Iām not so sure. Darwinās is a food that Iāve been using but I think until we get things cleared up with Hannah and her high liver levels Iāll sparingly feed it to the other two cancel my subscription with them. It has the highest protein of all the foods I feed.
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MemberThanks so much Nectarmom. Very helpful to hear your story. Iām thinking, hoping anyway, that some of the supplements that I have been adding to her meals that are really high in protein also have contributed to this crazy level. She doesnāt act sick, or anything. She has been drinking more water. With multiple dogs in the house and changing water two times a day I wasnāt picking up that it was her drinking most of the water. Iāve been watching her lick a hawk today and sheās drinking way more water than sheās been drinking for a while. Just like when she was on kibble. On kibble she could go though an entire big bowl of water all by herself.
My dogs only get rabies vaccine and I left the vets office so happy Friday with Hannah because since we moved to a different county since her last visit, rabies vaccine is only required every 3 years. Funny thing is Iām literally across the county line. I did ask the vet if the three year and the one year vaccines were different. She told me they are the exact same one itās just that different municipalities have different rules. So so stupid to make you vaccinate every year when itās the same damn one for three years.
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MemberNectarMom. Thatās so odd that they would say that to you because when I placed my first order with Darwins they told me the fat to protein ratio would be too high. I had been telling them about my dogs. It didnāt matter to me because I told them one of my dogs canāt eat any foul so I wouldnāt be ordering it anyway. Anyway, Duck is high in fat.
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MemberOk Patty. So your basically telling me to calm down and wait and I could be freaking out thinking thereās nothing that will be able to help but that in actuality if it is the liver then there will be some things I can do to reverse the situation? Damn, sorry Patty, I now realize I am babbling. Iāve been checking the protein levels of all the raws that I feed and, of course, they are much higher than kibble but I donāt want to put her on kibble. I also took a look at protein levels for the Nzymes and Iāve had her on two other supplements that I had forgotten about from Ark Naturals Grey Muzzle line. One for cognitive and one for heart health. I just thought since she was older she might need some heart health and, also, due to her age I couldnāt really tell whether she sometimes seemed a little more out of things because of losing some hearing to old age or cognitive skills were being affected due to age. Everything has added protein. Could all that contribute to high liver levels. I should have left well enough alone and just fed her the raw with her glucosamine and not added other stuff. I have been giving them all milk thistle but since it comes in capsules I was dividing one capsule among the three dogs. Should I have been giving each one capsule? It just looked like so much. I should have posted that question. I know we all talked about milk thistle when losulās Turbo was diagnosed with HW but I donāt think it was ever discussed as to how much or I just missed that part. Iām kicking myself right now thinking of all the things I may have done wrong. Like I said, other than hypothyroid Hannah has never ever had any health issues.
What do you mean itās rare for vets to do yearly bloodwork? If they donāt then whatās the point of the yearly physical? Why would I take them then? I could look and feel them as well, actually, better than she can? Hmmmm? I should have insisted on a 6 month bloodwork instead of yearly. I read something about that somewhere that when dogs get older they should go every six months instead of yearly but she didnāt think it was necessary in the least because Hannahās always been so healthy. And here I go rambling and babbling.
April 6, 2014 at 5:46 pm in reply to: Recommendation for Probiotic #37989 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberGlad to hear youāre ordering the Mercola probiotics. I use them and think they are a good company. You can certainly use both the probiotics and on occasion use the greek yogurt. No problem. I give my dogs greek yogurt periodically also but I donāt use the fat free. Just plain greek yogurt.
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MemberOh Marie. We are always of a like mind. I gave up trying to help. I donāt think anything is going to change. For every positive response there has been a negative come back. I love helping people, as to most of us here, but thereās got to be some give on the other end.
I too feltā¦What???? 15 / 20 minutes is too long a drive. Gotta drive past stores at some point in their lives. Iāve got stores 5 minutes away and stores I drive an hour to if thereās a dog food that I need or want and theyāve got it and I want it NOW for my girls.
April 6, 2014 at 2:56 pm in reply to: HELP! Dog Eating Hills u/d after bladder stone and gaining Weight #37944 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberNancy C. Who are you addressing the question to?
Dori
MemberDefinitely rotate within the same brand but you need to find at least two other brands and rotate brands as well as proteins with all brands. A lot of people seem to have some problems with their dogs on BB. Remember, not every food is for every dog. Once youāve done the complete transition to Merrick and his stools are fully formed then you can experiment with different proteins within the same brand, then begin to experiment with a different brand that has ingredients that your dog does well on. Slowly transition. Once thatās done and youāve fed all the proteins on that brand, youāll be in search of a third brand. Switching up within the brand is good so that you dog isnāt always eating the same protein and can possibly develop an intolerance to that protein. Itās also important to switch brands because even though the ingredients may be similar to the Merrick or whatever else you find, the proportions of proteins, fats, carbs, minerals, vitamins, essentially everything will be a little or a lot different from brand to brand so this way you can insure that your dog is getting a good balance. Also rotating is really very good in case there is a sudden recall in a brand you can immediately switch your dog off that food onto one that heās already accustomed to. The more you rotate your dogs meals the easier you can move from food to food. Much much healthier for your dog. Healthy dogs will tolerate illnesses and minor recalls much better than an unhealthy dog. Hope Iāve answered your question and not babbled too much. Gotta go. Today is dog grooming at my house. Iāve done two of the girls, Iāve just got one to go. Iāll check in later.
April 6, 2014 at 12:37 pm in reply to: Senior vs Adult Dog Food #37921 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberI feed my senior dog (14 1/2 years old) a high protein food. Sheās doing fabulously well and definitely much much better than she was on a lower protein diet. Seniors actually need more protein than an adult dog so feed your senior dog an adult food with a high protein, moderate fat, low carb diet.
April 6, 2014 at 1:03 am in reply to: HELP! Dog Eating Hills u/d after bladder stone and gaining Weight #37866 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberIn what way? Iām curious so I donāt give anyone miss information. I too thought she should be feeding grain free. I just think sheās not feeding enough food and is acting hungry cause it is. I follow your posts and really are incredibly smart re nutrition. I remember reading that you study nutrition so I like get your input. Iāve only had one dog years ago that used to get stones, coincidentally a Bichon also. But I donāt remember enough about about them to give advice on the stones. He was one of my very first dogs so a long long time ago. We were on well water at the time.
April 5, 2014 at 11:45 pm in reply to: HELP! Dog Eating Hills u/d after bladder stone and gaining Weight #37863 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberMary W. Please take the PetNutritionists advice. She has given you very sound advice especially considering that she has dealt with these issues.
April 5, 2014 at 11:15 pm in reply to: HELP! Dog Eating Hills u/d after bladder stone and gaining Weight #37860 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberHopefully Shawna or one of the other experts on stones will chime in. Are you feeding him grain free? If youāre not, you should be. That will get the weight off him. Grain free is what caused my three dogs to lose weight rather quickly, too.
In my opinion you are feeding him entirely too small of an amount of food. The reason heās always looking for food and acting hungry is because he is hungry. Heās starving. My 5, 6 and 7.3 lb. dogs each eat 1/4 cup twice a day. Even if he weighed what you think is his ideal weight, 1/2 cup per day is way way way to little. Please consider going to a grain free food, that will get some weight off, and feed him more. The poor little guy is hungry.
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MemberAre you still feeding Brothers? When I first started with the raw feeding I was concerned about the fat content but it doesnāt seem to bother them in the least. Iāve been feeding them Primal, Answers, Stella & Chewys, Darwins. I used to feed non raw THK but Katie became allergic to alfalfa so I had to stop that which was too bad because I really like the company. Where can I see pics of your dogs? My girls are my avatar and Hannah is the pic on my Facebook page. Dori Hassett on Facebook.
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MemberHi Nectarmom. Itās nice knowing your still around. I hadnāt seen too many of your posts lately. My girls are doing better than I could possibly have imagined. A number of months back I did the complete transition to raw. All bad breath, gas, tear staining, goopy runny eyes has been history for quite some time. Their teeth are all incredibly white, I wasnāt expecting that they could get whiter since Iāve always brushed their teeth. Their hair (fur) is shinny soft and they all smell kinda sweet. Itās not their shampoo because I use soapless shampoos with no dyes or perfumes because of Katie and my allergies. The three of them have always been chow hounds but this is really ridiculous. They lick their bowls clean and leave them like they came out of the dishwasher. Lola who was getting a little chunky has lost some weight. Well, actually they all have on the raw. Lola was up to 6 lbs. maybe a little more, sheās now at 5 lbs. where she should be. Katie was a little over 7 lbs. sheās now at 6 lbs. where she should be, and Hannah was up to 8.5 lbs. and now weighs 7.3 lbs. Vet is delighted with all their weights and wanted to know what Iād done differently. So all is good here. Oh, they the water that they drink is from the tap at home, we have a whole house filtration system. I never thought it was the water. I always suspected it was the food for it to be happening to all three of them even though some were posting on the other site that it was clogged tear duct, hair in eyes, etc. For all three in both eyes, couldnāt be. I gave up the discussions, dropped the site, listen to the posters and moved to raw. I do add unrefined coconut oil, sardine oil (3 times a week, or sardines packed in water), organic fruits and veggies. No commercially made treats. How are your dogs doing? Still tear stained?
April 5, 2014 at 7:16 pm in reply to: Recommendation for Probiotic #37847 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberI use both Mercola digestive enzymes and Mercola Complete Probiotics. They are well worth the money. My dogs are doing so well. Cost wise I guess it the size of your dog or dogs would come in to play as to how long they last. My dogs are 5 lbs., 6 lbs., & 7.3 lb.s. When I purchase them I always go for their deals where you can buy more than one at a time and get a ālittleā bit of a break in cost.
Dori
MemberIt could be a reaction to the poultry but it sounds somewhat more of an allergy season issue. The only thing at allergy season is keep maybe a bucket (small pail) by the door and before he walks in the door rinse his feet off and keep a towel nearby. Itās pollen season is seems to be really bad already and itās so early in the season. Here in Georgia where I live everything is coated in a yellowish/greenish powder. Iāve already started hosing and wetting down the backyard area where I let them down and trying to rinse off steps to back door. My dog has food allergies and intolerances but she also has same issues with outdoor allergy seasons.
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MemberThanks NectarMom. Itās a question I find that we are always posting about the different foods. Who makesā¦..such and suchā¦.. Most of the times it takes so long to find out or you never find out. I donāt feed any food that wonāt tell me who makes them. Ridiculous that anyone would. Anyway, Iām thrilled that HDM likes it and can make it happen. YEY!
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MemberThanks HDM. I know that usually weāre told to go the the food site or try to find the info on line which I have often done but, usually, to no avail. They are apparently very good at keeping this crucial information a secret. What galls me is the fact that they know there are bad things going on or they wouldnāt be trying to hide who manufacturers there food and what plant itās coming from. Itās exhausting. If they were proud of their food, proud of their ingredients, why not also be proud of manufacturing, etc.
Anyway, sorry to make more work for you guys but it would be such a great addition to this already fabulous site.
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MemberIs there a possibility that Dog Food Advisor could give some thought to having a section on the site with a list of Manufacturers and what foods they produce. It may be a daunting task on top of everything else you all do which I am eternally grateful for. Just figured I throw it out the question out there.
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MemberI have a 14 year old Maltese that chewed her nails for most of her life. Eventually when I grew a brain and switched all my girls to grain, poultry, white potato, soy free foods foods, their groomer mentioned to me (I hadnāt even realized it) that Hey! When did Hannah stop biting her nails (she never ever needed any of her nails trimmed because she bit them all off)? My reaction, of course brainless that I was, said HUH? Iāll be damned! She has never bit them again. So was it the grains, poultry, white potato, soy, white rice??????? Donāt know but I hope this directs you to look into any of these ingredients you might be feeding.
theBCnut Hannah never had nail infections or anything. She chewed all her nails on her paws and feet. The vet and groomer used to tell me that periodically they would come across a dog that just chewed their nails but they didnāt seem to be concerned. I bit my nails when I was a kid (actually I stopped after going through hypnosis at the age of 21) so I didnāt give it much thought. I figured she was healthy and I didnāt think hypnosis would work for her LOL!
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MemberAkari 32. I forgot to mention that the other allergy he may be having is to the peas. Dogs can be allergic to peas especially when there is an abundance in the food. Donāt worry, there are a lot of foods that do not contain peas if you want to give that a try.
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MemberThere are plenty of foods your dog can eat that have no chicken in them whatsoever. Once you find a food that he does well on you can then while heās eating that you can find a different one that doesnāt have anything that he has issues with and eventually have three or four different ones that you can rotate him on. There are probably more dogs allergic to chicken in all its forms including chicken fat than anything else. As I said, there are a lot of different proteins that you can try that do not have chicken or chicken fat, etc. You should really assume that if heās allergic to chicken he will be allergic to chicken fat.
Dori
MemberHi Akari 32. I just went on line and checked Pet Botanics Salmon, also the lamb. The Salmon formula contains chicken fat in the list of ingredients. The Lamb formula includes chicken meal in the formula. If you dog is intolerant of chicken then I would not feed any type of poultry at all. You should also try to avoid grains, and soy in the ingredients. I have a dog with poultry allergies. Originally I thought it was chicken, it turned out to be all foul in any form. Always read the entire list of ingredients in each formula before you try it. A lot of foods contain chicken or poultry somewhere in the list of ingredients. Itās a cheap way to boost protein in a food. Also try to avoid foods that have too many peas in the ingredients. My dog, Katie, with all the allergies also have environmental allergies too. She gets worse in the Spring and Fall but always has food intolerances and allergies. Just recently figured out that sheās allergic to alfalfa.
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MemberTJ. When I initially started rotating foods a long time ago I would switch every two or three bags, then I started switching every bag. Always very very slowly. I eventually switched to commercial raw foods for all my three dogs because one of them has many food intolerances and allergies. I feed all three girls twice a day as I always have regardless of what I feed them and can now say, and itās been a few months now, that I can feed them different foods a.m. and p.m. with no issues whatsoever. No gas, bad breath, diarrhea, constipation, nothing. I rotate their proteins within a brand, I rotate brands and I rotate their supplements. Nothing seems to bother them any more. Just as humans eat different foods for different meals without issues, so do my dogs. I will also say that they are incredibly healthy. I have a 14 1/2 year old Maltese (sheāll be 15 on 9/9/14) and I have a 4 1/2 year old Maltipoo and a 4 1/2 year old Yorkipoo. Vet is always praising how well they are. They only go to the vet at this point once a year for physical and the only vaccine they receive is rabbiās vaccine. Hope any of this has helped.
Once you get your dogs accustomed to rotation, it has nothing whatsoever to do with their age. It is never too late to start rotating foods and they donāt take to rotation of diets any easier because they are young or old. Just take your time initially and before you know it youāll be able to feed them different things all the time. Initially, like theBCnut, I used to add a complete probiotic and a digestive enzyme every day (not every meal). I havenāt done that in ages. Good Luck to you. Glad to meet you and welcome to the site if your new. If not, sorry I havenāt picked up on your name before.
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April 4, 2014 at 6:59 pm in reply to: Recommendation for Probiotic #37752 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityDori
MemberHi Shasta 220. The best yogurt is plain greek yogurt. But plain greek yogurt still does not have as many cultures as you can get in, letās say, Mercola Complete Probiotics. Not Activia. Plain greek yogurt is much better for humans as it is for dogs.
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