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Hi Betsy, I have a strong back ground in veterinary medicine and have aquired the ability to recogonize problems from years of working in the field. I too had a Great Dane and she lived to be 12 1/2 years old!
I am worried about your dog and I hope you take my advice because your dog has a very SERIOUS condition.

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Betsy, do you work for Canine Caviar?

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FYI
Quoted from Food Safety News.com 2012
The results of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspection into a Diamond Pet Foods production plant may benefit the trio of lawsuits filed against the Missouri pet food manufacturer tied to a Salmonella outbreak and recall earlier this year.
That inspection, conducted six days after the first of Diamond’s eight recalls, found numerous health violations, including failures to clean and maintain equipment and a lack of contaminant screenings on raw ingredients. The evidence does not bode well for Diamond as the company faces three separate lawsuits from human victims and pet owners in the U.S. and Canada, according Benjamin England, a 17-year FDA veteran and founder of FDAImports.com, a food industry consulting firm.
One unfortunate event can bring the entire weight of the federal government to bear upon your door.” another reminder of the importance of FDA compliance:
If Diamond had operated in compliance with FDA rules Instead, it’s being used against them. The lawsuits specifically cite the inspection report as evidence of Diamond’s negligence and breach of warranty. Diamond must resort to “damage control” — making it clear to customers that plant management has been revised and the product’s quality improved. For everyone else, he sees it as another reminder of the importance of FDA compliance: impossible to determine the number of dogs sickened, as so few pets are ever tested for gastrointestinal bacteria

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It is important for all pet owners to check FDA PET FOOD WEBSITE frequently for pet food recalls. Remember it is not FDA that does pet food recalls it is the pet food companies!!!!!
I also recommend for pet owners to read the Whole Dog Journal and The Bark to keep informed on pet care and nutrition.

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I wonder if he has a malabosorbtion problem. Sounds like he is not absorbing nutrients from the food he is eating. Get a lab work up on him. I would seriously change his diet and ask your vet about purchasing a supplement called pancreazyme. It is for pancreatitis but it will help him absorb nutrients from the food he eats and he will gain weight. It is safe to use even if he doesn’t have pancreatitis. Pancreazyme is pricey but well worth it and the best product to use. He needs to be on a much better diet. Diet is MEDICINE for pets and for people. Try Halo dog food. I highly recommend it! Introduce it slowly with cooked chicken and cooked pasta – make sure it is very soft. (easy to digest) Feed him three times a day – 1 1/4 cups three times a day, use 1/2 cup dry and the rest chicken and pasta and slowly make a transition to feeding him twice a day. He needs 2 cups of food twice a day once he is back to normal. The protein i look for in a pet food for a large dog is: Crude Protein 28% (Min), Crude Fat 12% (Min), or Crude Protein 28% (Min), Crude Fat 16% (Min) Halo dog food has the correct protein/fat ratios. I would recommend the turkey and duck to start with because it has less fat, not knowing if the fat content in the food he is eating is causing him to have problems. Trust me this is the best food out there!

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Sadly recalls seem to be a regular occurrence these days. Feeding a good kibble is no longer about just finding a food with quality ingredients. Now you have to be worried about the track record of a company and the manufacturing plants that they use.

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On the back of every Halo bag of pet food it states: Distributed by: Halo, Purely for Pets, Inc., 12400 Race Track Road, Tampa, Florida 33626
phone no. 800-426-4256
MADE IN THE USA SINCE 1986 AND NO INGREDIENTS FROM CHINA

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