[Victoria M]

Thank you so much again! Sorry for the late reply, I’ve been sick 🙁

I ordered and received the Farmina Light. I remember looking at it a couple years ago after the Taste of the Wild food I had her on for a long time decided not to agree with her anymore (I knew it looked different!) But I was trying to steer clear of chicken which I always thought she was sensitive to – if she was back then, it doesn’t seem to bother her now(?)

I’ll start slooooooooowly adding the Farmina to the W/D food. She never did well on prescription food – with the exception of acute bacterial upsets – and that was canned stuff for only a week or two before it turned on her. There’s a whole lot of carbs and junk in that Hill’s. I have a much better feeling about the Farmina! Hope Bella’s tummy feels the same way 🙂

[Victoria M]

I can’t thank you enough for the info and your time! And for explaining things so well. Can I talk you onto moving to New Hampshire? LOL
I will look into all your suggestions.

[Victoria M]

Thank you both so much for all that information! It is a LOT to try and balance out and I definitely can’t do it alone.
Gimme good ol’, reliable cancer any day – at least treatment is pretty specific. 🙁 I’m so exhausted – Bella is doing better than I am at this point!

She currently is on Enzymediane and weekly B-12 injections. I am feeding her ~90% Hills W/D and 10% cooked food:
99% lean ground turkey, homemade beef bone broth & riced, frozen broccoli and cauliflower medley. If things ever settle down I plan on upping the amount of fresh food and decreasing the kibble.

Her vet does not want her on grain-free food. She has a mild heart murmur that he’s afraid might get worse or turn into DCM. He’s also worried about raw food and her compromised immune system. (Can ground pancreas be cooked and still work?)

I was really hoping there was a simple, decent commercial food that checks at least the major boxes that maybe I missed in my research. I had her on the Annamaet Lean and also tried Nulo, but both had legumes as first three ingredients, and ….eew! Major gas, bloating and horrible blow-out diarrhea resulted.

I looked around for a veterinary nutritionist, but don’t know who to trust. They all want quite a bit of money for just a consult. I may reach out to the vet that used to do her acupuncture and see if she recommends anyone.
I’ll also try Just Food For Dogs.

Thank you again!!
Victoria & Bella
New Hampshire, USA

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