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- Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:28 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Eagle Pack vs. Innova
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4658
Yes, ezzy, your memory is faulty. If you read my posts, I had no need to change diet until this Innova thing blew up. Hmm.. if the company were going to do the right thing, it would have recalled the bad product; as it is, the person who made the first complaint has now had to hire a lawyer. (Oh, bu...
- Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:13 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Eagle Pack vs. Innova
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4658
- Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:16 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Eagle Pack vs. Innova
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4658
I fed Innova (adult, green bag) with good results up until last year around May. Then my dogs got loose stools, funky ears, irregular cycles, and I lost litters (resorbed and stillborn.) I found a website (I have posted the link in this forum) where another person found funny bits in the food and ha...
- Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:08 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Heart problems
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10227
- Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:58 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: sore on lip
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2374
- Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:56 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Corn Chips?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2895
- Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:34 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Why no corn?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10640
- Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:18 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Why no corn?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10640
Different forms... From my limited experience and knowledge of the food industry several (6) years ago. It was my understanding that the gluten was the only digestable form of corn in food, and that ground yellow corn essentially went through a dog. There are a couple of good threads running on ing...
- Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:17 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: New guy Wants Vet Recommendation
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3496
Can't give any recommendations, but there are sites out there akin to this one: http://vetratingz.com/index2.jsp
You can also do a simple google, ie "vets in NW Tuscon" and you may get a local site for vets.
You can also do a simple google, ie "vets in NW Tuscon" and you may get a local site for vets.
- Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:40 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Why no corn?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10640
- Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:44 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: brushing GSP
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8974
My experience is that the bath looses the coat - so that the next 2-3 days you will experience shedding, ie brushing will be needed not just the day of the bath. For removing loose coat you may want to consider a pumice stone (sold as a grill brick at most hardware stores!) or a stripping 'knife', i...
- Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:09 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: ear hair coming off... again
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4378
Hey there! Is Cash a kennel dog, or a house dog? I ask because I wonder if he is scratching at his ears or shaking his head and you may be unaware. My two cents: many dogs have low grade yeast issues that manifest as chronic ear issues. Oftentimes there is a connection to grains in the diet. You may...
- Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:17 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Bad breath after diet change?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2280
Check out this thread for the innova scoop. You may have to read a few pages to find the info posted by Donna - she submitted the sample to a lab and found the toxins: http://itchmoforums.com/news-recall-related/problems-w-innova-and-test-results-t1028.0.html Oh- the Fromm is a new diet I have switc...
- Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:32 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Bad breath after diet change?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2280
Heh - ya bit on the crappy fillers line - knew ya would! OK, I have fed Innova for many years - but I noticed in May that there were black and white chunks in the kibble - reminded me of crystaline structures seen in some rocks. Anyway, I lost 2 litters since that time, and all my females started to...
- Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:23 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: ingestion cycle ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2270
- Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:31 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Bad breath after diet change?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2280
Bad breath after diet change?
I don't think I've noticed this ever before, but after switching from the Innova (which I still feel is contaminated at low levels) to the Fromm, I am noticing all the dogs are developing bad breath. I have heard this can occur due to "the internal cleansing process" - but I always thought it would ...
- Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:27 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Question about the Private parts!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 44711
- Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:23 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Bump On Head - 8 Weeks After Accident
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3752
Good catch, K9! In my experience, many vertebral subluxations are NOT seen on exray - only the real doosies are usually spotted on film. Reason why, I am told, is that much of the cartillage isn't seen on the exray - the fine nuances of how the bones with the cartillage can't be seen because the car...
- Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:17 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: ingestion cycle ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2270
I usually see such delicacies pass within 24 hours; sometimes a good dose of corn oil or olive oil helps! I've had some eat the plastic from toys and it seems to stew in the belly for a spell before being ejected the same route it entered; this seems to happen to solid plastics and not cloth. And, m...
- Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:13 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Skinny dog...?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6134
Ezzy, I must respectfully disagree. It used to be that CHD was a big breed issue - until they started to LOOK for it; then they found it in toy poodles. Juvenile renal issues may be more prevalent in poodles, however they have been found in other breeds: "Despite the fact that several articles on Ju...
- Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:53 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Skinny dog...?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6134
Just throwing this out there as a possibility, but my GF has a male (another breed) that is about 18 months now, and she could not put weight on him. She took him to the vet and did a full blood panel - and found out he has juvenile renal failure, which can exist at a low level and not be detected u...
- Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:48 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Bump On Head - 8 Weeks After Accident
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3752
The bump looks like his occiput - not sure if its a concern or not. And, if this were my dog I'd hie thee to the doggy chiro. This is a list for holistic practitioners in WA state that do doggy chiro - maybe one will work for you. TEJINDER SODHI , DVM ANIMAL WELLNESS CENTER 2115 112TH AVE NE BELLEVU...
- Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:58 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Puppy Gas? after research.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 21910
- Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:58 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: GSP Dryskin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4167
You can add a fish oil capsule supplement to the chow; the effects often take a few weeks to be seen, but it does help. You can use Murphy's Oil Soap - original forumal for wood floors - its vegetable oil and I first heard about it in show circles to help dogs like sharpei with their problem skin. I...
- Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:55 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Puppy Gas? after research.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 21910
I wonder if its the Meaty Bone biscuits? FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS: Meaty Bone® dog biscuits are designed as a snack or treat for dogs of all ages and are not intended to be fed as the sole diet for dogs. GUARANTEED ANALYSIS: Crude Protein ........................1.0% Min. Crude Fat ........................
- Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:17 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Puppy Gas? after research.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 21910
It could be that the food no longer suits the dog. People can develop allergies later in life; so can dogs. If you don't think consuming air is the issue, I'd put my money on the food. One reason why I switched from Innova - a fairly respected brand of chow -was because I noticed impurities in the f...
- Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:06 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Does anyone here feed Fromm?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3049
I agree - if you are feeding a particular diet, and the animal looks good, well, ya must be doing SOMETHING right! And... I admit I have read perhaps too many of the recent books out there that talk about how certain ingredients are 'fillers' :wink: or just plain junk, and I worry. I worry that if I...
- Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:43 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Does anyone here feed Fromm?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3049
Check out this site to read up on how to read a dog food bag label: http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=main
I thought I was pretty smart, but learned a few things there.
There are also products listed, so you can search the listings and see how Royal Canin stacks up!
I thought I was pretty smart, but learned a few things there.
There are also products listed, so you can search the listings and see how Royal Canin stacks up!
- Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:39 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Should I be concerned?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5514
I've known a couple of dogs with lumps like you describe - on the ribs, and don't seem to move/seem to be attached. One was biopsied and found to be a fatty deposit and not a tumour; the other dog never got a biopsy, and the lump got bigger over time, but it never seemed to cause a problem and felt ...
- Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:56 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Does anyone here feed Fromm?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3049
I switched to the 4 star chicken formula this weekend. I admit I didn't take the time to gradually mix it in, just ran out of the old food and started with a new bag. NO problems with the transition to the new diet from the old green bag Innova adult I was feeding. The stools are firm and no tummy u...
- Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:55 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Allergic reaction to dog kennel pads?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1654
- Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:53 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Brittany pup appetite
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5040
JMHO - but it could simply be that 1) your pup is teething, and that can throw off an appetite, and 2) her metabolism is changing, so she doesn't need quite as much fuel as she did before, ie major growth spurts are done and the slow growing phase is begining. Most pups metabolism changes at around ...
- Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:59 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: older dog barely tolerates new dog - need advice
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2263
My experience is with bully breeds, so take this for what its worth! A couple things come to mind. I find that a 3 year old is the.. mental equivalent of a 26 year old. And the 8 month old is about 14. While these two age groups may often get along, the teen is mostly a young punk to the twenty some...
- Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:27 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Does anyone here feed Fromm?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3049
Does anyone here feed Fromm?
I am thinking of switching to it and wondering about folks' experiences.
Thanks!
Thanks!
- Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:24 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Funny Rear Stench
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1707
Give that pup a bath - and inspect that hiney!
You may be able to express the glands yourself:
http://www.dr-dan.com/analsac.htm
You may be able to express the glands yourself:
http://www.dr-dan.com/analsac.htm
- Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:51 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Is there a safe way to expedite a female's cycle?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4574
- Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:25 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: yellow gummy turds?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4614
Couple things come to mind. If the turds are loose and yellow - and accompanied by a rank stank - IMHO you might be looking at a parasite, ie giardia. This is just my experience. And, dogs that are having bowel irritation will have a gooey mucousy discharge; this often will have blood in it if the i...
- Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:47 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Injured paw - when is it time to take him to the vet?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1992
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:28 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: pukey pup
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1988
Hmm! The only other thing I can think of, is that there is something in the particular diet you are feeding that is incompatible with him. I had one dog I fed Solid Gold - supposed to be a quality diet. He always burped up. I switched to Wysong, and no more burping up! So, that is the only other thi...
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:15 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: pukey pup
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1988
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:07 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pointer pups
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3111
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:35 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Pyometra, A Uterus Infection
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8066
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:37 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Breeding Coefficient (sp)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9684
You may have to sign up/register but this site says they have an inbreeding coefficient calculator
http://www.tenset.co.uk/fspeed/
http://www.tenset.co.uk/fspeed/
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:11 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Pyometra, A Uterus Infection
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8066
Who should pay? Honestly? I bet the tissue is probably knit inside and what he is seeing is an inflamed incision that might have a slight infection that needs to be looked at. I keep remembering my one pup and all it took was cleaning the wound a few times with hydrogen peroxide and it was fine. So,...
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:34 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Pyometra, A Uterus Infection
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8066
Ezzy, He did say "I will take her in tomorrow for him to look at when I pick up the additional antibiotics." And then: "On another note, I intend to tell him if he wants to go back in and replace / redo what he did, I think it should be on his dime, and not mine. Thoughts?" So I gave him my thoughts.
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:00 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Pyometra, A Uterus Infection
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8066
Thoughts... I think its been nearly 2 weeks now; unless you see an indication that the sutures failed and that the inner tissue hasn't knit and that the insides are trying to make their way outside/prolapse - IMHO it does no good to have him open her up again, as she should be healed up in there. Yo...
- Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:54 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Britt with one eye tearing?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1973
- Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:52 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Pregnant Female GSP
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5534
I've used this to calculate when you should see various signs and its been fairly accurate. I notice morning sickness in my girls first thing at 21 days or so!
http://www.schaferhund.com/gsd_pregnancy.aspx
http://www.schaferhund.com/gsd_pregnancy.aspx
- Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:45 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Pyometra, A Uterus Infection
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8066
Just following this thread... Do I have it right that your girl was spayed due to the pyo? And the blood and fluid is from the incision and not from the uterus? I had some pups spayed early and they used an dissolving suture for the inner layer, and the old fashioned 'need to be removed' sutures on ...
- Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:41 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: GSP - Corneal Ulcers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2544
Corneal ulcers are something to take very seriously. The cases I have known about (with the frog dogs) responded to aggressive and consistent medicating - and sometimes cones were needed to keep the dog from pawing at the eye. They are painful and the drops seem to hurt, but keep on administering th...