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Theresa

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...

Theresa

Ezzy, all of my dogs developed the issues at the same time other Innova feeders experienced the exact same issues with their dogs.

I get it that no food is bad to your mind, but why is it so hard for you to validate my personal first hand experience here?

Theresa

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...

Theresa

What a great team you made.

I am sorry for the loss of Clown, and so proud that you did right by him.

{{{{TAK & Clown}}}}}

Theresa

Looks like the place where the canines hit IMHO.

As a long shot, might be a histiocytoma - sort of a flat wart that falls off after a few months.

Theresa

Not sure if its all dogs, but many rat terrier owners claim that their dogs feet smell like fritos!

I think its just a doggy smell and - well, normal! (For those into sniffing their dogs anyway!)

Theresa

Thanks - I added that to my fav links!

Ezzy won't like that link tho - talks about FILLERS!

Theresa

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...

Theresa

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.

Theresa

For dogs with allergies (seems of all sorts) the dogs appear to do better on a grain free diet, or one with out corn.

Theresa

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...

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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...

Theresa

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...

Theresa

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...

Theresa

ROFL!

(And here I thought the dog ate the wifes undergarments!)

Theresa

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 ...

Theresa

Keep the chemicals away from the boys? I have my legs crossed just thinking about applying vinegar on my girls YOOHOO!

(BTW - if the boys must have chemicals, its best to frost the stein in the freezer first - chemicals taste and work better that way...)

Theresa

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

Theresa

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...

Theresa

"Paint peeling gas" - ROFLMAO!

I do notice with a few of my dogs if they are getting too much chow they get loose stools w/gas.

Theresa

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...

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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 ........................

Theresa

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...

Theresa

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...

Theresa

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!

Theresa

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 ...

Theresa

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...

Theresa

I've known of dogs that were allergic to new carpet. Their pads started to slough off their feet! It was a synthetic carpet, brand new installed - that is all I know.

Theresa

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 ...

Theresa

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...

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I am thinking of switching to it and wondering about folks' experiences.

Thanks!

Theresa

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

Theresa

I dunno about expaditing the cycle, but a breeder friend of mine SWEARS by chlorophyll pills. She says they somehow block the odor, so nearby males do NOT know her girls are in heat.

I have not tried this myself, but she swears by it.

Theresa

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...

Theresa

Ditto Phermes!

If it doesn't improve in a day or so, bring him in. It could be nothing - or it could be lymes, etc.

Theresa

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...

Theresa

How often do you feed - once a day? At night?

In my experience dogs that are otherwise healthy that do this do better when fed twice a day, am and pm. A biscuit late at night or first thing in the AM may also help.

Theresa

Them pups are so purty, they'll make ya religeous! (meaning, oh gawd jeezus I want one!)

Theresa

If the vet wants to go in and redo it, the vet should pay.

And if the owner insists the vet go back in, the owner should pay.

(I'm sorry for the confusion!)

Theresa

You may have to sign up/register but this site says they have an inbreeding coefficient calculator

http://www.tenset.co.uk/fspeed/

Theresa

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,...

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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.

Theresa

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...

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All I can add, if its not entropion or ectropion, is that in Frenchies that pups often get teary and weepy eyes when they are teething.

Theresa

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

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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 ...

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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...

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