Not a long transition actually. I got him Sunday, the following 2
days after that, he's been stealing off Maxx's plate and vice versa.
Until I decided to fully change his food because I figured maybe it
wasn't filling him. Maxx ate his food a bit and got a bout of rashes
on his legs. Which was gone in about a day or two after I completely
stopped with Bobby's food from the breeder.
Bobby had no problems with the new food, except for the runs which
sort of was coming since when I got him Sunday, his stool was softer
than usual in my opinion. But since he was just 3 months, I figured
it was really soft like that.
On Feb 19, 2008, at 2:42 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Did you mix in the food he got before as a transition? That could
be your problem. Maybe you need to go back to (no matter how bad it
was) the old food he originally started with.
I started looking into supplements as I got scared when my vet
chastised me for wanting to feed "human grade" food. When Henry's
blood work was off the vet blamed my diet. Then months later even
his special pricey food got pulled for being tainted. (And now in
light of recent meat debacle: is our human grade food even that
good?..glad I feed natural)
I was worried and went directly to a nutritonist (and not that
thats the answer because that was labor intensive and pricey plus
he would not eat the food with the powders in it).
I recently (4 months ago) found Natures Logic. It seems to be
working (and palatable) but i am not sure enough to recommend it
whole heartedly. You really need to get your dog's poop stabilized
first before adding any things to his diet.
Did it stabilize yet? I have been off email for few days, so I hope
he did.
best,
michelle and henry
in the beautiful Catskill Mountains, NY
-----Original Message-----
From: Bunny & Maxx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:29 pm
Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Help with vitamin suggestions
How did you know that Henry needed supplements?
My new pup has been with me a week today. He had really bad
diarrhea last Thursday. He's better now, his stool is still soft
but the vet said it was gas. He's a very gas-y pup, that's why.
Right now, since the vet visit, he is on a prescription canned
dogfood mixed a bit with his dry kibbles. I'm hoping that after
the canned food, his food intake stabilizes and his stool becomes a
bit harder. Maxx eats the same food and I've never had problems
with his stool.
So I'm worried that the food I give him does not suit him or he is
still adjusting. So I'm waiting a few more days to see since he
could also be adjusting. He is just 3months.
On Feb 16, 2008, at 10:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had big problems with Henry's blood work being off and searched
and searched for nutritional supplements, even had them custom
made to is blood work- ho help!
But then I found Natures Logic which seemed not only to be
palatable but also since he's been on it, his blood is normal and
he has his vitality back. I cannot say if the blood being normal
is coincidence or result but I use it and feed a homemade diet as
well. Evidently its from food natural sources and not synthetic
which are harder to digest.
Natures Logic all food fortifier
Natures Logic North Atlantic Salmon oil
good luck and good for you feeding human grade food! If I can find
it I will send you an article from Whole Dog Journal on this topic
which was helpful to me.
best,
michelle and henry
in the beautiful Catskill Mountains, NY
-----Original Message-----
From: Emi-Mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 8:43 am
Subject: [Chihuahuas] Help with vitamin suggestions
Since Isabella has to be on a homemade food diet because of food
allergies, her coat just doesn’t seem as soft as it should be and
she has a very small area of hair loss on her chest. Her diet
consists of sweet potatoes, oatmeal, broccoli, chicken,
blueberries, and eggs. I add a healthy powder to her food from
Dr. Pitcairn’s book which has brewer’s yeast, lecithin granules,
kelp powder, organic bone meal, and vitamin C. I also add salmon
oil that has omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acid daily. I don’t know
if this is a complete diet or not. If she is missing nutrients I
need help in finding a good vitamin that she would take and would
help her coat. This group is great in helping others and I really
appreciate all the knowledge I find here.
Thanks,
Emi
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