I feed Liza Blue Seal brand Pork & Barley. It has no meat by-products-It is corn wheat and soy free.Has Ground flaxseed, sweet potatoes, blueberries etc. 24 % protein. Blue Seal has been around a very long time and I have fed it to her since last Dec. no problems. I will keep in mind the kidney stones and i would get her x-rayed if she gets like this again. I always put warm water in her kibble. What I have done is reduced her food now to 1/4 cup 2 times a day. She is 3 lbs overweight probably from table scraps which i have stopped now. I've stopped feeling sorry for her for having a dull diet. Even though she was eating this food fine before.
Liza is my 4th toy dog. I've had a chi mix, pekingese and a miniature pincher. All lived long lives. But my pekingese that I had awhile back had serious problems when I gave her a rawhide chew toy. It lodged in her intestinal track needing emergency treatment. So I never gave any raw hides to my dogs again. Instead I sometimes give Liza boiled soup bones. The little ones. That is what she chews on and she likes stuffed toys too. I don't shop at Walmart except for a few well made toys. But those are supervised too. Thanks for the heads up about bisquits. Pet Quarters sells bisquits but I have no idea where they are made or distributed but will check out. She hasn't had any for some months. I do give her carrots sometimes. Good discussion here. So glad to be back. Thanks so much. Margie --- In [email protected], Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> wrote: > > Hi Margie, > > I would have been scared and ran to the vet too if I saw blood. So I don't > think that you panicked, but did the wise thing. Pumpkin is used on > basically healthy dogs, so not sure if a dog that has shown any blood if it > would be a good idea or not. Since she seems to be doing better on her own > this time, why not give her a couple of more days and then see if she needs > the pumpkin. > > Also I would keep a close check on her and see if she turns around to look > at her rear back a lot. Or if she seems to be sensitive when you touch her > rear back and turns around to look at your hand. If so, that could be a sign > of stones either in her kidneys or bladder and sometimes you may even see > little crystals in the poop. Some times when stones starts, it takes a > couple of months before the test actually shows it, symptoms are usually > evident way before the blood and stool/urine test confirm it. I went through > that and so did my sister with dogs. We knew that something wasn't right and > so did the dogs, but the vets couldn't find anything wrong until they had > lots of stones that showed up on an xray. Sorry, I really don't mean to > scare you, or make you nervous...just aware and educated. > > The odds are she really is fine, and could have just eaten something that > didn't agree with her and caused her poop to go dry. So because her poop was > dry, then I would not give her anything that is hard to digest, but rather > soak her kibble first so that it passes through her system a > little more gentle for a couple of days, just to play it safe. > > Margie I would also check all the packages that you have for treats and > rawhides, bones, toys, and make sure that none of them say Made In China. If > it says Distributed from the US, that is not the same as being made here > with only our ingredients, and most likely is from China. > > You probably have heard of all of the dogs getting sick and some have died > from treats that are still being sold in Walmart, the supermarkets, and the > pet shops. Waggin Bones and the like, use ingredients that come from china > and they are on the list for dogs that have gotten sick and died. > > What brand and which blend of dog food are you feeding her? > > Peggy & The Girls > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: margie_frbs > Date: 6/26/2012 6:36:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Liza went to Vet > > > After noticing blood in Liza's stool this afternoon I took her to vet. > Vet ran blood tests and fecals on her and found nothing wrong with Liza that > goodness. Vet did complete exam too and said she could have had a little > intestinal bug. Vet also expressed her anal glad. Liza did not appreciate > that one, and told the vet so with a loud screech! That was ok. Liza's stool > was dry and the vet thought that could have caused the blood. Usually Liza's > stool is moist. Tonight she is eating and drinking well, and she acts like > her old self again. > > Guess I panicked but she is my only dog now so I got a little worried. > If she experiences this again, I will try the pumpkin and wait a few days to > see if she gets over it. > > Thanks all for your help. Liza thanks you too. Great information here! > > Margie > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
