Sending again as I didn't see it go through. Peggy -------Original Message------- From: Peggy & The Girls Date: 6/26/2012 10:26:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Liza went to Vet Gigi is on Earthborne Holistic Adult Vantage, but the protein 22% and fat 12% is too low for a normal healthy dog. Average protein should be 25-27% and fat should be 14-16% for most couch potatoe dogs. I have always preferred a good chicken based kibble because it is more digestible then beef and pork, specially if a dog has a sensitive digestive track. Pork and rice works harder on a dogs system, which is why you don't see many dog foods having the main ingredient as pork. I looked at yours and the first ingredient is Pork, then Rice, then Barley.Protein 24% and fat 14%. The first 3 ingredients determine the quality of any food. The other thing with Gigi is that it was very hard to find a good natural food that doesn't contain Rosemary, or Rosemary extract, as that can cause a dog that is prone to seizures to have more of them. So for me I don't buy any foods or treats that have Rosemary in them, just to play it safe, although Princess was on a food and treats with it in and had no issues, so it all depends on the dogs system. Peggy -------Original Message------- From: margie_frbs Date: 6/26/2012 10:03:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Liza went to Vet What brand do you feed your dogs??
Margie --- In [email protected], Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> wrote: > > I forgot to add that if her kibble has a lot of rice or corn in it, that > could cause the dry poop and even irritate her system enough to see blood. I > had that once with Gigi when I tried a food that had rice and rice additives > that caused her stool to be dry and also have white lumps in it. She > obviously wasn't digesting the rice, and it stopped once I changed her diet > again. If a dog isn't drinking enough that can also cause drier poop. A > good kibble will have chicken as the first and second ingredient. > > Peggy > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Peggy & The Girls > Date: 6/26/2012 7:34:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Liza went to Vet > > 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 >
