Maryellen wrote:my aunts dalmation was fed purina his whole life. he was just put to sleep at 12 years old for health reasons.. the dog was not sick a day in his life while younger,. but once he hit 11 he went downhill.. could it have been the food? maybe. the vet said he was full of cancer, and his legs had given out.. it also could not have been the food..
what works for one might not work for others, and while we would all love to see all dogs on a healthy diet, some dogs just cant for whatever reasons..
Favorite Kitty wrote:Hey, hey now. Don't get snippy with me lady. I'm only trying to help you and your dogs.
I just can't believe that your vet is OK with you feeding your dog, that has Addison's Disease, such a crappy food with that much Potassium in it. When you switched your dogs to a high quality food, and they had runny stools, you do know that it was most likely because of the AD combined with all the binders in Pedigree? Most dogs aren't too happy with diet changes, but they will eat. You said in your website that the dog wasn't wanting to eat for two weeks when she first got sick, so she is known for anorexia. So, you can't be too sure that she refused to eat the new food because she was too picky. AD also has a common "side effect" called Megaesophagus where a dog will regurgitate undigested foods. And that could also be taken as one thinking the new food isn't going to work. Is she eating regularly now?
You feed her Pedigree, that is LOADED with fibers and binders like, are you ready? Ground yellow corn, bone meal, corn gluten meal, wheat mill run(which is the crap scraped out of the bottom of wheat bins. It isn't even whole wheat!), rice, wheat flour, wheat gluten, and other stuff I can't pronounce Your dog has firmer stools with Pedigree only because it has natural binders in it. What other foods did you try?
If your dog was diagnosed with AD last year and she is still with you, that is a good sign that the disease won't take her. But, part of keeping dogs healthy, and with you for as long as possible with this disease, is keeping them on a good diet.
Please don't take any of this as "flaming you". It is not. I just hope that there are easy things you can change to make your dog stay with you for as long as possible.
Maryellen wrote:bright orange?? are you feeding the dry merrick?? i am giving rufus and sonny the canned merrick.. its true, its doggy crack... the smothered chicken actually looks good..
i used to feed pedigree and purina to my gsd when i first got her.. but due to her allergies and immune system i had to switch to a premium food.. granted , pedigree and purina, iams, eukaneuba, they are all crap food.. mostly 90% fillers in those.. usually when switching a dog over you should do it gradually.. maybe that is why cuddles didnt like the other foods, it wasnt switched gradually.. with her addisons she should be on a proper diet, whether kibble or raw.. speaking of, karen have you thought about doing a raw diet with all your dogs?? it would probably help cuddles the most, but they would all benefit from it.. just a thought..
cheekymunkee wrote:Look, keep the attititude to yourself. If you wanna feed poopy to your dog, knock yourself out but do not get an attitude when someone suggests there just MIGHT be a better way of doing things. You said yourself Karen, "flame me all you want", if you didn't expect people to question what you said ,why did you say it?
cheekymunkee wrote:Look, keep the attititude to yourself. If you wanna feed poopy to your dog, knock yourself out but do not get an attitude when someone suggests there just MIGHT be a better way of doing things. You said yourself Karen, "flame me all you want", if you didn't expect people to question what you said ,why did you say it?
Favorite Kitty wrote:Guys, I thought Merrick was a good food? I feed my cats canned Merrick sometimes and they also love it. It is all human grade ingredients and my petfood guy even went as far as eating some of the Granny's Pot Pie! He said it was pretty good
I'm going to guess that the orange stool is from the carrots. If you look at the canend food closely you can see chunks of veggies in it.
ground yellow corn, meat and bone meal, corn gluten meal, chicken by-product meal, animal fat (preserved with bha/bht), wheat mill run, natural poultry flavor, rice, salt, potassium chloride,
Turkey, Oatmeal, Barley, Chicken Meal, Chicken, Duck, Whole Brown Rice, Canola Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols – a source of Natural Vitamin E and Ascorbic Acid, a source of Vitamin C), Flaxseed, Potatoes
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