Does anyone have a dog with Diabetis
sal 60 Hanzlik
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Anyone's dog have megaesophagus?
Comments (18)Unless the dog has a ring stricture, it will take seconds, not 20+ minutes, for everything to reach the stomach HOLLIGATOR, In regards to your above statement i'm assuming you mean an vascular ring anomaly, but that is not the only stricture that can occur with dogs and Mega E. it's also not just about getting the food to the stomach but allowing enough time for the food to stay in the stomach to do it's duty in the digestive process, especially if if the Mega E is secondary due to other lower digestive problems. I do however understand what you are doing is working for your dog, and that is one of the first things to try. But many times it's not enough and further extension of the head and neck and body is required. I feel it is important to mention that the bailey chair is not a horrible thing either. Most dogs do very well in this and it is especially helpful for dogs with aspiration pneumonia issues such as that with this original poster....See MoreDogs and bumps? Does your dog have/get random bumps that don't go away
Comments (10)Our old dog had them. A friend of mine is a vet and she said they were just fatty rumors, nothing serious. They were big, but soft and didn't bother him. We never had them checked out by our own vet since my friend was not concerned about them. He was almost 17 when we finally put him down due to old age (he was a 75 lb lab so lived really long). If they concern you, perhaps get a second opinion. I trusted by my friend - would've used her as our primary vet but she works p/t at emergency clinic so we used a regular vet. I mentioned the bumps when she was over one day, she checked them out and kept an eye on them over the years but nothing ever came of them....See MoreDoes anyone have a dog that scratches the door when you leave?
Comments (0)This is before..... And this is the solution........See MoreDoes anyone else have a dog with allergies?
Comments (48)My dog has allergies to most of the grains and some seasonal allergies, and she gets digestive upset from beef liver and similar (too rich). The vet said it was best to still pick a food with grain if at all possible. She's on apoquel daily, has been since she was young, with no side effects, and it does help; you can always tell if a dose gets missed because sge gets itchy. A red flag that she's getting an allergen is that her ears and tummy skin get more red than pink (she's a bichon). Apoquel helps some with food allergens, but not enough to hide those signs of irritation and itch. We've gone through a number of foods and have to watch out for reformulations that might add an allergen. She can't have wheat, barley, corn, or soy (corn and barley are the worst). She's sensative to quinoa, beef, and organ meat (okay if it's far down the list). Rice and oat are okay for her. She currently eats 3/4 Acana Wholesome Grains Duck & Pumpkin (also looked at Acana Singles - their limited ingredient) and 1/4 Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diet Duck & Brown Rice. Both are fine on their own for allergies, but the Natural Balance wasn't rich enough for her (she was always hungry and eating grass); our other dog does great on the Natural Balance by itself. My advice: stick to limited ingredient, always keep a copy of the ingredients list (cut it off the bag if you're tossing the rest of the bag), and check the ingredientsof every bag ... We've had multiple foods reformulate on us causing issues (Barley was added in one case, and another increased the chickpeas or lentils or something - I think that brand may have subsequently switched back to its old formula.) I'd be surprised if coconut oil was the issue, but it's hard to rule anything out. We always transition slowly 75%-25%, 50%-50%, 25%-75% between a current food and a new food; we can usually tell by 50-50 if there's a major issue with a new food for her, though sometimes it takes getting to a majority of new to see it (if it's really bad, you can see it within days of adding new). When adding the Acana, we just didn't bother fully transitioning to it for fear it might be too rich ... and it's working, so if you find something working, just go with it! May I ask what the prescription diet is for? Our non-allergy dog was on prescription food for bladder stone prevention, and it was about what wasn't in the food more than what was in it, but she was going down hill on it (because it was mostly corn!) ... we ended up switching her to the Natural Balance, and she improved! She might be slightly more at risk for bladder stones, I guess, but at 14, we're willing to risk it, since the switch caused her fur to thicken, her energy to improve, and her to be generally happier, with less stinky breath. I can't speak to supplements, as none our dogs have had them, though the Pet Vet, Lucky Dog or one of those shows seems to like to give Cosequin to most of their dogs, so there's probably something to it....See Moresal 60 Hanzlik
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