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Billy Born to- Arrrrroooooooo!     Barked: Thu May 2, '13 5:07am PST  Jake, interesting...I had the same reaction to TOTW and I am now on the BB, grain free....going 3-4 times a day too my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Billy Born to- Arrrrroooooooo!     Barked: Mon Apr 29, '13 9:59am PST  Sorry Jace...you are right...I meant to say that the 3.5% fiber wouldn't cause a lot of stool so I meant that was lower in fiber in that regard, but yes...it is considered normal at 3.5 fiber my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Food & Nutrition > Shelter Dog - allergy issues

Billy Born to- Arrrrroooooooo!     Barked: Mon Apr 29, '13 6:25am PST  Yeah and the NOW is pretty low in fiber too. My one beagle pooped quite a bit on Taste of the Wild. He would poop 4 or 5 times a day too. We changed him to another grain free food and now he's only going 3, sometimes 4 times. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Luxating Patellas In Dachshunds

Billy Born to- Arrrrroooooooo!     Barked: Thu Apr 18, '13 6:06am PST  what i know about luxating patellas is that they can stay at grade 1 for a long time and never progress or get worse. Most seem to suggest surgery at grade 3 because that might be where you see more pain, arthritis devlops, etc. I get what you are saying and I think you know what is ultimately best for your dog. I have a 4 year old beagle with has a luxanting patella and I'm playing the wait and see. He is grade 1 and the only sympton is the little skip/hitch is in his step. It's been that way since we got him at age 2. Most times the vet can't get the knee to pop. Hopefully you have a good relationship with your vet and you can decide what's best. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Food & Nutrition > Acana dog food

Billy Born to- Arrrrroooooooo!     Barked: Mon Jan 28, '13 5:39am PST  Wow that's great you found it cheaper than Blue Buffalo. I'm just now getting ready to start one of my dogs on Blue Buffalo and when I looked into Acana it's like $10 more a bag here. Glad you got it for a good price my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Billy Born to- Arrrrroooooooo!     Barked: Thu Jan 24, '13 10:41am PST  I currently add pumpkin to my merrick before grain (3.5% fiber). I do believe it helps, but I switched to Blue buffalo in hopes that i won't need to add something high in fiber to my dogs diet. But it is a preference. some dogs love the taste of pumpkin or sweet potato so adding it to their diet is a "treat" my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Food & Nutrition > High fiber food

Billy Born to- Arrrrroooooooo!     Barked: Wed Jan 23, '13 6:21am PST  Well i have been doing the same type of research....I can tell you there aren't a whole lot of high fiber diets out there, especially for the price you want to pay for good quality food. Here are some options: Blue Buffalo (Freedom or Wilderness), Wellness Core Ocean or Reduced fat. Both are more expensive than Taste of the Wild though. There may be other foods, but they will likely not have the same high quality ingredients you are looking for. I am trying my dog on blue buffalo freedom. Sometimes Petsmart has sale on Blue Buffalo so i'm going to give it a try. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Dermaxx!!! No!! Whatever you do, do not give it to them!

Billy Born to- Arrrrroooooooo!     Barked: Mon Jan 14, '13 5:23am PST  I am just sooooo sorry. That is very scary. I took deramaxx when I was having problems with my knee...it definitely made it feel better, but I did have a few friends say I shouldn't take it so I only took it for a couple of weeks and that's it. Your post reminds me not to use it on my pets my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Luxating Patella - what to do?

Billy Born to- Arrrrroooooooo!     Barked: Fri Oct 12, '12 12:02pm PST  I heard the same thing that Maggie did with regards to when surgery is suggested. Waiting until it's a grade 3 or 4. Basically, how active are you, how much are you limping, in pain, on medication a lot? If I'm hearing you right, this is the first time it's happened (with the pain?). I would give the medications time to work and get the inflammation down. It sounds like your vet is giving you sound advice. I have a grade 1...I skip from time to time but other than that I don't have or show that I'm in any kind of pain. It sounds like your vet is giving you sound advice so I would stick with them. Good luck and I hope the pain medication gets you back to feeling better again! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Billy Born to- Arrrrroooooooo!     Barked: Thu Oct 11, '12 5:48am PST  I agree with you...first time mom noticed I was scooting and licking a lot down there. They were full. We went back 3 weeks later for something unrelated and mom asked the vet to check em again just in case (I hadn't been scooting at all...but did lick a couple of times). Vet said they were full again Mine was due to a change in diet. I'm sure of it. I'm back on the food I had before and knock on wood...no full glands I think full glands are usually diet related right? An allergy or a digestive disagreement of some kind. I'm back on track now my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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