[nagdu] New dog, ear infections, and the runs

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Lora,

Congratulations on Trice, and good luck getting the ickies diagnosed and
worked out.  I'm glad your vet is working with you on it.

Oh, and don't beat yourself up over it.  Everyone else will.  /lol/  There
is nothing like a blind person and doggie diarrhea to send sighted people
over the edge.

Tami Smith-Kinney

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Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 8:34 AM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] New dog, ear infections, and the runs

Tracy I was thinking about switching him to another food. He is on Purina
one Chicken and rice, but I was looking at the ingredients and it has alot
of corn for that matter so doesn't purina. There is a dog food called
grandma z's chicken and vegetable that I am considering trying. It doesn't
have any byproducts and is a premium food. It is a few dollars more than the
purina one. What is your opinion on chicken meal verses pure chicken as the
first ingrediant. This food doesn't have corn so I figured I could try
eliminating that out of the food to see if it helps. I read that chicken
meal is actually better because it is dehydrated and then ground. It looks
like you end up getting more chicken as far as weight than regular chicken
since it has alot of water in it. It is very difficult to say if it is food
or stress since right now I don't really have a consistant schedule. Trice
no longer has ear infections since I got him home but he still has the runs.
I'm cordinating with my vet to see what will help.

On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net> wrote:

> Lora, congratulations on your new dog!  Sensitive can be very nice.  My
> Echo is a very sensitive gal.  I had to work sometimes not to over-correct
> her, but it was great to have a dog who was easy to handle.
>
> I have not had a dog with ear infections since 1986, and it's not due to
> my diligence in ear cleaning; I only do it every 3 or 4 months.  I think
> ear infections, and diarrhea, are connected to the food the dog eats.
> Many dogs are allergic to corn and wheat, and some to chicken.  So, if I
> got a dog having skin, ear, or digestive issues, I think I'd try lamb and
> rice food first and see if that helped.
> A few years ago, I switched to a premium dogfood.  I picked Canidae.  It's
> more expensive than grocery store food, and has to be ordered, but the
> ingredients are much higher quality.  My Echo is 14 now, and still in good
> health.  Maybe that would be the same if she'd been eating Purina, but
> then again, maybe not.
> Echo also seems to have issues with dairy, so I have to avoid any food
> with dairy in it.  No cottage cheese, or ice cream treats.  I don't know
> if milk bones have actual milk in them, but they give Echo terrible runs.
> I know Julie J just went through trying to find the right dog food for
> Monte because of digestive troubles.  It can be confusing and complicated,
> but the payoff is worth it.
>
> Oh, when Echo was working, stress used to give her the runs.  For her,
> travelling was stressful, at least for the first couple years.  Class is
> stressful, and going home with a new person, too, maybe.  I just mention
> it as a possibility.
>
> Anyway, I hope you figure out what helps Tryce without too much trouble.
> Best of luck with your new dog!
> Tracy, Ben, and retired Echo
>
>
>
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