[nagdu] urgent advice needed
Mark J. Cadigan
kramc11 at gmail.com
Thu Mar 8 14:58:20 UTC 2012
Julie,
Thank you for your advice. I will keep this in mind when I go visit my
veterinarian again next week.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] urgent advice needed
> Mark,
>
> I'm feeding the same food that you do, Taste of the Wild High Plains
> Formula. I didn't realize the probiotics were added after cooking.
> That's a good thing. Still I'm skeptical about the actual benefit. When
> I've given probiotics to my dogs, I purchase the people kind. I got them
> from Iherb.com. Sorry I can't remember the exact formula. Iherb would
> also have the Slippery Elm, which is different from the probiotics.
>
> I went through similar struggles with Monty for the first I don't remember
> how many months I had him. There were numerous trips to the vet,
> prescription medications, loads of tests, then herbal supplements,
> probiotics and a few food changes. Eventually it got sorted out.
> Everything did help some at least for a while. I'm not sure if he outgrew
> his intestinal difficulties or if I actually found the right combination
> of things that work for him.
>
> My best advice is to keep trying and eliminating possible solutions until
> you get it sorted out.
>
> Julie
>
>
>
>
> On 3/8/2012 7:13 AM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>> Julie
>>
>>
>>
>> What kind of supplement would you recommend? Is there something
>> spisificly made for dogs?
>>
>>
>>
>> Not that I trust company lititure, however, according to the dog food
>> bag, the probiotics are applied after cooking for what that's worth.
>>
>>
>>
>> What brand of dog food do you feed your dog? My dog is under weight, and
>> is an extremely picky eater.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 7:24 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] urgent advice needed
>>
>>
>>> Mark,
>>>
>>> I seriously doubt that the probiotics in the food are having any effect.
>>> The cooking process while making the food is going to kill off the
>>> beneficial bacteria. If you think probiotics would help I think your
>>> best bet would be to add a supplement.
>>>
>>> Julie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/7/2012 5:21 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>>>> The Taste of The Whiled dry kibble he is eating contains probiotics.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can you suggest a food of a similar if not higher quolidy that I may
>>>> try to determine if it will fix the problem?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any food I feed my dog must be grain free and moderately high fiber.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home"
>>>> <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 6:14 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] urgent advice needed
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Then he might need probiotics.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark J. Cadigan"
>>>>> <kramc11 at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 2:40 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] urgent advice needed
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, he is on an antibiotic, and an antiparasitic. He is also eating
>>>>>> 1 cup of pumpkin a day. The runs continue.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My dog is an 80 lb GSD.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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