[nagdu] urgent advice needed

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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