Healthy Pets

[Inuus]

When my Gouda got liver damage from her chemo treatments her appetite was off. I joined a canine liver disease yahoo group and learned a wealth of information especially on diets. The easiest thing for a dog to digest for a protien source is fish. Dr Dodds DVM diet was highly recommended in this yahoo group. Of course not every dog mentioned here has liver disease but one can get the idea of ingredients dogs need in their diets if you choose to make your own
http://www.monicasegal.com/aboutus/yahoo017.php
Recipe


Per Week:

42 oz cod, baked

35 oz potato

42 oz sweet potato

21 oz zucchini

42 oz green beans

5 capsules, vitamin E 100 IU

25 mg vitamin B compound

250 mg Ester-C

1 ½ eggshells

7 tsp. canola oil (not to be used for dogs that have seizures)

40 mg zinc citrate or gluconate

1 ¼ tsp di-calcium phosphate

3 capsules, Multimineral Complex

As far as commercial food I feed Gouda Taste Of The Wild. Not cheap at all but I just love the ingredients in it and it has made a huge difference in her coat. Here is a link to the list of ingredients

http://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com...s/ingredients/

Here is also a link with some info and other links about canine diabetes diets

http://www.caninediabetes.org/pdorg/diet.htm

Originally Posted by Dude

back to her bratty self ,thank you

also I was wondering if you know the name of the drug your dog is on?

This girl is a very picky eater, which doesn't help matters.We have been
giving her chicken because it's the only thing she will consistently eat.
We also have been giving her a midnight feeding.
We would like to ( if it's diabetes or hypoglycemia) control this thru diet
or supplements of some kind.
If any one knows of some healthier things she might eat in addition to her
chicken that would be great.

[Inuus]

I forgot to add one more link (I read ALOT when Gouda was sick)
This link has ALOT of links on canine diet and nutrition

http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/health/diet.htm

[Novelafemme]

Remember to never give your dog grapes. They usually love them but the skins can be toxic to their kidneys.

Also, I just found this little factoid out...when your dog poops - look at the poop about 10-15 minutes after and see if it has a noctiably white/dry look to it. A dog who's food is properly balanced should have poop that maintains its poopy color for at least an hour or so after. If it turns white then your dogs kidneys aren't functioning properly so as to add moisture to the feces. One of the number one causes of premature death in dogs is kidney ailments. Olive had this problem and so I switched her food and she is pooping great now!

I also feed her two raw eggs a week to keep her coat shiney. She loves them...I can crack the egg right into her mouth