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02-22-2013, 10:35 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Schuykill Haven, Pa usa
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| Chef Michael's dog food??? I have 3 yorkies. 2 females, 1 male. We have been feeding them chef michaels (beef), for a few years. My male is having what appears to be seizures, unable to stand and falling over. These episodes are preceded by diarrhea then vomiting. Vet initially said liver shunt, then changed to irritable bowel, then back to liver shunt based on lab tests. They gave us some meds for the vomiting. over the past few months he has had 1 more episode. He seems healthy and alert, except during these episodes. We have since switched foods to canin liver. i now am thinking it is the chef michael that caused the episodes or irritable bowel (even with the lab tests). The research on chef michaels dog food is not good, in fact it is ranked very poor. I would love feedback concerning this dog food and other possible problems. I may be in the "wishful thinking mode" hoping it is not a liver shunt. He is 4 yrs old and the episodes didn't start till he was 3. |
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02-22-2013, 10:47 AM | #2 |
Princess Sophie's Choice Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Clinton, IL, DeWitt County
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| Your poor baby. Tbh all I have learned about food quality has come from the web site. Some have encouraged me to google different foods and look at the ingredients. I can't say that the dog food you have been using caused this condition as I am no scientist however, I have seen people on this site share the results of putting their dogs on a higher quality food. I'm sure your pups would do better on something else. Don't beat yourself up about this, you didn't know but now that you understand you can make better choices for your pups. Is it Canine Caviar that you switched your pup to? If so, that is a highly recommended brand and several on this site recommended it. The CC puppy food is what I put Princess Sophie on the day she came to us at 8 weeks old. We transfered her over a little at a time but now at 11 weeks old, that's what she eats with a supplement of wet food to encourage her to eat more (last weigh in she was at just under 2 lbs. If it isn't CC that you are now feeding, you want to check the ingredients very carefully and there is a sticky in the section titled "Yorkie Health & Diet". There you can check what different brands of food are higher quality and recommended. Don't be afraid to cruise this site to see where you can find answers to questions you may have and there are others here who will be able to offer you advice, better than mine. Good luck and I will keep your pup in my prayers. Please let us know how things go. Blessings!
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02-22-2013, 11:14 AM | #3 | |
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Could it be possible that the food may have caused this? I pray your baby will be Ok.
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02-22-2013, 11:21 AM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Schuykill Haven, Pa usa
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| when was the recall? he started the problem about 5-8 monthes ago. |
02-22-2013, 11:29 AM | #5 | |
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Several of their items have caused dog's to get sick and die. Most all of their stuff is made in China.
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