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sadiesamie · 06-20-2007, 03:42 PM

today i visited Pet supplies plus and spoke to someone thier who also had info on the raw food and canidae. She gave me a sample of the raw and i purchased a small bag of the canidae (all stages food). Sadie (my other yorkie has her dental appt this friday. well this past w/end she had her annual exam and we discovered in her labs/blood work that her kidney, bunn, liver and thyroid counts were slightly off. well she didn't know that we have been feeding her the same nf kidney food that Samie (the one that has scooting problems) has been on. I talked to one of the techs and she agreed that YES- her numbers would be "off" if she is eating a food that has no benefit to her as she is not the one that has kidney issues. and i am still not convinced my little samie has kidney problems just yet. she goes to the new vet this w.end and i am very nervous about that.

so i come home this evening and give them both a few pieces of the canidae kibble and they loved it! so my husband and i think we should start the switch.. slowly of course. i can't wait for them to try the raw food. it's defrosting in the fridge overnite for now. i thought about defrosting it a little bit in the microwave but not sure about that. but if i did that it would be just so that they could have a super tiny taste only for now. i don't want to do the old switchero too fast on them. if you in fact have pointers on doing the switch and about how many days/wks we should spend mixing the old with the new... i am interested in what you think is best.

this all is starting to make more sense with samie because i think back to february when we switched her to the kidney formula. she started scooting every week. i would have never suspected anything in her diet? but this is the only food she gets... no table scraps of any kind... just the NF food only. i also noticed that she has been scooting sometimes after she eats and also after she goes #2. then what she does is she sits on her hind end very abruptly as if to be in some sort of discomfort. and she just sits there. well we all along thought it was her anal glands. it still very well can be. but i ALSO think this food is irritating her in some way. definitely.

i have watched this dog and been very observant with her behavior over the past 6 mos very closely monitoring every thing she does out of the ordinary... . I also think that the long hair around her vaginal area i think gets too long and with if that is staying wet and i am not bathing her ofter like rinsing her private part only... she is staying wet and forming bacteria. ?? i don't know. i have cut it short. not shaved... just shorter and that seems to bother her more so that was the reason why i decided to leave it alone and just bathe them once a month. but i think if we are goign to do that we need to bathe more frequently. not necessarily a whole bath. but a good rinsing of her privates with a light washing. i know one thing for sure... i am READY to get to the bottom of this.

i am scared because the last time we tried to switch vets we had a bad experience. the place was brand new and the doors had not even been open long at all. it was the vet and the receptionist... and the vet handled the situation all wrong. she gave samie something to calm her and it made her so stuffed up.. in addtion to her trachea issues that were happening all at the same time. she turned blue and i they told me to get her home as fast as possible. i don't know how she survived though that.

i have to have faith in this new vet saturday and hope all goes well. today i faxed them 15 pgs of history and documentation.. urinalys readings and current meds so that they have as much info as possible. we also are scheduled for the first appt and are going to call the vet once we get in the parking lot so they can be ready quick for us. scary...
it sure has taken the heat off of me worrying about sadie's dental appt friday that's for sure :-)

this is a funny one for ya... last night i was drying my hair in the bathroom and i must have knocked my husbands toothbrush onto the floor. well i didn't know this but sadie got a hold of it and chewed the heck out of it. (i guess she was trying to get out of having her dental this friday :-) ha ha...
it did make her sick too though. i came home to a mess this evening. she is running around and feeling fine but the vet told me today that she is positive the floride or residue she ate off of the toothbrush upset her stomach. but she said she will be fine. i tell ya....i can't handle much more :-)

i wanted to give you an update on the food and where we are at with this all. i will keep you posted :-)

06-20-2007, 03:42 PM	#33
sadiesamie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 604	canidae and raw food today i visited Pet supplies plus and spoke to someone thier who also had info on the raw food and canidae. She gave me a sample of the raw and i purchased a small bag of the canidae (all stages food). Sadie (my other yorkie has her dental appt this friday. well this past w/end she had her annual exam and we discovered in her labs/blood work that her kidney, bunn, liver and thyroid counts were slightly off. well she didn't know that we have been feeding her the same nf kidney food that Samie (the one that has scooting problems) has been on. I talked to one of the techs and she agreed that YES- her numbers would be "off" if she is eating a food that has no benefit to her as she is not the one that has kidney issues. and i am still not convinced my little samie has kidney problems just yet. she goes to the new vet this w.end and i am very nervous about that. so i come home this evening and give them both a few pieces of the canidae kibble and they loved it! so my husband and i think we should start the switch.. slowly of course. i can't wait for them to try the raw food. it's defrosting in the fridge overnite for now. i thought about defrosting it a little bit in the microwave but not sure about that. but if i did that it would be just so that they could have a super tiny taste only for now. i don't want to do the old switchero too fast on them. if you in fact have pointers on doing the switch and about how many days/wks we should spend mixing the old with the new... i am interested in what you think is best. this all is starting to make more sense with samie because i think back to february when we switched her to the kidney formula. she started scooting every week. i would have never suspected anything in her diet? but this is the only food she gets... no table scraps of any kind... just the NF food only. i also noticed that she has been scooting sometimes after she eats and also after she goes #2. then what she does is she sits on her hind end very abruptly as if to be in some sort of discomfort. and she just sits there. well we all along thought it was her anal glands. it still very well can be. but i ALSO think this food is irritating her in some way. definitely. i have watched this dog and been very observant with her behavior over the past 6 mos very closely monitoring every thing she does out of the ordinary... . I also think that the long hair around her vaginal area i think gets too long and with if that is staying wet and i am not bathing her ofter like rinsing her private part only... she is staying wet and forming bacteria. ?? i don't know. i have cut it short. not shaved... just shorter and that seems to bother her more so that was the reason why i decided to leave it alone and just bathe them once a month. but i think if we are goign to do that we need to bathe more frequently. not necessarily a whole bath. but a good rinsing of her privates with a light washing. i know one thing for sure... i am READY to get to the bottom of this. i am scared because the last time we tried to switch vets we had a bad experience. the place was brand new and the doors had not even been open long at all. it was the vet and the receptionist... and the vet handled the situation all wrong. she gave samie something to calm her and it made her so stuffed up.. in addtion to her trachea issues that were happening all at the same time. she turned blue and i they told me to get her home as fast as possible. i don't know how she survived though that. i have to have faith in this new vet saturday and hope all goes well. today i faxed them 15 pgs of history and documentation.. urinalys readings and current meds so that they have as much info as possible. we also are scheduled for the first appt and are going to call the vet once we get in the parking lot so they can be ready quick for us. scary... it sure has taken the heat off of me worrying about sadie's dental appt friday that's for sure :-) this is a funny one for ya... last night i was drying my hair in the bathroom and i must have knocked my husbands toothbrush onto the floor. well i didn't know this but sadie got a hold of it and chewed the heck out of it. (i guess she was trying to get out of having her dental this friday :-) ha ha... it did make her sick too though. i came home to a mess this evening. she is running around and feeling fine but the vet told me today that she is positive the floride or residue she ate off of the toothbrush upset her stomach. but she said she will be fine. i tell ya....i can't handle much more :-) i wanted to give you an update on the food and where we are at with this all. i will keep you posted :-)