Hi everyone. I just got off the phone from the vets and was told my Mickey can come home. I didn't say anything to you guys over the weekend because I didn't want to worry you all. I almost killed him from changing his food. About a month ago I was at my all-breed dog meeting and everyone was sharing what they feed their dogs. A top breeder/shower said to get high protein food is best. But if you raise the protein you must raise the fat. I told them I was using Science Diet puppy and some said they liked Bill Jak, but was so expensive. Well, I wanted to give mine the best I could - so I went to the pet store and started to read all the brands ingredients and choose Nutro Max puppy. I started to wean in the new food mixing it gradually to build up all of Nutro Max. Then I had one puppy -with a sensitive stomach and he started to get diaherra, so I then got Royal Canine 33 puppy and started to wean in that gradually. Well, the one pup stool got better and the other one then had the diaherra - this is when my Mickey 8.5 year old got sick. He started throwing up and crying, breathing heavy, when I tried to pick him up - he cried when I touched his stomach. His stool was also getting soft. So I rushed him to the vets (this was on Friday) and put everyone on rice and hamburger. All the others are okay - hard stool now Well, they kept Mickey over the weekend giving him fluids and an antibotic (just in case). Their tests showed also that it was starting to affect his liver. After all their tests were completed it was caused from a change in diet of too high protein. Go figure! So by trying to give him too much care - what I thought was the best for him and great food - I almost killed him! I don't think it was the Royal Canine. I think it ws the Nutro Max puppy - since protein was higher in that. And now I hear you have to watch out for all the preservatives too. So I am doing all Natural and gentle to their stomach food from now on! I am just so happy he is coming home and okay now.
I cried last night when I went to bed, because he sleeps with me everynight -right tight close to my side. All I could do was to talk to him as if he could hear me and try to comfort him that Mama would be able to bring him home soon. He must have been so scared in that place at night. Thank God he is okay now and coming home.
