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Originally Posted by diva pup  Ok Misty now you have got me thinking and a little freaked out LOL...I HAVE to know what premium food you fed and what happened with the malnourishment, what did the vet say etc etc etc . In other words tell me EVERYTHING!!  |
Oh geez, this could get long...keep in mind, this was just what happened to mine. And, do you want the Yorkie side, or the Hound Side?
With our Yorkies, it's a little more tricky because I'm trying to satisfy more than one of them.
They were on strictly Purina Pro Plan, Eukanuba and some home cooked for a while and were doing fine with it. Then I found Royal Canin YT and like a moron thought, "How perfect is this!?" and bought some. All was well for a few days, then suddenly one night, Trixie walked into the kitchen, looked right at me and pooped in the floor! Thick, runny, tar like poop. I cleaned it up, noticed she seemed like she wasn't her normal energetic self, took it to be an upset tummy from who knows what and went on. A few hours later, she did the same thing, only this time it was mixed with blood!
OK, time for the ER--by this time, it's clear she is NOT feeling well at all. Well, we get there, she is very dehydrated and given fluids by IV. So, that was our one and only time trying RC YT! Tried again a month or so later with Innova and Chicken Soup...same thing happened but with Lexi too this time, add on allergies
(paw biting and ear scratching) only this time, thankfully I was more cautious and stepped in before another ER trip was needed. Tried again a week later thinking they just needed to adjust to the new food. Nope, still couldn't do it. So, back to the drawing board. Eventually, I got them on a regimen of Eukanuba, Science Diet and home cooked, Flax Oil supplements and was happy with the results.
When we brought in Chipsie, she wasn't so fond of the mixture, so we changed it up some. I wanted to start giving Glucosamine for coat growth, plus the benefits of it being good for joint health, which Trixie can't handle because she is allergic to shell fish and test have not proven it safe on brood bitches. Soo....as it stands, The three now eat a mixure of mostly home cooked foods, Science Diet Nature's Blend, Eukanuba, Nutro Natural which has the Glucosamine that Trixie CAN handle and flax oil. Chipsie eats the same except no Nutro for her, add the Cosequin Glucosamine. They all 4 have Liquid Oral Care added to their water which has worked wonders for their breath and teeth that even the vet noticed. Since this swap, they seem to have less tearing, I have seen coat improvement, loss of Trixie's excess flab that she picked up from her last litter and they all seem to have so much more energy--even better than before.
THAT is enough to convice me that this is what is right for them....
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