Good Morning to you and your dogs!
I'm glad to hear that things are going great for you guys! Those reports are interesting to me, the changes never fail to amaze me, still to this day!
Would you mind elaborating on the detox observations you made in Milo?! You also might want to take before pictures so you can then later on compare those with the after pictures for reference! The arthritis issue may or may not fully resolve as Zack is already a senior dog. But losing weight and eating a species appropriate diet will definitely benefit that! If you want a great, natural chondroitin sulfate benefactor, you can feed
beef gullet and
bovine trachea (may be a little hard to find but very worth the effort!) Equally, glucosamine is found in prey animal cartilage! I hate supplements and the only ones that I *will* use is fish oil capsules for those all important Omega 3's, whenever I can't get quality whole fish to feed to my dogs! Not all capsules are made equal though. Here's a great website for charts on which brands of oils are complete and which fish is low on mercury (it's the official environmental defense fund);
Fish Oil Supplements - Seafood Selector - Environmental Defense Fund
I prick one capsule, every other day, and drizzle over the meaty bone or into the food dish as they're inclined to just lick it up on most days.
Keep the reports coming!
Greetings,
Nadia
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Originally Posted by AngelWorks  I have also noted a sig decline in water drinking. My lab was going through a river every day. Seriously couldn't drink enough water.
The mellowness continues in both dogs.
Last night I gave Milo the remainder of his AM chix leg and he finally went to town on the bone which he's been avoiding.
They are down to one poo a day and yesterday seemed to be Milo's detox day as his started fairly normal and ended in a tarry looking mess.
Zack had one normal but smaller poop yesterday evening. ( The day Zack moved back, he pooped 4 times in as many hours and I swear it was as big as horse poop!!)
Milo has always been so easily excitable and when you picked him up during one of those moments his heart would be pounding so fast. Now he still gets excited during play, etc----but he is more controlled and his heart rate is much more even.
I have to say that I am amazed at the changes and how quickly they occur.
We had nick named Zack, ProZack, as in, he needs some doggie therapy. He has always been a big worrier and prone to anxiety type behavior.
My DS was commenting on Zack yesterday and asking in a joking way, "Are you ill Zack?" because he's so diff.
I said, " You are witnessing something never before seen in Zack in all his 14 years----- Meet contented Zack!"
I look forward to reporting the health changes, especially in Zack, as I notice them. Zack has a sig case of arthritis in his front left leg most of all and I await a change in all that stiffness.
I can't thank you enough for this thread. I know there have been others, but something about this one nudged me to finally take the plunge.  |
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