Hi all again,
I just came from Petsmart and they have a few choices for vitamins and minerals either in a liver tasting chew tablet form, I think it's 21st Century or something like that, or Vita Dog, a gel they say that dogs love and it has vitamins and minerals. Not the best choices, I know, compared to Dr. Pitcairns powder, or Balance-It, but I figure it's better than nothing. Any one ever heard of any of these brands or products?
Ellie May, Yes, I always measure her food so I know exactly how much she is eating and I give her more food if she doesn't finish what is in her plate. She is very small so I try to keep a handle on how much she is eating. I did try mixing it with water, soup, yogurt. Water and soup: the amount of water or soup required to dissolve even one scoop of the desired 5 scoops of balance-it they recommend for her size turns out to be alot. Much more than one syringe full. Also, the granules don't seem to dissolve. So they stayed at the bottom of the dish. Then she gets all upset when I try to put the wet granules in her mouth, and starts to reverse sneeze on me so bad, I wonder if it was worth it. The yogurt seems too thick for the syringe and she hates it as well. Oh My goodness! She is such a little picky baby.
Marcerella02, I have tried mixing the supplement with everything from mashed banana, yogurt, cottege cheese, peanut butter, cheese, mashed potatoes, rice, you name it I've tried it. etc. etc. She just hates it. She will not eat anything with supplement in it. It would make my life so much easier if she would- (SIGH)
Yorkieluv, I think it is too late for that. I got her at 11 months, and the breeder had been giving her all of the above foods WITHOUT supplement for almost a year. I only have her a couple of months and she came to me like she is now. She knows what the food tastes like without the supplement, so I can't fool her. If I do, she goes on a hunger strike, and as I mentioned before, she is too small to go too long without eating. Then she loses weight and goes below 2lbs and I start to panic. It's a problem, I can tell you. Whew!
YorkiechonBella, is 3v Caps Liquid skin formula the name of the vitamin supplement? Is it complete? What about calcium and phosphorous? Do you feed this separately in liquid form also? I would be interested in hearing more about this.
Thanks everyone so much for your concern and your input. Any additional suggestions about a complete liquid vitamin mineral supplement? Thanks so much to everyone for your words. Shellie |