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Originally Posted by hugz4all4  Im going to change thier food as soon as I can find one that they will eat. I have given them yogurt in the past but after awhile they quit eating it, like they do everything else.  I will try again. I have regular probiotics in pill form that I take, can they take that too? I will look it up..  Thanks for the heads up about the ACV, I thought I read 1 tablespoon on a few different sites, I cut it back to 2 teaspoons because I was worried about whether or not they would detect it, no wonder they wouldnt drink much. Thanks again for all your help... |
I'm not even sure the ACV works, I guess it would depend on what's causing the excessive tearing, but I've read that people say their dogs will drink it if they add 1 tsp to water; I haven't really researched it.
Don't know that much about the probiotics, and what dosage would be right for a dog, I wouldn't think you could overdose, but I don't know. You might want to start a separate thread, Wylie's Mom, Ann the moderator, could probably answer the question. Once the probiotics are added to the system, they should be able to maintain themselves in the system at the proper balance, it's not something you should have to do for life, unless you are doing something that's killing the good bacteria.
Concerning food, many dogs stop eating a brand because it taste stale, storage is really important, and the main thing people do wrong is they leave too much air in the container. Even if you are using an "air tight" container, if there are 3 inches of air sitting in the container, it will make the food go stale faster. The best storage is the original container with all excess air squeezes out, and clipped, or a plastic bag with all excess air squeeze out. Try to note, when they seem no longer interested in the food, and see if staleness may be a factor. Another thing is parmesan cheese sprinkled on the food, can renew their interest, but if they are doing well on a food, and are just being fussy, you might want to wait them out, they will eat, when they are hungry. Often they learn to hold out for better food, and sometimes other family members have given them food, and don't notify you.
