Dissecting Kibble

[McheleM]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Rosemary can cause probs in certain situations, and people sometimes get super riled up about it. Personally, I'd prefer a natural preservative like Rosemary vs something synthetic.
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Me too. Anything natural over synthetic is always a plus in my opinion.

I'm just always leery of anything thats known to cause problems. We recommend pregnant moms limit their rosemary and sage consumption (extract, oil, dried-all are known to cause seizures) because of this concern. (I was in school to be a midwife before the world decided to throw me a curve ball). there are many other herbs that can be used as preservatives instead of rosemary.

[mimimomo]

Yup, they're all clear of parasites, they all had fecals done recently for their yearly exams. I will try feeding them THK for both their meals & see if there's a difference, Thank You for the suggestion!

Turbo started throwing up yellow bile the past 3 nights. Strange bc he hasn't done that in a long while after I figured out that he was allergic to pumpkin. Someone also mentioned that their yorkie was allergic to fiber in general...maybe it's too much fiber in his diet. THK is pretty high, 6 something% fiber...but why is he throwing up now Maybe it was the sweet potatoes...idk. What is the right (acceptable percentage) amount of fiber? I asked the vet if THK fiber amount was ok & he said it was...

[McheleM]

Originally Posted by mimimomo

Yup, they're all clear of parasites, they all had fecals done recently for their yearly exams. I will try feeding them THK for both their meals & see if there's a difference, Thank You for the suggestion!

Turbo started throwing up yellow bile the past 3 nights. Strange bc he hasn't done that in a long while after I figured out that he was allergic to pumpkin. Someone also mentioned that their yorkie was allergic to fiber in general...maybe it's too much fiber in his diet. THK is pretty high, 6 something% fiber...but why is he throwing up now Maybe it was the sweet potatoes...idk. What is the right (acceptable percentage) amount of fiber? I asked the vet if THK fiber amount was ok & he said it was...

Allie throws up if she gets too hot.

Sweet potatoes aren't in the same family as pumpkins, but that doesn't mean he couldnt have developed an allergy.

I'm leaning towed home cooking because none of my 3 like the same foods. Allie has a grain allergy I'm pretty sure- she was constantly biting at her feet til I switched, and Westley has gooey eyes, but they haven't cleared up since I switched, so I'm not sure what's causing them. Noah appears to be underweight to me, but he's actually my best eater... I'm giving them another month to 6 weeks on the blue buffalo grain free and then going to home cooking if I don't see better results.

[mimimomo]

Originally Posted by McheleM

Allie throws up if she gets too hot.

Sweet potatoes aren't in the same family as pumpkins, but that doesn't mean he couldnt have developed an allergy.

I'm leaning towed home cooking because none of my 3 like the same foods. Allie has a grain allergy I'm pretty sure- she was constantly biting at her feet til I switched, and Westley has gooey eyes, but they haven't cleared up since I switched, so I'm not sure what's causing them. Noah appears to be underweight to me, but he's actually my best eater... I'm giving them another month to 6 weeks on the blue buffalo grain free and then going to home cooking if I don't see better results.

It's been really hot here, hoping that's what it was. It always happened after we came back from our evening walks. He's always had sweet potatoes b4 & never threw up bc of it...

I have the same dilemma! Momo has grain allergies, skinny but eats like a widdle piggie, Princess is the itchy one, Mimi is very picky (but LOVES THK) & Turbo's Mr. goopy eyes.

The only thing keeping me from home cooking is the fear of over or under supplementing. My holistic vet gave me a handout about home cooking w/her own recipe. I'll follow that & see how it goes. Please PM me if anybody wants the recipe. Not sure if I'm allowed to post it, think I need to ask her permission 1st.

[107barney]

Originally Posted by mimimomo

It's been really hot here, hoping that's what it was. It always happened after we came back from our evening walks. He's always had sweet potatoes b4 & never threw up bc of it...

I have the same dilemma! Momo has grain allergies, skinny but eats like a widdle piggie, Princess is the itchy one, Mimi is very picky (but LOVES THK) & Turbo's Mr. goopy eyes.

The only thing keeping me from home cooking is the fear of over or under supplementing. My holistic vet gave me a handout about home cooking w/her own recipe. I'll follow that & see how it goes. Please PM me if anybody wants the recipe. Not sure if I'm allowed to post it, think I need to ask her permission 1st.

Yep you should be afraid of following a holistic vets recipe. Not scientifically balanced and probably is full of things the dog doesn't need. Just my opinion. I could write you a better balanced diet. That's how strongly I feel about this.

[107barney]

Originally Posted by mimimomo

Yup, they're all clear of parasites, they all had fecals done recently for their yearly exams. I will try feeding them THK for both their meals & see if there's a difference, Thank You for the suggestion!

Turbo started throwing up yellow bile the past 3 nights. Strange bc he hasn't done that in a long while after I figured out that he was allergic to pumpkin. Someone also mentioned that their yorkie was allergic to fiber in general...maybe it's too much fiber in his diet. THK is pretty high, 6 something% fiber...but why is he throwing up now Maybe it was the sweet potatoes...idk. What is the right (acceptable percentage) amount of fiber? I asked the vet if THK fiber amount was ok & he said it was...

Dogs are individuals....and fiber content of their diets can vary. My female has a high fiber 16% diet while the boys have lower fiber. I doubt fiber is the problem here.

[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by McheleM

Me too. Anything natural over synthetic is always a plus in my opinion.

I'm just always leery of anything thats known to cause problems. We recommend pregnant moms limit their rosemary and sage consumption (extract, oil, dried-all are known to cause seizures) because of this concern. (I was in school to be a midwife before the world decided to throw me a curve ball). there are many other herbs that can be used as preservatives instead of rosemary.

Rosemary was mentioned in the webinar on nutrition last Sunday...can trigger seizures in any dog that has an underlying predisposition for seizure activity....

[concretegurl]

Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

Rosemary was mentioned in the webinar on nutrition last Sunday...can trigger seizures in any dog that has an underlying predisposition for seizure activity....

Dogs and people. Rosenary can cause degydration in some apparrntlu.apparently

Elvis is epileptic we gad to remove the bush in the yard and while wen doesnt bother him Yorkie Splash abd Shine unfortunately did...


Dang it wrong thread.

Some are more sensative than others neurologist dont know why. But the oil concentrate is especially problematic.

[107barney]

Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

Rosemary was mentioned in the webinar on nutrition last Sunday...can trigger seizures in any dog that has an underlying predisposition for seizure activity....

I had heard this too. My dog has epilepsy so naturally I was worried about this. However, I use shampoo with rosemary in it, he has had treats with rosemary in it, I have rosemary plants in my garden, and I often cook with it and thus my house is fragrant w/ rosemary. I think the bigger problem is rosemary essential oil (or other essential oils) which are very concentrated. I don't have rosemary oil in the house anymore because of this. Otherwise, food and products w/ rosemary in it have not triggered a seizure in our dog. I just hear all these so called "triggers" of seizures and remarkably my dog's neurologist has not advised me to do anything differently with this dog other than treat him normally and give him his meds.