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12-02-2012, 11:53 AM | #16 |
I ♥ my girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: With My Yorkies
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| Wow I didn't realize there was so many different things to add.
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12-02-2012, 12:05 PM | #17 |
Between♥Suspensions Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vaissades
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| Coconut oil, cosequin, vitamin k, garlic (a very small amount) raw eggs for protein, and a dropper of mood stabilizing mixture a lady locally in rescue invented for Scoobers so he's off the expensive doggy prozac.
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12-02-2012, 12:05 PM | #18 | |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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12-02-2012, 12:07 PM | #19 |
and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL
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| Well, I need to get some for ME, too, then...not just the dogs. I take so many pain meds and stuff for my migraines that I've always worried about my liver. It's confirmed...milk thistle is on the list for the store this pm. Thanks Yorkiemom!
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12-02-2012, 12:08 PM | #20 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| They cant take the kind for humans....it has to be glycerine based! (As usual, as mommas usually are, your momma was right!!!) |
12-02-2012, 12:12 PM | #21 |
and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL
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| Where would I go about getting some that is glycerine based, please?
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12-02-2012, 12:15 PM | #22 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| They have used milk thistle for liver disease (started out , liver disease from drug abuse....then progressed to any kind of liver disease/failure) in Germany for YEARS.....I got a cousin of mine started on it right after he was diagnosed in end stage liver failure secondary to drug abuse.....the docs gave him maybe a year....he was with us for an additional 9 years..... Be sure you give dogs the glycerine based milk thistle, humans get theirs from health food stores! |
12-02-2012, 12:25 PM | #23 | |
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12-02-2012, 12:30 PM | #24 | |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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Milk Thistle for Dog Liver Disease Supports and detoxes the liver Essential for dogs with liver disease & dogs on medications for: Steroids Heart worm prevention Pain and anti-inflammatory medicationseffects: gentle for long-term use A healthy liver is important for dogs because it detoxifies any chemicals or pesticides they may be exposed to, toxins in food they scavenge, and chemical prescription drugs. Ships from Canada. Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 12-02-2012 at 12:32 PM. | |
12-02-2012, 01:07 PM | #25 | |
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12-02-2012, 02:58 PM | #26 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama
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| I add two products from Mainly Dogs - Mainly Dogs - Products for dogs and un-dogs, but Mainly Dogs. Synergy which contains a blend of prebiotics, probiotics, digestive enzymes, methionine, biotin, fatty acids, fruits and vegetables. Smiles which supports dental helth and helps reduce tartar. It contains Zinc Ascorbate, Taurine, Probiotics (Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus acidophilus), Natural Zeolites, Yucca Schidigera Extract and Cranberry Powder |
12-02-2012, 05:01 PM | #27 | |
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12-03-2012, 12:12 PM | #29 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| I give nothing. Supplements have their place, but I have no desire to give my dogs a pinch of this and a squirt of that daily. aLL medications AND supplements have side effects. Supplements are not regulated. Safety, potency, and interactions with medications given are always a concern. I would talk to your vet before starting any supplement. JMHO, while there are some good ones that are useful in certain cases, many have no backing at all. I won't burn a hole in my pocket for them. The supp industry is full of gimmicks. If they are making claims and cannot prove it, they are doing so illegally. If there are no studies behind these products and claims are being mase that is a problem. When I homecook, I use Balance It. A correctly balanced mixture of human vitamins and minerals is also ok. Otherwise supps are reserved for medical problems under the supervision of a vet. A dog food that says AAFCO on it already has plenty of vitamins in it. Thy are probably mostly synthetic too. Adding too many more can throw off the balance and it is completely unnecessary. My yorkie used to get digestive enzymes..for a pancreas related medical problem. they were real porcine derived, not plant based. No medical condition, no digestive enzymes here. The pancreas makes 70x what it needs. No problem withbcoconut oil and the fact that it is aMCT. My dog eats it..as an infredient in her kibble. My dogs don't appear to have any need for extra fat. It is not magical anyway. I think people are overusing this internally and too much fat isn't going to do a yorkie any favors medically. Cosequin/dasequin are great. I would give them if medically indicated. I prefer SAMe to milk thistle and used to give it to ky liver compromised dog. I don't think it made a significant difference abd see no reason to spend twenty bucks a month on it for a healthy dog. Etc. Just my $0.02.
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12-03-2012, 12:25 PM | #30 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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| I agree with Ellie May.
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