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03-30-2019, 12:57 PM | #1 |
YT Addict | Good food for senior blind yorkie? As per title. My almost 11 year old yorkie/chihuahua cross, Jenna, has been eating Natural Balance (formerly Dick Van Patten's) since 2013. In the last year she went blind with cataracts over a period of months, advancement is rapid and total now. She has metacam for inflammation and has been using Ketorolac eyedrops twice a day and recently switched to Latanaprost in her left eye after finding Timolol/Dorzolamide caused balance issues. She's a bit more active now that her vestibular symptoms are receding but she still has occasional nystagmus and wobbliness. I feed her boiled chicken as a treat along with her softened kibble to reintroduce meat to her diet as I fear years of being vegan after a vasculitis episode in 2013 hasn't been kind to her metabolism. She's terribly thin (about 4.7 pounds at last weigh in, she used to be 6-8) and seems lacking in energy despite extra feedings. She's also going grey at an alarming rate which makes me think she may be older than I was told when we rescued her. Can anyone recommend a good food these days that's not seen the recall list and has proper nutrition for a senior yorkie? I'm also thinking of shifting my daughter's dog; a 7 year old corgi/border collie cross, away from Hill's. She had her anal glands removed a few months ago as one had abscessed and I don't see the prescription diet doing anything for her besides making her fat and making it harder to move her bowels. Many thanks for any and all replies.
__________________ Jenna Bean ~ ~ An angel on four legs Sometimes I wonder who rescued who? |
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03-30-2019, 01:19 PM | #2 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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03-30-2019, 09:32 PM | #3 |
YT Addict | Thank you very much. Would you mind sharing the name of the supplement? I'd like to study up and see if it would be a good fit for Jenna. I'll run it by her vet. I used to feed RC to my cats. I don't recall ever having an issue with it. I'll look into that also.
__________________ Jenna Bean ~ ~ An angel on four legs Sometimes I wonder who rescued who? |
03-31-2019, 01:51 PM | #4 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
Posts: 23,247
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
03-31-2019, 02:41 PM | #5 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Dog food I really like Fromm food. I feed my yorkies that wet food. The turkey pumpkin pate. They like it. They eat lifes abundance that I order on line. Their coats are so soft. |
03-31-2019, 06:36 PM | #6 |
YT Addict | Thank you, Sandy, I will look into fromm also. Turkey sounds good as she is a big fan of poultry. With her teeth, or lack of most of them, she needs soft stuff.
__________________ Jenna Bean ~ ~ An angel on four legs Sometimes I wonder who rescued who? |
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