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The dog food industry has changed greatly in recent years with new research, new ingredients and new methods of manufacturing. It's a shame that posters can't express their opinions or exchange ideas without always having to battle with a condescending and overbearing moderator.

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Test for Lyme Disease.

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Endocrine disorders. Hypoglycemia, Addison's, Cushing's ....

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I hear more stories about issues and deformities caused by poor dew claw removal then I hear about intact dew claws that are kept trim. I don't think severe dew claw injuries are as common as people think unless the dew claws are nonfunctional and hanging from a flap of skin, those should be remove...

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I would ask your breeder what they recommend.

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I think them City folks call it Food but alot of us Hicks call it Feed! LMAO, I guess that's it, there must be a lot of hicks here or wannabe farmers. I live in farm country and the feed stores don't call dog food "feed' either, like grocery stores they do sell other products. This forum is the onl...

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I see several people on here referring to dog food as feed. Really? Why? In my opinion "feed" is a disparaging and derogatory term when it's used to describe what you feed your dog. Feed is fed to food-producing animals and we do not eat dog in the US or Canada. You might see cattle feed, poultry fe...

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I have a 9 mo old Llewellin Setter and I just picked up a 6 year old chocolate lab rescue. I've been feeding the lab Blue Buffalo weight control because she came to me needing to drop a few pounds. The Llew just got back from a month of training and I've been feeding her a mix of Pro Plan puppy and...

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I have 3 britts with two of them on adult food. I feed Acana Sport and Agility. My girl gets 1 3/4 to 2 cups per day depending on activity. Shes 19.5 or 20" and weighs 36lbs. My little guy is about 18.5 or so inches and weighs 32 lbs. He only gets between 11/4 to 1 1/2 cups depending on activity. I...

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I have a 13 month GSP. He weighs about 43lbs. He is on Nutri source Performance with is 30/20. I feed him about a 1 1/2 cups 3 times a day. Sometimes he eats it all and sometimes he won't touch it. I don't want to switch food. Just looking for ideas. Any thoughts? When my puppies start losing inter...

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More is not necessarily better and many experts in the field now believe that minimal vaccinations is better for the long term health of your dog. This article should help you and don't stop when you get to the "References" section, some good information there too.
http://www.caberfeidh.com/Revax.htm

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20 States have laws restricting the age of puppies for sale, almost all of them require that a puppy must be 8 weeks old. Overview: http://www.animallaw.info/articles/ovuspuppysalelaws.htm Table of State Puppy Age Sale Laws here: http://www.animallaw.info/articles/ovuspuppysaletable.htm click on the...

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Purina or Eukanuba did a study a while back that showed if your dog had the 2 ribs showing or was even a hair skinnier that on average it lived 2 years longer. If your talking about the purina life span study, the results showed: "On average, the lean-fed dogs weighed less, had a lower percentage o...

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Looks a tad thin to me, you really shouldn't see ribs ( http://www.barkingbulletin.com/is_your_dog_overweight/ ), there should be some healthy reserves. Marathon type running without reserves could lead to heart issues and underweight dogs are more prone to bloat. This BMI calculator for dogs might ...

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I hear more stories about issues and deformities caused by poor dew claw removal then I hear about intact dew claws that are kept trim. I don't think severe dew claw injuries are as common as people think unless the dew claws are nonfunctional and hanging from a flap of skin, those should be removed...

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Whatever formula you go with I would start with a small bag, sometimes dogs don't like these special diets, if this happens can you take it back? A large bag will take some weeks to go through for one dog and the food will oxidize loosing nutrients and will probably be less palatable to your dog ove...

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The box says "After 3 days you can shampoo your dog BUT don't use a detergent based shampoo ." ( whatever that is.) The directions say " Shampooing of the dog may shorten the duration of the protection, therefore a re application following shampooing is recommended." So, I've decided to wash dogs w...

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So they do the lab test once the food is in the stores? How does that makes sense. Why bother doing it. And why is it expanding? I don't buy it. It is more likely that the bags were tested after complaints were received. That explains why it has expanded. Why would anyone want to buy a product that...

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I'm sure all of this material is good but what I hear is that many like myself have removed them for years with our fingers and have never experienced a single problem. I do think sometimes we invent problems to sell products and tis may be one of them. I'm sure there are better ways but when the w...

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I'm horrified to hear that some people remove ticks with their fingers. You should NEVER remove a tick with your fingers because even the slightest pressure on the ticks body can expel the disease carrying saliva from the tick into the dog. Always grab the tick by it's head. Fine point tweezers is ...

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It sounds like your good to go then. Make sure you get a wellness check to rule out a health issue, she could have parasites. If you plan to do the cottage cheese thing, run that by your vet first.

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Yogurt and cottage cheese are considered high calcium foods and adding them at every meal will change the calcium phosphorus ratio that your feeding. These foods are ok to use sparingly but not on a regular basis. Calcium excess: " Feeding high calcium diets with excess calcium is often blamed for c...

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Don't worry about her being the runt of the litter. Sometimes the runt will surpass the others in growth once it's removed from the litter. Just feed your puppy normally and take her to your vet within 2-3 days of getting her, take a poop sample with you to rule out parasites. Feeding her a food tha...

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I'm horrified to hear that some people remove ticks with their fingers. You should NEVER remove a tick with your fingers because even the slightest pressure on the ticks body can expel the disease carrying saliva from the tick into the dog. Always grab the tick by it's head. Fine point tweezers is o...

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All dry dog foods need carbohydrates to make kibble, whether you choose a grain or vegetable as the carbohydrate is a choice you should think about. Since your new puppy has been eating a grain based food you might want to consider a food with grains as the transition will be easy. Grains help impr...

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All dry dog foods need carbohydrates to make kibble, whether you choose a grain or vegetable as the carbohydrate is a choice you should think about. Since your new puppy has been eating a grain based food you might want to consider a food with grains as the transition will be easy. Grains help impro...

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I would recommend feeding what the breeder feeds if possible, hopefully they know their lines and what they do best on. Maybe your breeder can suggest something. You should buy at least one small bag of the breeder's food to help your new pup transition to her new home. Keeping her on the food that ...

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ezzy333 wrote:Knowledge grows and changes so much so fast many just don't keep up. What you knew a few years ago isn't always right today. But there are also many things that have changed that wasn't necessarily for the better.

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This is why continuing education is required for professional licensure.

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cjhills wrote:I don't think just because I'm old Necessarily makes me smart. In fact somethings I knew everything about 30 years ago I find I don't know so much about now.

How much your brain retains has to do with how much you use it and continuing education requirements help too

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You want confirmation from a vet for his recommendation and then give us the long post telling us where we all are wrong, and I don't see a thing you have posted that confirms your personal opinion. It is fine to have your opinion but it isn't real good to tell all of us that have used it and the g...

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It just doesn't make much sense to get on here and start questioning what most of us have learned through experience and a few through their schooling. And you ask what they are baseing their claim on. Knowledge I think would be the correct answer. Ezzy It makes no sense to me why you would rebuke ...

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ivomec will kill roundworms, in IL, CA, GA, FL, TX, and MN, not to mention the other 44 states of the union (or the other 51 if you listen to our president). At higher doses, it will even get whipworms. cjhills, what are you basing your claims on?? scientific or anecdotal evidence? With all due res...

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Thanks for the replies. Those of you that use the paste have you had any problems? It doesn't seem like the measurments would be as accurate? Also do you give a dose of safegaurd once a year to get the worms ivomec doesn't? When using paste the dose isn't accurate, it could be way off but probably ...

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Thanks for the replies. Those of you that use the paste have you had any problems? It doesn't seem like the measurments would be as accurate? Also do you give a dose of safegaurd once a year to get the worms ivomec doesn't? When using paste the dose isn't accurate, it could be way off but probably ...

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I live and hunt in the worst area in the USA for deer ticks and Lymes. The tick needs to be stuck on dogs or humans for 24 hours to give you the disease. Vacination is about 60% chance of working. Ivermec kills ticks that get stuck on the dog Biospot does a pretty good job of keeping them off to st...

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when he was a pup I posted about food because he was on lamb and rice large breed puppy and had really bad diarrhea. I adjusted his feed several times but was overwhelmingly told he may not be digesting the lamb. So I switched to ea . His coat has not been shiny since our fall or winter times when ...

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The way I understand it is the Ivomec works retroactive for the previous month to kill any heart worms. Also Ivomec kills all worms but tape worms I believe. Works great and my total cost for 4 dogs for the year is maybe $20-25 bucks depending on exp date of the bottle. I wouldn't count on Ivomec t...

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It's been days since I last posted and my post hasn't been approved yet.

Makes it hard to participate in a discussion.

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Ok let me start by stating I am not a vet and the following comments are from what information I have been able to gather from a couple of my local vets and what I have read on other forums: I was told that the Ivermec you can buy at your local farm and home will accomplish the same results as Hear...

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20% fat is too much for your dog to process. Try a food with less fat. If you read his post he already did that. The OP tried one food with lower fat and didn't have problems, the others had 20% fat. Why would you feed a 42% protein food when a dog can only assimilate around 34%? The extra protein ...

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20% fat is too much for your dog to process. Try a food with less fat.

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