Dr Kaya called back and said that we could do 1/2 tablet(12.5 mg of 25 mg) every 12 hours or we could just stop it but the purpose of the antibiotic is that we don’t want any infection to start up in the gums.We’ll be keeping an close eye on her gums,teeth,tarter build up pretty much weekly so it’s defiantly something we’re going to monitor pretty much all the time till we find something that will work.We’ve been giving her dog biscuits those hard treats after she eats so we’ll see how this goes…
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Next Natural Dental Gel we’ll try is TropiClean
which is sold at PetCo.Once Lace is done with PetzLife Oral Gel we’ll get the TropiClean.We’re also going to try buy her more “biscuit” like treats so she has to crunch it and not the soft treats.Not sure it’ll help but hey it’s worth a shot.Also checked Hill’s Prescription Diet T/D and have found that in a AAHA magazine that these two ingredients L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate & Pyridoxine Hydrochloride should help with tarter build up but…MOST foods have this already or at least one of them so I don’t know what exactly is the point of this specific oral diet that Hill’s is promoting.If we can get this figured out by January 25th 2012 that will be really wonderful if we can prevent her from undergoing Dental Cleaning & preventing a cost of ~$400.00
I bolded polyphosphate because according to an AAHA magzine it’s supposed to help bin minerals in your pet’s saliva so that it is not available to develop tarter or plaque.If you google the specific word you will find that almost every dry or can food has at least one of the two listen in the ingredients of cheap & high quality foods.Most of the ingredients are basically corn & chicken and knowing Lacey,how she can tell the difference between good and bad dry foods it’d be extremely difficult to get her to eat anything like grocery store dog food.
Likely Lacey had a side effect to ClinTabs
It is very likely that Lacey had a reaction to ClinTabs.There are several ways a person could tell.One is when she eats at least an 1/8 cup of any dry food she should poop a decent one by the following day.On certain can foods depending how much she eats it can be soft but easy to wash off,good/firm or slightly soft but not like diarrhea.Another way is if she eats 1/4 cup of dry/can it should be good/firm with possible very slight softness.Also she usually makes her poops anywhere between the first 5 minutes to the first 30 minutes of a walk.On ClinTabs/Clindamycin she had very pastey like poops and difficult to wash off & also straining quite a bit.Dr Lee Loy still didn’t call back but we’ll stop by VCA in the morning anyways as we’re heading to Manoa anyways.Meanwhile,we have not been giving her any ClinTabs.
This year we’re really going to be focusing on her teeth just trying different methods and see what works best prior to her next annual/healthwork in January 2012.As well as keeping her on a clean healthslate on limited grains(2,1,grain free).I don’t plan on changing her diet as far as grains go too much.We do use some can food with three grains but not often.
Lacey finally takes a bowel
So,since Lace came back from VCA on January 25th we’ve seen very pastely like bowels then the evening was good.However though her appetite is good,and drinking water on the 26th she made no bowels.Today,the 27th she did make some,pastey like but has been straining to make.So we called VCA who said Dr Kaya is not in today so Dr Lee Loy(another dr at VCA Lacey has seen before)will call us back.One of the common side effects Lacey has on most meds are diarrhea and so it’s difficult to put her on meds.
Lacey’s recovery from dental cleaning
Lacey is doing wonderfully with her recovery.She continues to remain active,is taking water,accepting can food though getting her to eat the can food with probiotics is not that simple but once she sees there is people food waiting for her she takes it with no problems!She’s running around the house,jumping,playing,continuing to do tricks for treats,comes for treats with prompting,taking her meds like a good girl,going on walks..Still whimpers/moans/cries every so often but defiantly getting better as the days go on..However she has not taken a bowel movement since the 25th so we’re keeping a close eye on that.She’s licking her front paws where the vet/vet tech shaved her legs so that they can put in the iv and whatnot.Her fur’s growing back quickly!She got a new leash and new id dog tag today.She’s a trooper and doing great!
Lacey’s Dental Cleaning January 25 2011
Today Lacey got her first dental..Overall she did good.She breathed on her own but after she woke up she was disoriented a bit.When we went to get her the vet tech placed her in my arms and she moaned/cried a bit then she was ok.She already recognized her name.Dr Kaya sent us home with OraVet Home Care kit but we are not going to use it.It’s like a gel medicated with medical ingredients from Pfizer Animal Health that you are to put on the dog’s gums once a week.Instead we will be using PetzLife Oral Gel along with daily usage nightly we’re going to try put the gel on a q-tip once a week and apply it to the gums to see if there’s any difference.If that does not work we’re looking into other products(natural dental products)such as a spray,gel,raw meaty bones or whatever else there may be.So far we’ve tried toothbrushing with dog toothpaste,we tried Jones Natural Chews which helped her to be able to crunch biscuit like treats however she doesn’t chew it daily,tried with the petzlife oral gel,dental chews…
Dr Kaya gave us some antibiotics for Lacey but with her past history on antibiotics w/ her UTI she developed yeast infections,staph and these were times we didn’t give probiotics so this time I called VCA to be sure that was correct.It was and so we picked up FloralZymes from Naturally Pet.We’re going to give 1/2 tsp with each meal for the time she’s taking antibitotics.We may just continue that if she does well.We try not to get additional supplements unless it’s needed.
http://www.craftycreatures.com/healthypets/supplements/pf_florazyme_lp.html
The Antibiotic she was given is called ClinTabs 25 mg 1 tablet every 12 hours for 2 weeks straight on a full tummy.So that means she has to eat two meals a day which she’s not used to.She’s used to eating once a day but we are about to get a little more strict with her feeding schedule and cutting her back by half so that’s 1/16 cup a meal twice daily.
We also picked up a new bag of Orijen Adult(80-20),a bag of Acana Pacifica and a bag of Acana Wild Prairie.We still need to pick up a bag of Orijen Puppy,Orijen Reigonal Red and Orijen 6Fish(all 80-20) next time we go in a few months.
Working on the Dry Dog Foods by Protein…
so please bear with us.There are many new foods coming to the limited grains of dry dog food that’s coming out this year so we need to update the list.
Dry Dog Food by Brands
***Please note that all the dry dog foods listed here are mostly 2 grains,1 grain or grain free.On occasion you might find one that is similar to three grains but not exclusively three grains.If you are looking for three grains or higher such as Wellness Super5Mix for an example I don’t have it posted but if your dog is sensitive to grains like Lacey you will probably find a decent food on this list that might work but remember what works for one dog might not work for another.You just have to keep trying!***
There are so many to list that I’ve made a copy for myself so if you want the nutrition facts email me or leave a comment on this particular blog and I will send it to you.
Acana
Acana Wild Prairie(Mostly Chicken & Whitefish)
Acana Pacifica(Mostly Salmon,whitefish & Herring)
Acana Grasslands(Mostly Lamb)
Acana Ranchlands(To be in stores in early Spring)
Addiction
Addiction Viva La Vension(Mostly Vension)
Addiction Salmon Bleu(Mostly Salmon)
Addiction Wild Kanagaroo & Apples(Mostly Kanagaroo with two grains)
Addiction La Porchetta(Mostly Pork with about 3 grains)
Artemis
Artemis Weight Management(Mostly Chicken & Salmon with about 3 grains)
Artemis Maximal Dog(Mostly Chicken)
Blue Buffalo
Blue Buffalo Small Breed Puppy(Mostly Chicken with two grains)
Blue Buffalo Large Breed Natural Fish & Oatmeal(Mostly Menhaden Fish with two grains)
Blue Buffalo Basics Turkey & Potato(Mostly Turkey with two grains)
Blue Buffalo Basics Salmon & Potato(Mostly Salmon with two grains)
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon(Mostly Menhaden Fish & Chicken)
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Chicken(Mostly Chicken & Turkey)
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Duck(Mostly Chicken & Turkey)
Back2Basics(expected out in March 2011,website hasn’t been updated with info)
ByNature
ByNature Puppy(Mostly Chicken & Lamb with about 3 grains)
ByNature Pork & Sweet Potato(Mostly Pork with one grain)
California Natural
California Natural Chicken Meal & Rice Puppy(Mostly Chicken & Rice..about 2 grains)
California Natural Low Fat Rice & Lamb Adult(Mostly Lamb & Rice…about 2 grains)
California Natural Lamb Meal & Rice Small Bites(Mostly Lamb & Rice…about 2 grains)
California Natural Grain Free Vension Meal Adult (Mostly Vension with potatoes & peas)
California Natural Grain Free Lamb Mea Adult l(Mostly Lamb with potatoes & peas)
California Natural Grain Free Chicken Meal Formula Adult(Mostly Chicken with potatoes & peas)
California Natural Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Senior(Mostly Chicken with brown rice)
Canidae
Canidae Pure Elements(Mostly Chicken & Turkey)
Canidae Pure Sea(Mostly Salmon & Menhaden)
Canidae Pure Land(Mostly Lamb with some Bison..If you want Bison primarily I’d suggest Earthborn’s Great Plains instead)
Canidae Pure Sky(Mostly Turkey)
Caindae Single Grain Protein Plus(A mixture of turkey,lamb,chicken and whitefish with two grains)
(Note:If your dog can’t handle pineapple I wouldn’t advise feeding Canidae.That’s my personal opinion though)
Earthborn Holistic
Earthborn Holistic Great Plains(Mostly Bison with good amount of lamb)
Earthborn Holistic Coastal Catch(Mostly Herring/Salmon/Whitefish)
Earthborn Holistic Primitive Natural(Mostly Turkey & Chicken & Whitefish)
Earthborn Holistic Ocean Fusion(Mostly Whitefish/Menhaden with 2 grains)
Evo
Evo Turkey & Chicken Senior(Mostly Chicken & Turkey)
Evo Turkey & Chicken(Mostly Chicken & Turkey)
Evo Turkey & Chicken Formula Small Bites (Mostly Chicken & Turkey)
Evo Red Meat Formula (Mostly lamb with some Buffalo/Vension/Beef)
Evo Herring & Salmon Formula(Mostly Salmon & Herring)
Evo Weight Control Formula(Mostly Chicken & Turkey)
Healthwise
Healthwise Chicken & Oatmeal(Mostly Chicken with two grains)
Healthwise Chicken & Brown Rice Puppy(Mostly Chicken with two grains)
Life4K9
Life4K9 Chicken & Barley(Mostly Chicken with two grains)
Life4K9 Lamb & Barley(Mostly Lamb with two grains)
Merricks Before Grain
Merricks Before Grain Buffalo(Mostly Chicken & Turkey)
Merricks Before Grain Salmon(Mostly Chicken & Turkey)
Merricks Before Grain Chicken(Mostly Chicken & Turkey)
Natural Balance
Natural Balance Alpha Dog : Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula(Mostly Salmon & Chicken)
Natural Balance Alpha Dog: Chicken, Turkey Meal & Duck Formula(Mostly Chicken & Turkey)
Natural Balance Alpha Dog: Lamb, Chicken Meal and Rabbit Formula(Mostly Chicken)
Natural Balance LID Sweet Potato & Bison(Sweet Potato & Bison)
Natural Balance LID Sweet Potato & Chicken(Sweet Potato & Chicken)
Natural Balance LID Sweet Potato & Vension(Sweet Potato & Vension)
Natural Balance LID Sweet Potato & Fish(Sweet Potato & Fish)
Natural Balance Potato & Duck(Potato & Duck)
Nature’s Variety Instinct
Nature’s Variety Instinct Chicken Meal(Mostly Chicken & Menhaden)
Nature’sVariety Instinct Beef & Lamb(Mostly Beef,Lamb & Salmon..Majority is Beef)
Nature’s Variety Instinct Duck & Turkey(Mostly Duck,Turkey & Salmon)
Nature’s Variety Instinct Rabbit(Mostly Rabbit & Salmon)
Nature’s Variety Instinct Salmon(Mostly Salmon,Menhaden& Herring)
Nutrisource
Nutrisource Chicken(Mostly Chicken)
Nutrisource Lamb(Mostly Lamb & Salmon)
Orijen(These are the newest formulas 80-20)
Orijen Puppy
Orijen 6 Fish
Orijen Adult(Mostly Chicken/Turkey with Herring)
Orijen Senior
Orijen Regional Red(Mostly Wild Boar mixed with some pork & beef)
PureVita
PureVita Salmon & Potato(Mostly Salmon with two grains)
PureVita Duck & Oatmeal(Mostly Duck with two grains)
Petcurean Go Natural
Petcurean Go Natural Salmon(Mostly Salmon with two grains)
Petcurean Go Natural Duck(Mostly Duck with two grains)
Premium Edge
Premium Edge Skin and Coat Salmon, Potatoes & Vegetables Formula(Mostly fish with two grains)
Premium Edge Healthy Weight I Weight Reduction Formula(Mostly Chicken & Fish)
Solid Gold
Solid Gold Barking At The Moon(Mostly Ocean Fish with a bit of Beef & mix of herbs..Ingredients are fairly limited)
Solid Gold Sun Dancer(Mostly Chicken with Whitefish)
Taste of the wild
TOTW Wetlands(Mostly Duck & Chicken with some quail,turkey)
TOTW High Prairie(Mostly Lamb & Chicken with some vension & fish)
TOTW Pacific Stream(Mostly ocean fish & salmon)
TOTW Sierra Mountain(Mostly Lamb)
Timberwolf Organics
TImberwolf Organics Wilderness Canid(Mostly Salmon with one grain)
Timberwolf Organics Dakota Bison(Mostly Salmon with two grains)
Timberwolf Organics Ocean Blue(Mostly Whitefish & Salmon)
Timberwolf Organics Lamb & Barley with Apples(Mostly Lamb & Salmon with one grain)
Timberwolf ORganics Wild & NAtural Dry(Mostly Chicken & Herring)
Timberwolf Organics Gaea All Life Stages(Mostly Chicken & Turkey and some Lamb with one grain)
Wellness Core/Simple Solutions
Wellness Core Original Recipe(Chicken & Turkey based)
Wellness Core Ocean Recipie(Mostly Whitefish/Salmon & Menhaden)
Wellness Core Reduced Fat(Mostly Turkey & Chicken)
Wellness SIS Rice & Duck(Duck & Rice)
Wellness SIS Rice & Salmon(Mostly Salmon & Rice)
Wellness SIS Rice & Lamb(Mostly Lamb & Rice)
Wysong(formulas still being worked on by company)
New Natural Balance Alpha Dog!
ALPHA™ DOG: Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula
ALPHA
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein 26.0% min
Crude Fat 11.5% min
Crude Fiber 4.0% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Omega-6 Fatty Acids 1.8% min
Omega-3 Fatty Acids 0.8% min
Trout, Potatoes, Garbanzo Beans, Peas, Salmon Meal, Chicken Meal, Canola Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Natural Flavor, Fish Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Whitefish, Alfalfa Meal, Beet Pulp, Dried Egg , Potato Starch, Salmon Oil, Vegetable Pomace (carrot, celery, beet, parsley, lettuce, watercress, spinach), Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Cranberries, Blueberries, Apples, Zucchini, Dried Kelp, Vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid), Inulin, Minerals (zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate), L-carnitine, Ascorbic Acid (source of vitamin C), Yucca Schidigera Extract, DL-methionine, L-lysine, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid (preservatives).
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance® ALPHA™ Dog Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the A.A.F.C.O. dog food nutrient profiles for all life stages.
ALPHA™ DOG: Chicken, Turkey Meal & Duck Formula
ALPHA
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein 26.0% min
Crude Fat 11.5% min
Crude Fiber 4.0% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Omega-6 Fatty Acids 2.0% min
Omega-3 Fatty Acids 0.3% min
Chicken, Potatoes, Chicken Meal, Garbanzo Beans, Peas, Turkey Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Natural Flavor, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Duck, Alfalfa Meal, Potato Starch, Beet Pulp, Dried Egg, Salmon Oil, Vegetable Pomace (carrot, celery, beet, parsley, lettuce, watercress, spinach), Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Cranberries, Blueberries, Apples, Zucchini, Dried Kelp, Vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid), Inulin, Minerals (zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate), L-carnitine, Ascorbic Acid (source of vitamin C), Yucca Schidigera Extract, DL-methionine, L-lysine, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid (preservatives).
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance® ALPHA™ Dog Chicken, Turkey Meal & Duck Formula is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the A.A.F.C.O. dog food nutrient profiles for all life stages.
ALPHA™ DOG: Lamb, Chicken Meal and Rabbit Formula
ALPHA
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein 26.0% min
Crude Fat 11.5% min
Crude Fiber 4.0% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Omega-6 Fatty Acids 2.0% min
Omega-3 Fatty Acids 0.3% min
Lamb, Chicken Meal, Potatoes, Garbanzo Beans, Peas, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Sweet Potatoes, Natural Flavor, Rabbit, Alfalfa Meal, Beet Pulp, Pea Protein, Potato Starch, Dried Egg, Salmon Oil, Vegetable Pomace (carrot, celery, beet, parsley, lettuce, watercress, spinach), Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Cranberries, Blueberries, Apples, Zucchini, Dried Kelp, Vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid), Taurine, Inulin, Minerals (zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate), L-carnitine, Ascorbic Acid (source of vitamin C), Yucca Schidigera Extract, DL-methionine, L-lysine, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid (preservatives).
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance® ALPHA™ Dog Lamb, Chicken Meal and Rabbit Formula is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the A.A.F.C.O. dog food nutrient profiles for all life stages.
Lacey tries Dogswell Nutricsa Can Food
and she loved it…In fact she went straight to her bowl and didn’t even ask us for people food which really tells us something about the food.Shockingly she even had good bowels on it..Hopefully Nutrisca has plans to expand their line of can food.Dogswell doesn’t ship to Hawaii yet it’s at Safeway stores in Hawaii..How odd is that?The can food is there but not the dry food??We’d love to try it if it ever comes to Hawaii..I’m sure she’d love it if she liked the can food.
