Canidae ALS

We got Lace some samples from naturally pet but she didn’t eat it.like w/natural balance dry/can food & any dry/can food w/limited ingredients.i’d switch her over to 100% grain free if she ate it as well as her Halo’s!Her stool is excellent on TOTW even w/can food.Halo’s is low in grains…eats it close to a daily basis..medically it helps a lot…both Halo/s & TOTW has good variety ingredients which she’s faithful to…So far we tried Science Diet,IAMS,Beneful,Chicken Soup for the pet lover’s soul,prarie,instinct,stella & chewy,solid gold just a wee bit,wellness,canidae,halo’s(current),earthborn(current),totw(current),nature’s best(refused after once),natural balance(refuses can/dry),merricks(will eat sometimes,loves the can food),primal raw,thk ..when we are in pearl city i plan on trying a few different flavors from blue buffalo to see if she’ll eat it..

Looking back at Lacey’s first year:Health and all

Name:Lacey Princess Maltipoo Akamine
Current Weight at one year old:7.11 pounds according to vet records,7.6 according to home weight
Birth Date:March 13 2009
Born:Kailua,HI
Breed:Maltese/Toy Poodle
Mom:Poodle
Dad:Maltese
Adopted:july 17 2009
Age of adoption:16 weeks old
Found on:Kijiji.com
Price:$600
Name of Vet:Dr John Kaya
Vet Hospital:VCA Animal Hospital aka VCA University Hospital
Weight at first vet visit:4.5 pounds
Dog Food:Science Diet & IAMS,Beneful Prepared Meals till December 2009
Puppy Pad Training:9 weeks
Health Issues:Yeast infection in ear,worms,UTI,Spaying(February 2010)
First Heat:November 2009
First Treats:Nutro Dog Biscuits,Pupperoni,The Goodlife Recipe treats
First Walk:November 2009
Shortest Walk:<<<than 5 minutes
Longest Walk:62 minutes on her birthday
First Time Out: December 2009
First Thanksgiving:Thanksgiving 2009:Family Dinner
First Christmas:Christmas 2009:A new top,Waggin Train
Brands of dog food we tried:Solid Gold Just a Wee Bit,Chicken Soup for the Pet lover's Soul,Wellness Super5Mix Small Breed/Super5Mix Complete Health Chicken,Halo's Spot's Stew
Current Dry Food Brands:Solid Gold Just a Wee Bit,Halo's Spot's Stew(Wholesome Chicken & Wild Salmon flavors),Earthborn Holistic Primitive Natural
Brands of Can Food we tried:Natural Balance,NV Instinct & Prairie can food,Wellness Can Food then lost interest,Halo's Spot's Stew Can Food,Merricks
Current Brands of Can Food:Merricks
First introduced to Raw(Freeze Dried):January 2010
Started accepting Freeze Dried Raw:Feburary 2010
Brands we tried:Stella & Chewy till APril 2010 then we'll be switching to Nature's variety Freeze Dried
First Freeze Dried Raw Treat:Primal Pet Turkey Liver(A birthday present)
Organic Treats she's tried:Trader Joe's,Waggin' Train,No Grainers
First Boarding Facilities we considered:Di Ventus Dog Hotel & Spa
First Boarding Facilities we looked at:The Ohana Doggie Day Care,Pets in the city
First Starts understanding people conversations:7-8 months old
First Command:SIT
Commands she knows:sit,stay,don't move,time out,sit & stay,shake paw/hand,"eat",hi5,shake your tail,down aka sit,lay down,kiss,learning roll over,"wait",inside,outside,table manners at the table
Uses Common Sense while walking:About 8-9 months old
Checks for cars like a human(right,left,right,left,center,then walk)about 10 months-1 year old
Goes outside for afternoon poop:December 2009-learned by example of aunty's dogs
Vaccinations:Distemper,Parvo,Lepto
First Carrier:casual Canine
First Crate:Pet Mate Kennel Cab
Characteristics:A definite mix of Maltese/Toy Poodle.Brains of the poodle.Looks of a maltese.eyes are poodle.Loves to play.Loves to sample food
Types of food she tried:Mexican,Italian,Japanese,Chinese
Favorite Fast Food:KFC chicken skin
Shops we shop at:Naturally Pet,Halo’s Purely for Pets,The Pet Spot,Kalihi Pet Store
Misc:Also tried Hartz Oinkies
Able to climb steps:10-11 months old
First Shampoo;Sergent’s Puppy Shampoo
Current Shampoo:Halo’s Cloud Nine Herbal Shampoo/Earthbath Shampoo
Grooming:Cardinal Pet Gold Metal Pets Unicoat Professional Spray

Halo’s Spot’s Stew Wild Salmon

Lacey has just given Halo’s Spot’s Stew Wild Salmon her maltipoo approval on how she likes the “new” food!We just got it in the mail this morning and when I took it out of the box for her to try she wouldn’t take it but when my dad tried she did eat one kibble.I tried to hand feed it to her but she wouldn’t have it.So,I did it the other way where I place her food in her bottle to introduce her to the “new” food.After I did that she ate one whole 1/8 cup of Wild Salmon!She also took a bit of it in her crate tray too!At least we know that Halo’s Spot’s Stew Wild Salmon has gotten her approval!A few more flavors if Halo’s should ever introduce you can bet that we will defiantly give it a try for Lacey!Whatever flavor it is Wholesome Chicken or Wild Salmon she will most likely eat it!Thank Goodness we found Halo’s!Now we switch up her proteins almost every meal every day.We start out with Halo’s Wholesome Chicken,then SG Just a Wee Bit (Bison)MIXED with Earthborn Holistic Primitive Natural(Turkey),then we give her Halo’s Wild Salmon.Once a week she gets Merricks Can Food(any flavor)on Saturdays.Mean while,we also use Stella & Chewy as a supplement with any of her dry foods.I break up a small amount into her kibble and she will usually eat that as well.Lacey’s review on Halo’s Spot’s Stew Wild Salmon for finicky eaters…Give it a try!Your dog(if finicky) might thank you!

Taking up some of Lacey’s food

Yesterday morning(Midnight or slightly after midnight HST)Lacey has told me she was hungry–roaming around the kitchen,looking for anything she can find that eatable–so I opened her up some Merricks’ Turducken and she ended up eating about 3/8 cups of Turducken which is about 2 times the normal amount.If she didn’t stop on her own after the 3//8 cup I was going to put away the Turducken anyways since she can’t have more than half cup per day + she had some for dinner the night before(Monday night) so already that was about 1/2 cup right there(altogether).Yesterday(Tuesday)we limited the amount of table food she had to very little compared to normally.This evening(Tuesday evening)I gave her 3 (2-3 inch pieces cut into three slices).Then later in the evening(about 7pm)she was asking for more FOOD!It was then I decided to take her weight to see what she weighed.She weight about 8.4 pounds which is more than she should.She was not however overweight for her size but still more than we’d like to see(anywhere from 7.0 at the lowest, though usually 7.4 to 8.0 is ideal for her)so she was begging for table food but we stood our ground.I think part of it could be that up where we live it’s been cold so she’s not been very active.I didn’t think it would affect her weight but apparently it has since she’s not as active compared to when it’s nice & sunny.So,I have taken up most of her bottles that contain her halo’s and stella & chewy.I always know how much is in each one since I always measure it out before putting them into her bottles.We are also not going to give her can food for at least the next week when I retake her weight.Providing it’s sunny out I will allow her to have more can & table food but meanwhile she will have to get used to less table food,less treats(3 per day so every 8 hours)and more dry food.I will switch it out with her Solid Gold that she does eat sometimes I’ve found & her Halo’s.Whenever I feed Solid Gold Just a Wee Bit since it does not have L.Acid I always end up mixing some Earthborn Primitive Natural in it together since it has L.Acid in the ingredients.She’s not a fan of Earthborn but she will eat it.Also Earthborn Primitive Natural is Turkey,Whitefish & Chicken.Solid Gold Just a Wee Bit is Bison & Whitefish mostly.We would try the other flavors of earthborn but it is mostly chicken & chicken is one of the main ingredients in her Halo’s Spot’s Stew Wholesome Chicken & one of the primary ingredients in Earthborn Primitive Natural.

Lacey’s hunger strike for Merricks Can Food!

A few days ago Lacey went on a ” hunger strike” after around 8 or 9pm(HST) she went into the dining area searching for some food.Although she had food in her bottles she was searching for her can food that she hasn’t had for a meal for several days.Little did I know she was searching for Merricks.We tried Wellness can food(that she used to eat)no interest there,just a sniff,we tried Halo’s can food,just a sniff & walks away,we tried both brands of NV can food-she sniffs & walks away,tried Natural balance can food,small sniff & walks away..but after we got some Merricks can food & she got scoldings so she can’t have table food till lunch tomorrow(Tuesday March 2 2010)…then it was dinner time..She was resting under or by pa’s chair since she knew she couldn’t have but she thought maybe I changed my mind so she comes to me and plops down on her behind as if to say”Will you reconsider?”and I told her “No,you can’t have any table food.Remember you were a bad girl.”so she walks away..So she goes to my dad to ask him for handouts but he stood firm to what I said:NO and so I brought out her Merricks thinking she’s hungry..Sure enough as soon I scooped up Merricks into a spoon & on the floor she ate ~3/8 cups of can food.The thing I like about Merricks can food is it’s so easy to scoop up and very easily w/a few shakes to place it on the floor for her.But other brands such as Wellness makes the can food so compact & compressed together that when you spoon it you have to scoop the wet food off the spoon with your finger to get it to the floor.To me,Merricks smells better & is much easier to take it from the can w/a spoon & shaking the spoon to the ground.

Tonight my mom tried to give Lacey raisins but somehow Lacey knew that was a no no for her.Lucky thing I asked my mom what it was she was feeding Lacey & she responded raisins.I said casually,”oh,mom,you know you’re not supposed to give that to her right?”My mom said “No,I didn’t know that.Why?” I responded It can be toxic to her.