Itching, Scratching

[Bonny]

Baxter was given two ivomec injections within a 10 day period. I was to watch if the itching contiuned which it did. I think that is why Doc wanted us back in 10 days. I know this much I bet Baxter doesn't have a worm in him.

Are your dogs young that they can't keep the weight on. I know my grandpuppy a black lab was so high strung we couldn't keep a pound on him & Baxter as a pup up to two years of age was so active we couldn't keep a pound on him either. Max got taken in & castorated last spring as a 4 year old. He has really put the pounds on & looks really good. He is still very very active but his dog food must be sticking to his ribs now. My poor female Missy is always battling the bulge since she had her female surgery at about 10 months of age. She is now going on 3 years. Hormone changes or lack of them really makes a difference as far as weight goes.

I do make a lot of my meals from scratch & have a garden in the summer. After 3 days if we don't eat everything the dogs get it. I don't like to waste food but there is a rule three days in the refrigerator is 3 to many. They usually get left over potatos which are good for them. I feed them left over vegetables also. I will stick with this bag of dog food for now & finish it out. They do eat less of it. It is all that supplement stuff they put into the dog food that gets me.

[Indigo Bully Connection]

Baxter was given two ivomec injections within a 10 day period. I was to watch if the itching contiuned which it did. I think that is why Doc wanted us back in 10 days. I know this much I bet Baxter doesn't have a worm in him.

Are your dogs young that they can't keep the weight on. I know my grandpuppy a black lab was so high strung we couldn't keep a pound on him & Baxter as a pup up to two years of age was so active we couldn't keep a pound on him either. Max got taken in & castorated last spring as a 4 year old. He has really put the pounds on & looks really good. He is still very very active but his dog food must be sticking to his ribs now. My poor female Missy is always battling the bulge since she had her female surgery at about 10 months of age. She is now going on 3 years. Hormone changes or lack of them really makes a difference as far as weight goes.

I do make a lot of my meals from scratch & have a garden in the summer. After 3 days if we don't eat everything the dogs get it. I don't like to waste food but there is a rule three days in the refrigerator is 3 to many. They usually get left over potatos which are good for them. I feed them left over vegetables also. I will stick with this bag of dog food for now & finish it out. They do eat less of it. It is all that supplement stuff they put into the dog food that gets me.

What supplements are you referring to? The only "unnecessary" supplement that i gave when feeding raw was Bone Meal, so she could get the calcium that she needed. I gave fish oil, plain yogurt as well as apple cidar vinegar, lard, and a multivitamin. All of those were necessary for a balanced diet because it's homemade. to get the most use of those veggies for Baxter you should purrade them. it breaks down the cell walls and makes the vegetation more absorbable.

With a quality kibble you should not have to worry about any of that.. it doesn't hurt to give the oils, apple cidar vinegar either. The apple cidar serves for a natural flea and tick preventative. that you can throw into their water bowl the oils help the coat and nails.

yes, the dogs that I want the higher protein and fat for are more active than the others. They never stop go go goin lol.

Keep me posted on baxter please bonny!

[MonicanHonda]

For a GOOD hypoallergenic food, I would go with California Natural or Natural Balance. CN is made by Natura, which is a very good food maker.

[Bonny]

What I meant by supplements are the supplements put into the dog food bags. You have the ingredients & when you get down further on the bags there are the added supplements is what I call them vitamins,etc. At the very bottom of the Nutri Source bag the last thing is rosemary extract for example.

Your dogs are young dogs growing like teenagers then where they burn off their food faster then they can consume it. It sounds like a lot of work but if you can put some extra pounds on your dogs it sounds good.Thank you for the advice & I have taken notes & plan to use them the next round which I hope doesn't come around. So far so good with no itching.

Thank you MonicanHonda I added the dog foods to my list of dog foods to look for & at.

[Bonny]

Some good news. Baxter is no long scratching or itching & his coat is nice & shiney. I changed his dog food over to Nutri Source for the last 5 weeks. I am pleased with the results.