Belle wouldnt eat today went into a hypo? attack? wth?

[dawns2shelties]

I don't remember anyone here TELLING you what to do. Many people did make suggestions of better foods that were available other than Puppy Chow but the most important suggestion was stick to one food. At one point I counted seven different changes you had made to her diet. You were also sent Puppy Bac and a Probiotic from the same company and hardly used it and that would have given her all the nutrients she needed for a great start in life and may have prevented alot of these problems.
Previously you have also mentioned feeding her table foods. This is not good for a puppy especially with all her health issues. So please don't blame us here at the forum for all the choices you have made with her food. After all it has always been Your Choice.

 

[tofu pup]

I don't remember anyone here TELLING you what to do. Many people did make suggestions of better foods that were available other than Puppy Chow but the most important suggestion was stick to one food. At one point I counted seven different changes you had made to her diet. You were also sent Puppy Bac and a Probiotic from the same company and hardly used it and that would have given her all the nutrients she needed for a great start in life and may have prevented alot of these problems.
Previously you have also mentioned feeding her table foods. This is not good for a puppy especially with all her health issues. So please don't blame us here at the forum for all the choices you have made with her food. After all it has always been Your Choice.

Seconded. Thank you, Dawn - my thoughts exactly.

 

[The Quahog]

I apologize if this has been covered on other threads, but why are they recommending low protein food? What condition is that for?
Is there a suspicion that the seizures are from renal failure or some metabolic problem?
I think if we knew that you could get some more 'on target' advice about what foods to consider. - Dr. Mac

 

[mbfrench]

I don't remember anyone here TELLING you what to do. Many people did make suggestions of better foods that were available other than Puppy Chow but the most important suggestion was stick to one food. At one point I counted seven different changes you had made to her diet. You were also sent Puppy Bac and a Probiotic from the same company and hardly used it and that would have given her all the nutrients she needed for a great start in life and may have prevented alot of these problems.
Previously you have also mentioned feeding her table foods. This is not good for a puppy especially with all her health issues. So please don't blame us here at the forum for all the choices you have made with her food. After all it has always been Your Choice.

Thank you,could not have said it better myself.I actually took time and re-read back thru the very first posts,and the many threads started relating to this pup.
Just to see where forum members "told her what to do". And could not find one post that pertained to any forum member doing so.

From day one we have all been genuinely concerned about this puppy,and have made more than one suggestion,but we can't make the choice whether or not the owner takes them.It's her choice.

 

[Emmasmom]

Thank you Dawn for your post. I too am concerned about all the food choices that have been given to the puppy and all the related health concerns. A healthy adult dog may be able to handle one or two food choices, but not a very young puppy. All of us here do ask for comments about food and are given good advice, based on each person's findings with their own puppy or dog. It is ultimately our own choice as to what we feed our dog, based on what we feel is best for him/her and based on what we can afford financially (yes - some of us do struggle to put food on our own tables as well as pay for our pets, given the situation faced by all of us in these uncertain economic times).

You should discuss with your vet why he wanted the low protein food and find out how this would benefit the puppy. Find a food that is the best you can for it and one that both you and your vet are happy with. Stick to it. You need at least a couple of months on one particular food to see if it will work. Changing and mixing only confuses the puppy's digestive tract and system and causes more problems. Any change has to be done on a gradual basis, at least 7 to 10 days.

Hope your puppy is doing better. Don't take what any of us are saying the wrong way because we are all very concerned about this puppy and know that you are doing the best you can for it. We all want to see the puppy thrive and grow to a healthy adult dog.