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I usually get everything form Amazon and the nutritionist wanted me to use this site. I will switch after this time as I get my Amazon stuff right away. I am getting ready to go to the post office if the mail person does not bring it. Blessings
Patti
Hope the postman delivered the supplements today!!
Good BP!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly muffin
Hi Everyone:
We woke up to 6 inches of snow on the ground and 12 degree temperatures so Tipper will not be walking again unfortunately for us both. Toby is better I don't know what was wrong with him, but last nite I heard him make a noise like her was going to throw up but didn't. I need to monitor him closely the next few days. Tipper had some muscle tremors last nite around 3 so I did to get up and try to video. We have to go to laser therapy today, so I need to see by 10:am if the roads are clear enough to go or I will cancel. I went to the post office and got the supplements yesterday. As soon as I decide if we are going to therapy or not, I will know when to start cooking her food. I am only giving her small amounts with her regular meal until she gets used to it. I do not want to deal with diarrhea form a diet change. The mouse is back, I do not know how as I patched all the holes, so when I get time today I have to figure this out. I had to take out everything under my sink and Clorox everything. I am getting sick if this little critter, but knowing myself if I come upon him I would probably take him somewhere and set him free, as I do not kill anything. I hope we have some warmer temps and snow as I would like to take the dogs pictures in their snowsuits they look so cute. I heard nothing back from the note I sent my vet about Tipper's breath and how we could safely clean her teeth. He will wait till next week until I call him, he is just such a louse. Blessings
Patti
Patti, sorry to hear Toby still isn't feeling well, I hope it clears up soon!
I never used them but some people on my beagle email lists have, there are services that clean teeth w/o any anesthesia and they do it in your own home. You may want to ask your vet about it.
YAY for the supplements, finally!! I bet you are ready to get started on the diet.
No snow here, but cold and icy. I'd actually welcome some snow instead of all the ice!
If the muscle tremors get bad, you could ask about using methocarbomol. I use this on my pug Ichiro. It is a lifesaver for us. It really helps him to settle and be able to sleep.
Hi everyone:
I just finished my first batch of dog food. Needless to say I am laying down with Tipper! I know why people just buy dog food. This is not easy, and requires cooking many things. I have already started to transition her. We also had laser therapy today, and the roads were not good. We just went slow. I got home and started to get the stuff ready to cook and when I opened the sweet potatoes, they were yams! Dear God I was ready to scream. I had to go back out and find some. Can you believe a produce manager would not know the difference? Well I got them so now I have 10 lbs of yams I do not need. I am sure the food making will get easier. Tipper was in rare form at the laser therapist, she gave the therapist a kiss! She seemed really at ease, and enjoyed her session for once! Well that is all for now, I am beat. Blessings
Patti
Hey Patti - don't worry, you'll find your groove with the cooking! And, I encourage you to cook in large batches and freeze the food. Do you have a kitchen scale yet? You can get one online, or even at walmart, for about $20. Get a digital one. It is so nice! It will save you so much time too. Especially since supplements for dogs are usually based on weight (ounces and pounds), not volume (cups).
Here is how I do the food prep:
First, get a bunch of cheap plastic containers, like gladware, that can hold a days worth of food. Get at least 2 weeks worth (so 7 containers at least). I always do the veggies first. Chop them up, boil or steam. If I am cooking sweet potatoes, I will boil those, and steam other veggies in the microwave. Once they are done cooking, drain them in the sink and let them cool. Then start the meat. I boil the meat. I usually use ground meat, but you can use chunks too.
While the meat is cooking, I will mash up the veggies. Either use a potato masher, or run them through a food processor. It depends on the veggies and potatoes you are using, which method. The pureed veggies are much easier to digest for dogs.
When the meat is done, drain it and rinse it. This removes the extra fat. Then, once it cools a bit, start weighing it out. I start with the container on the scale, set the scale to not count the containers weight, then measure in the meat. My pug gets 7.5 ounces of meat per day. When all the meat is measured out, I go back, and add the veggies on top. She gets 2.5 of veggies per day.
Then, I freeze all but 2 days worth. Each day, I take one container out of the freezer, so it has 24 hours to thaw.
What did you nutritionist say about the yams versus sweet potatoes? I'm interested to know! ;)
First off, I'm glad you finally got the supplements. Boo on the sweet potato screw up though.
You make me tired just thinking about all the cooking you have to do, and I thought I had it rough just cooking up special meat for Keesh.
I'm glad Tipper enjoyed the laser therapy. I just had a rough time keeping Keesh still for the 5 minutes or so that it took.
Just my thoughts on the supplements, and I don't know what all you have to use, but last week I made a stew for us humans. No onions in it or spices. Stewing beef, small chopped potatos, carrots, peas, pretty plain. I simmered it all day. I put a plate down for Keesh before I thickened the sauce and he literally almost inhaled everything. I just might make a huge batch of human stew and get all the good things into him that way.
There is a lot of talk at the therapy swim about bone broth being so good for dogs, so I though the stew broth would be helpful.
Hi Everyone:
I was dead after cooking all that food for Tipper and running all day. I started the transition with her food yesterday. As I sat down to type this today she went into the worst vestibular episode she has had to date. She wanted me to hold her as it must scare her, and she was trying to move in a circle the whole time I held her, she got really keyed up trying to move, it's like they cannot stop this when it starts, and have to move with it. It really scared me this time. We are both ok though. Last nite I could hear gastro noises coming from Tipper most of the nite. She got up at 5am to go potty and it started out well formed then turned to like a pudding consistency. She never goes like that so I know it was the diet. I am in contact with the nutritionist about it. She may have to stay off it today. I only put a small amount with her regular meal. I am exhausted after staying up trying to video her. I had a light right on her and had the IPhone videoing her for 10 minutes. She did not do a thing and I got tired of holding the phone. finally I get it all set up where you can see what is on the video and she does nothing! I swear this dog knows what she is doing! No walking today either it is 15 here. I am taking it easy today and not doing anything I do not have to do. I am beat, I feel 20 years older now. Renee I will research that drug you told me about. Also the yams are a definite no go with the nutritionist. Only sweet potatoes. Blessings
Patti
Nutritional data for yams, -
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/2726/2
Nutritional data for sweet potatoes -
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/2668/2