Hi Bella. I got your visitor message asking me about supplements for home cooked diets that you obtained from youtube. Anybody can post a video and since I have never home cooked, I would not really trust them to know which supplements and in what amounts should be added. There are commercial products that you can buy to add that has it all. When I was doing research, I ran across some recommendations for a product called Balance IT. The Balance IT site was founded by a board certified veterinary nutritionist who also developed the product used to supplement home diets. You can find recipes for obesity on the site as well. https://secure.balanceit.com

I know that bad weather prevents you from walking Honee outdoors on those days but if you can get her to exercise in the house by walking her from room to room or up and down stairs, you will help her greatly in losing weight.

I found some additional references on vaccines that are probably a bit easier to understand. Dr. Hines' 2ndchance.info page is definitely easier to grasp and it also includes information on anaphylaxis which is the most common side effect. I also included his page on rabies that is helpful in understanding a lot more about rabies which can aid in helping weigh risks vs benefit.

For those members who are familiar with Dr. Jean Dodds for her expertise in canine thyroid disorders and her heavy involvement in the Rabies Challenge Fund, she feels that titers, whenever possible, be done in lieu of core vaccines for cushingoid dogs. If you read Dr. Hines page, he said antihistamine injections don't offer full protection for a dog with a history of adverse reaction but it can lesson the effects. I personally would do a titer, if at all possible, before taking that chance again.

http://www.2ndchance.info/anaphylaxis.htm
http://2ndchance.info/rabies.htm
http://news.wisc.edu/schultz-dog-vac...-be-necessary/