SamiSalo
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I'll try to keep this short. No promises!
Salo is 5 months old. He's been sick twice in the 2 months I've had him. First kennel cough and now 3-4 weeks later, pneumonia. My breeder advised against giving him the bortadella vaccine. I listened.
My breeder asked me to not change his food. Proform All Life Kennel Blend. They swear by it, their dogs are great, and other puppies they've sold have developed allergies when their food was changed. Vet advises against changing it because bulldogs are sensitive and because he never sees my breeder's dogs in his clinic.
Thoughts:
* I can accept that the kennel cough probably didn't fully clear up, thus the pneumonia. Regardless, food plays a role in immune systems
* Lady that sells his food says its the least nutritional food they have. Not the first person to knock the stuff
* I found some of the ingredients on the bad list in the top 5 food article elsewhere on this site
* Breeder's dogs aren't exposed to the same things my dog is (parks & daycare being the big two)
* Since day 1, stool is more often soggy than 100% solid.
Questions:
* Would you switch food? From what I've read, I like Fromm, Orijen, and their interchangeable options I can always switch back to the breeder's choice if it doesn't go over well
* With Orijen and high protein in mind, what is considered active? My puppy sleeps all the time. He's a completely different dog when he's at the park or sees another dog. Granted he can't run (yet) to save his life, but his energy level is different
* Maybe his overall energy level will change with different food?
* At this point, would you give him the botadella vaccine?
Thx...
Salo is 5 months old. He's been sick twice in the 2 months I've had him. First kennel cough and now 3-4 weeks later, pneumonia. My breeder advised against giving him the bortadella vaccine. I listened.
My breeder asked me to not change his food. Proform All Life Kennel Blend. They swear by it, their dogs are great, and other puppies they've sold have developed allergies when their food was changed. Vet advises against changing it because bulldogs are sensitive and because he never sees my breeder's dogs in his clinic.
Thoughts:
* I can accept that the kennel cough probably didn't fully clear up, thus the pneumonia. Regardless, food plays a role in immune systems
* Lady that sells his food says its the least nutritional food they have. Not the first person to knock the stuff
* I found some of the ingredients on the bad list in the top 5 food article elsewhere on this site
* Breeder's dogs aren't exposed to the same things my dog is (parks & daycare being the big two)
* Since day 1, stool is more often soggy than 100% solid.
Questions:
* Would you switch food? From what I've read, I like Fromm, Orijen, and their interchangeable options I can always switch back to the breeder's choice if it doesn't go over well
* With Orijen and high protein in mind, what is considered active? My puppy sleeps all the time. He's a completely different dog when he's at the park or sees another dog. Granted he can't run (yet) to save his life, but his energy level is different
* Maybe his overall energy level will change with different food?
* At this point, would you give him the botadella vaccine?
Thx...