bulliemommi
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- Mar 3, 2012
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Mr. D pulled through his dental like a champ today. I can't say how much I love my vet. He also shaved his gums back a bit on his bottom teeth due to the gingival hyperplasia - he owns boxers so he is skilled in this area. It was nice of him to do this for me. They also gave me complimentary doggie toothpaste and cut his nails for free too. (Mr. D hates having his nails cut, so I asked if they could do it while he was under). He did great with the anesthesia (I was a wreck all day worrying about it) though he hasn't drank any water yet but I already called and said it's normal. They had to extract 3 teeth, poor guy, and remove the abscess. Said he had tons of fur sticking all in his gums they had to pull out too. Our poor baby! It isheartwarming to see the attention he gets at this vet and how the staff all adore him and refer to him as "Chunk." And, though the bill was high (ouch) it was less than quoted, not knowing they'd need to pull 3 teeth. And they were able to save the big canine fang the abscess was on!
And, got the allergy report. Ironically, the Natural Lamb and Rice I got him that I haven't been feeding him due to the awful complaints about it online, is on the list of food recs for him. Plus he had runny poo the whole time on it, mixed with his icky Iams. He has been just on the IAMs for the last week or so and poo is firm now, though he is has a week to go on his antibiotics for his chin. The good news is, the vet thinks maybe his chin was breaking out so badly due to the icky mouth, so hopefully that gets better too,
Foods he is allergic to: Venison, Corn (borderline), Oat, Barley, White Potato, Alfalfa, and Duck. He has a LOT of grass, weed, trees, fungi allergies. We may look into allergy shots was quoted an allergy kit that would last about 9 months would run about $300 and ordered specifically for his allergies. I think we may just see how he does with the food change first and see if that helps his skin/coat. The fungal panel still has a week to go.
So, experts, now that we know the foods that are bad for him, and knowing I don't want to feed him Natural Balance, does anyone have any food recs for me? My vet uses a few different brands for his own dogs, including Wellness and something organic I can't recall the name of.
@desertskybulldogs and anyone else, I would love your input. Thanks for reading and Happy Friday!
And, got the allergy report. Ironically, the Natural Lamb and Rice I got him that I haven't been feeding him due to the awful complaints about it online, is on the list of food recs for him. Plus he had runny poo the whole time on it, mixed with his icky Iams. He has been just on the IAMs for the last week or so and poo is firm now, though he is has a week to go on his antibiotics for his chin. The good news is, the vet thinks maybe his chin was breaking out so badly due to the icky mouth, so hopefully that gets better too,
Foods he is allergic to: Venison, Corn (borderline), Oat, Barley, White Potato, Alfalfa, and Duck. He has a LOT of grass, weed, trees, fungi allergies. We may look into allergy shots was quoted an allergy kit that would last about 9 months would run about $300 and ordered specifically for his allergies. I think we may just see how he does with the food change first and see if that helps his skin/coat. The fungal panel still has a week to go.
So, experts, now that we know the foods that are bad for him, and knowing I don't want to feed him Natural Balance, does anyone have any food recs for me? My vet uses a few different brands for his own dogs, including Wellness and something organic I can't recall the name of.
@desertskybulldogs and anyone else, I would love your input. Thanks for reading and Happy Friday!