Twice
My Bully Gave Me Wings
- Feb 3, 2012
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Abby (my Sweetie Head 10.24.11-11.23.12) and Otis
first, Abby has gained another pound. 25 pounds of pure Abbitude © :D
I liked that he recognized the difference in normal reference ranges and puppy ranges. The doctors have all been telling me that Abby's phosphorous and calcium levels are high. At her last blood test her phosphorous level was 10.6 (normal range is between 2.9 - 6.6). I saw that and though OMG that's bad!! But not really because different labs have different normals. The last set of blood tests we ran had normal phosphorous range at 5.1 - 10.4. Now all of a sudden 10.6 doesn't seem so high at all. But wait, there's more
Puppies have naturally high phosphorous so the "normal" that they've all been using is only "normal" for an adult dog. NOW 10.6 is normal. (does your head hurt yet? lol welcome to my nightmare 
)
I liked that he was honest about other products. He wanted me to start giving her renal support supplements from some Dx company that, of course, he had a shelf full of. I told him that she was already getting renal support vitamins made by VetriScience. He got on the internet, pulled up the ingredients of what I'm giving her and told me "wow, these are actually better than the ones I have". I appreciated that honesty.
He gave me supplements to support her liver and pancreas. Hopefully that will break the spike in nitrogen we're seeing in her blood.
He gave me this calming stuff. He says the best way to boost her immune system is by keeping her calm and stress free. Abby gets her food handed to her, she has other people to clean up after her, to play with her when she wants, she gets to sleep when and where she wants. How much more stress free can her life be! lol I took the calming aid because it's human grade, if anyone has stress its me! :D 4 drops in the water bowl twice a day for dogs. 1 drop on the tongue up to 4 times a day for people.
He told me no more baths for her? Said something about bathing removing essential oils. I'm supposed to brush her with this wire brush every day to stimulate blood flow and remove dirt. I don't know about all that. I'll do the wire brush thing (that I'm really surprised he didn't try to sell me, they had a bunch of them hanging on the wall) She sleeps with me and I don't allow stinky things in my bed. That's one of the reasons I'm still single.
He wants her to try chiropractic. I know it helps people so logically it would help an animal too. But has anyone here actually tried it?
He says that I have been feeding her very well EXCEPT that I cook her eggs. Apparently when I cook the eggs I take the most digestible protein source and make it completely un-digestible. So I'm supposed to be giving her raw egg whites. But not really because he wants her on raw food all together. I was given the option of either buying his pre-made patties or he would give me the recipe so that I could make my own. The price on his patties I think were reasonable. It breaks down to about $2.00 per pound.
My concern is that Abby doesn't handle meat protein well at all. That's why she eats vegetable protein and egg whites. I told him this and he swears that won't happen with this stuff. It's not just ground meat. It's organ meat, bone meal, blood (yuck) green tripe (double yuck) and vegetables. I bought the small package to see how she does. I'll watch for the shivers to start, if they do I'll know right away this stuff ain't workin. But he wants me to give her 1 patty a day. Half in the morning, half at night. I gave her half last night and she looked at me like "where's the rest?".
This guy is a past president of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical and the NJ Veterinary Medical Associations. He's been in practice almost 30 years, has studied in both India and China and I still know something that he doesn't. No way is half of that little patty thing going to be enough for Abby head!
(edit... if this should be in either the health or nutrition forum, please move it.. I wasn't sure where it went)
I liked that he recognized the difference in normal reference ranges and puppy ranges. The doctors have all been telling me that Abby's phosphorous and calcium levels are high. At her last blood test her phosphorous level was 10.6 (normal range is between 2.9 - 6.6). I saw that and though OMG that's bad!! But not really because different labs have different normals. The last set of blood tests we ran had normal phosphorous range at 5.1 - 10.4. Now all of a sudden 10.6 doesn't seem so high at all. But wait, there's more
Puppies have naturally high phosphorous so the "normal" that they've all been using is only "normal" for an adult dog. NOW 10.6 is normal. (does your head hurt yet? lol welcome to my nightmare ) I liked that he was honest about other products. He wanted me to start giving her renal support supplements from some Dx company that, of course, he had a shelf full of. I told him that she was already getting renal support vitamins made by VetriScience. He got on the internet, pulled up the ingredients of what I'm giving her and told me "wow, these are actually better than the ones I have". I appreciated that honesty.
He gave me supplements to support her liver and pancreas. Hopefully that will break the spike in nitrogen we're seeing in her blood.
He gave me this calming stuff. He says the best way to boost her immune system is by keeping her calm and stress free. Abby gets her food handed to her, she has other people to clean up after her, to play with her when she wants, she gets to sleep when and where she wants. How much more stress free can her life be! lol I took the calming aid because it's human grade, if anyone has stress its me! :D 4 drops in the water bowl twice a day for dogs. 1 drop on the tongue up to 4 times a day for people.
He told me no more baths for her? Said something about bathing removing essential oils. I'm supposed to brush her with this wire brush every day to stimulate blood flow and remove dirt. I don't know about all that. I'll do the wire brush thing (that I'm really surprised he didn't try to sell me, they had a bunch of them hanging on the wall) She sleeps with me and I don't allow stinky things in my bed. That's one of the reasons I'm still single.
He wants her to try chiropractic. I know it helps people so logically it would help an animal too. But has anyone here actually tried it?
He says that I have been feeding her very well EXCEPT that I cook her eggs. Apparently when I cook the eggs I take the most digestible protein source and make it completely un-digestible. So I'm supposed to be giving her raw egg whites. But not really because he wants her on raw food all together. I was given the option of either buying his pre-made patties or he would give me the recipe so that I could make my own. The price on his patties I think were reasonable. It breaks down to about $2.00 per pound.
My concern is that Abby doesn't handle meat protein well at all. That's why she eats vegetable protein and egg whites. I told him this and he swears that won't happen with this stuff. It's not just ground meat. It's organ meat, bone meal, blood (yuck) green tripe (double yuck) and vegetables. I bought the small package to see how she does. I'll watch for the shivers to start, if they do I'll know right away this stuff ain't workin. But he wants me to give her 1 patty a day. Half in the morning, half at night. I gave her half last night and she looked at me like "where's the rest?".
This guy is a past president of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical and the NJ Veterinary Medical Associations. He's been in practice almost 30 years, has studied in both India and China and I still know something that he doesn't. No way is half of that little patty thing going to be enough for Abby head!
(edit... if this should be in either the health or nutrition forum, please move it.. I wasn't sure where it went)
