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    Question about creatinine level and recommended diet

    So much to learn! It can be overwhelming. I’m reading Jan Allegretti’s book now. Her explanation of the history of dog food and the industry is informative. The commercial dog food industry became a thing in the 50s and 60s. Back then I remember my mom making our dogs’ dinner every night. She...
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    Question about creatinine level and recommended diet

    Dr. Jeff, I will order these books tonight, and read up on the supplements. And follow through on the urine And blood tests. As usual I’ve got a lot to learn. I’m very grateful for Holistic Actions. Thank you, thank you.
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    Question about creatinine level and recommended diet

    This is great information. Thank you This is very helpful to know. I will check on the urine analysis and get more info. It sounds like I need to learn more about the role of phosphorus. Thank you so much Dr. Hofve! I think Andy would like a homemade diet
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    Question about creatinine level and recommended diet

    Hello, I’m seeking some input on a low protein diet and next steps for our dog Andy. Andy is about 9.5 years old. He is a neutered small spaniel chihuahua mix and weighs approximately 13lbs. He has no other health concerns but his recent annual blood test showed creatinine at 2.1mg...
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    Special diet for bladder or kidney stones and next steps?

    We don’t have an emergency kit. Last year during the peak of the epidemic most were on back order so we bought some individual remedies. We were giving Marty pulsatilla.
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    Special diet for bladder or kidney stones and next steps?

    Our local vet just called and said results show struvite crystals in his urine. I’ve asked them to email the lab results. The vet‘s thoughts were that diet would help with these type of stones quickly. Not sure that is a simple thing with Marty’s concurrent issues? Either way, we’d like to add...
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    Special diet for bladder or kidney stones and next steps?

    Hello and thank you for the responses. Dr. Jeff,we were hoping to have full results on Marty’s urine analysis today, but the only results so far is that there is no bacterial infection. Hopefully we have the full results tomorrow. The earliest appointment for the ultrasound we could get for...
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    Special diet for bladder or kidney stones and next steps?

    Hello Forum, I hope this is not too much information—it is long. We have been working with Dr. Jeff regarding our dog, Marty’s (7yrs old, chihuahua, 9lbs) pancreatitis and elevated liver enzymes. Marty has been making steady progress with that (pulsatilla, play, sniff walks and improved diet)...
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    Managing pain with possible liver disease and pancreatitis

    Marty is doing much better! As you suggested Dr Jeff, we gave him small amounts of the Answers goat milk only on Saturday—no food. It really seemed to soothe him, and he kept it down. Then we started giving him a spoonful of his dog food every few hours on Sunday along w/Answers. He has not...
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    Managing pain with possible liver disease and pancreatitis

    Thank you for your response Dr, Jeff, Gene and I were both at work today so some of the reports are from our son. He doesn’t know when Marty drank water and the time following before vomiting. 7:30am fed Marty 1/4 cup of the metabolic formula Just Food For Dogs(JFFD) Added a small amount of...
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    Managing pain with possible liver disease and pancreatitis

    Hello Dr. Jeff, it was another rough night last night. Marty appeared to be in more discomfort. He woke up about 1:30 in the morning to drink water. He was very bloated. Even with the subcutaneous fluid he still seems to be very thirsty. He drank more water an hour later. He did not drink water...
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    Managing pain with possible liver disease and pancreatitis

    Our dog Marty has had a few difficult days. Janet has too. Marty is a chihuahua who weighs about 7 pounds. The last few days he's had bouts of vomiting, especially at night. Last night he was not vomiting food, so I think he digested that, but clear liquid. He would drink water and then vomit. I...
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    How to slow down a dog who eats too fast?

    Hello Dr Jeff, Marty does seem to love food and I can’t think of anything in particular that he didn’t like or wouldn’t eat. It doesn’t seem like he has always eaten this fast, fast but not this frantically maybe. He doesn’t seem to be full afterward. Right now we are just using the pulsatilla...
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    How to slow down a dog who eats too fast?

    Hello, I will dig a muffin tin out of the cupboard and try it in the morning! I will also look into the Zogoflexes. When we fed Marty kibble in the past he did enjoy digging it out of some of our dog toys or searching for it when we hid it. He still enjoys ripping up dog toys. Thank you Dr. Sara.
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    How to slow down a dog who eats too fast?

    Hi, We have just started using the mat with a tiny bit of freeze dried heart. He does love it too, but is still on a pretty restricted diet. He Would love to eat kibble and anything crunchy, but is just eating limited fresh food now. Maybe he needs to use the mat more though. Thank you ?
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    How to slow down a dog who eats too fast?

    One of the issues we have noticed with our smallest dog, Marty, is the way he gulps his food down in under a minute, even though it’s in a slow-feeder bowl. We’ve had him since he was about 8 weeks old and he hasn’t had to defend his food from our other dogs in our care. We aren’t under feeding...
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    In Loving Memory of Vanya Feinman

    Hello Dr. Jeff and Amy, Although we never met Vanya, we are grateful for her coming into your lives and teaching you what she has, as we are grateful too for you passing her wisdom on to us. Thank you for sharing Vanya with us. Our thoughts are with you.
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    Managing pain with possible liver disease and pancreatitis

    Thank you, yes we received the email and gave the pulsatilla around 4pm today. Marty has been quiet today but not demonstrating discomfort like yesterday. We are not giving him boiled chicken, and so far today he has not thrown up. After a good conversation with one of the members at Mondays...
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    Managing pain with possible liver disease and pancreatitis

    Marty (Our dog with the elevated liver levels and pancreatitis )has been throwing up. So we withheld food and water for awhile today and then gave him a small meal tonight. He is whimpering and extending his body in pain now. We have some anti nausea medicine and buphrenorphine. We are...
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