Re: RC: are your critters really that unhealthy?

["Truman Prevatt, PhD" <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

I've owned two dogs which had problems, which we finally helped control by going to special diets. One would break out and scratch open sores. There were probably a lot of reasons but he was very sensitive to the food you gave him. We tried several different feeds and finally found one that minimized the frequency and severity of the problems.

We had a dog later one that did have skin problems and what he was eating would determine how bad they were. We again experimented and found a food when supplemented with such things as eggs and animal fat would pretty much control it. Both these dogs were very healthy otherwise and both lived to a ripe old age of 15. The only time they had bad breath was when they were out and found a delicacy to eat, like three day old road kill.

In the second case we did have blood work done several times while he was on different feeds and it in on several occasions the liver enzymes were out of whack. These two dogs don't make a rule and I am sure just as different people have different sensitivity so additives in, even the food itself or even pollen and pollutants in the air, so do animals.

Truman

"guest@endurance.net" wrote:

> Jonni <jonnij@ntws.net>
> I just wanted to ask....do many of you really have problems with the health of your critters when fed these commercial feeds...with or without animal by products in them? I can not remember any of our dogs or cats over the last 25 years having allergies, skin problems, or serious health problems. All have lived well in to old age. We have a 14 yr. old dog now, that has been fed what ever dog food was on sale of the "better" brands, but not the "best" super expensive brands. She has only been to the vet for shots and check ups. Am I just extra lucky with our animals health????
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> I have a cousin that years ago cooked meat and rice everyday for their many dogs. Those dogs always looked horrible...poor coats etc., and had the NASTIEST breath! They thought they were doing the right thing for them.......
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> Jonni (who can't seem to post except as a guest either)
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