Re: Attn Garnet---clarification?

[Guest guest]

Thanks for these suggestions, Garnet. I'm not even supposed to give her egg

yolks, but I let her lick the remains of them from any egg dish I've eaten.

That's as far as I dare go ------yet.

Having chickens would be something I'd do in a heartbeat, but my Township has

now forbidden them by code.

I am very slowly increasing by tiny amounts, some healthy forms of fat. My vet

would be in disagreement, but I know my dog. Each bout of pancreatitis followed

her ingestion of some heavy " chewy " treat. This last episode came on the heels

of 2 (in a week's time) of those " Greenies " , toothbrush shaped and chlorophyll

content. Never again will she be given anything hard and chewy. My vet does not

think I'm correct in this assumption, but where there's smoke...........

Her digestive system is now over 13 yrs old, and it may just not be able to

handle this stuff. All forms of rawhide (very few anyway) left the house after

the first pancreatic episode.

As far as the research----I appreciate the idea, and your knowledge is

extensive, but the extra shekels around here are going into the gas tank, the

grocery store, and of course, The Vet.

Sharon

Re: Attn Garnet---clarification?

> Flax seed contains oils too so check the fat content and

> compare the

> content of EPA and DHA in regard to how much fat she must

> consume

> to get the needed amount of DHA. The mfg of Missing Link is

> the one

> who told me dog's convert about 10% of EPA to DHA. Other

> wise they

> can not use the EPA.

>

> Chicken eggs from chickens feed a high flax or grass diet

> are higher in

> Omega 3. Some even give the mg of Omega 3 or even the mg of DHA.

>

> I pay $4 - $5 a dozen for organic high DHA eggs.

>

> If you can get a few chickens and feed them flax and fresh

> greens, then

> feed those eggs. The small amount of fat in the eggs is more

> healthy

> for your dog than the plant oils.

>

> I do understand pancreatitis but in some cases it is the

> form of the fat.

> This could take some research. I am available to do that for

> you but

> at this time I must charge for my research services. Things

> are tight

> and I am working a lot to make ends meet here. That is one

> reason

> I am not able to be on the list much lately.

>

> Garnet

>

> Starshar wrote:

>>

>>

>> And omega

>>> 3's are so important to immune health, prevention of

>>> arthritis and other inflammatory

>>> conditions . . . and it needs to be animal source since dogs

>>> do not convert EPA forms to DHA

>>> forms efficiently, only 10% according to the mfg of Missing

>>> Link, which uses alot

>>> of flax seed.

>>

>> Garnet, my senior dog is recovering from her 3rd bout of pancreatitis. of

course the vet has her on a low fat diet. When I told him she would not eat, he

suggeted the Missing Link, which I'm now putting faithfully into her food (along

with other nutrients that I can sneak in). She now obviously has weak hind

quarters, but does not seem to be in pain. we did have to line the slippery

kitchen floor with rug runners, and she takes the stairs slowly.

>>

>> According to your info above, am I understanding correctly that she really

isn't much of value out of Missing Link?

>>

>> I'm really afraid, with her touchy pancreas, to add much in the way of animal

fat. Under any other circumstances it would be my first choice!

>>

>> Very curious/concerned about this

[Guest guest]

You may indeed suggest CS, Seth. Thanks for the reminder. I had been putting it in her water for awhile, and then got careless to the point of totally forgetting about it.

Good idea!

Sharon

In regards to your senor dog and pancreatitis I might suggest colloidal silvers. My dogs used to get it and prior to treating them myself I went to the vet. Their protocol is pretty standard and can be traumatic for the dogs, besides they hate the vet. I finally gave them colloidal silvers and it worked every time. In fact whenever they get a hint of not acting normal I give them about 60cc of C¢s (their 90lbs) and it works great. I have been doing this for 13 years and I would highly recommend using C¢s as a first line of defense for most problems. I use about 6-8ppm and administer every 2 hours for the first day and taper off after that if the condition is really bad.

Seth