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1 hour ago, sandgrubber said:

15 weeks, or 15 years?  I suspect autocorrect has been at work 

15 weeks, my bad, lol.

2 hours ago, Boronia said:

Do you give Vitamin E as a supplement? The reason I'm asking is that Vitamin E helps process fish oil (Google 'do dogs need vitamin E with fish oil, (can show arthritis symptoms)) but to get back to the loss of hair; vitamin E is helpful in hair growth (as is zinc) so maybe it'd be worth a supplement with those two combined

Oh, no, I havent given vitamin e as a supplement. But i will try that! Thanks. 

27 minutes ago, Rebanne said:

Did the vet do a skin scraping? Could be mites.

Hi! The vet has not done a scrape. Is it expensive?

Hi everyone! I have the sweetest 15 year old great dane puppy.

We noticed he has thin areas of fur like around his ears, eyes, and joints. Ive attached pictures for reference.

My partner is concerned. It is spring so I wonder if its seasonal. Otherwise he is healthy with no scratching, his fur is shiny and soft, and I have him on a balanced raw diet. Before that he was on kibbles and his fur wasn't shiny, but switching food sources hasnt made his coat fuller. He also gets salmon oil with his food. We took him to the vet who basically...told us it can be anything. 

Is this a cause for concern??

Does anyone else have this issue? We had this issue on both kibble and raw diet (originally on kibble but now on raw to help with poop and other issues) where he just expresses his anal glands randomly. There will be wet spots on the couch or on the bed (our blankets tonight!!!!!) and it is a godawful powerful fishy smell. I have not had this problem with other dogs before!!!

His health is fine. He poos normally, solid poos and overall good health. Having butt juice on the furniture is NOT fun.

12 hours ago, Dogsfevr said:

What else do they feed .?
 

That isn’t a raw diet just raw meant .

Feeding a raw diet is much more .

Dont bother asking your vet ,very few know anything about how to feed dogs except promote the brand they sell .

Asking the  Great Dane club in Victoria would be a good start .

Is this a registered breeder that health tests .?

 

I think that is it for the puppies that he feeds them right now. 

1 hour ago, tdierikx said:

Here is a link to the most comprehansive great dane feeding guide out there... written by a previous member here...

 

http://www.greatdanerescue.com.au/Docs/diet_section.pdf

 

All questions should be answered, and your pup will get the best possible start if you follow the above advice.

 

T.

4 hours ago, jemappelle said:

Another good resource, if you're on Facebook, would be a Great Dane group that breeders frequent.

Thanks for the advice!

19 hours ago, Papillon Kisses said:

That is not even remotely a balanced diet. Speak to your vet about a complete and balanced diet for your puppy.

Yes, I was worried about that but I read to continue the diet of whatever the breeder had them on! I have my eyes on the Blackhawk Fish and Potato kibbles for the puppy.

20 hours ago, Rebanne said:

You would only add calcium if it was pure meat with no bone. Do they only feed the mince, nothing else?

 

ps do you have a dane club in your state? Maybe you could ask them

 

Hmm, it says fresh chicken frames so I am assuming there is some bone? It's just chicken frame mince that he buys it seems.

Ohhh, and yes, looks like there is a facebook for the great dane club here!

I am getting an 8 week old great dane puppy and my breeder said he feeds them this:

https://www.meysmeats.com.au/product/10kg-pet-mince/

and adds calcium carbonate powder which he mixes into the food. Is this raw diet okay for the great dane puppy or should I be looking into kibbles instead? A lot of posts I read said not to add calcium supplements in general for great danes.