sheltiesrule

Thanks everyone.  Off to the shops when hubby gets home to buy some onesies.

I was thinking maybe a sleeveless and leg less baby onesie and I could cut a whole out for her tail lol or maybe the bitch in season pants, not sure if my local pet store would sell those.

My 6 mth old female Sheltie was de-sexed yesterday.  We we got her home she was drowsy so didn’t mind the Elizabethan collar, but later last night she looked miserable so we put a pair of underwear on her lol while she lay in the living room with us.  Over night we put the collar back on but this morning when I went into her room she was sitting up and looking miserable.  Any other suggestions to the collar as I don’t think she will last a day let alone 10 days.

On 01/07/2019 at 4:52 PM, sandgrubber said:

A month or so ago there was a flurry of reporting on DCM associated with grainfree dog foods.  A more thorough, but still inconclusive, study has come out.  For more information on the foods and breeds affected see

http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2019/06/fda-update-on-grain-free-diets-and-heart-disease-in-dogs/

Okay finally find  a kibble that doesn’t give my Sheltie flatulence Ivory coat fish and salmon and this grain free report comes out and Shetland sheoopdogs are on the list arrrrg

Hi Teddybeans

I gave fish oil vitamins to my previous elderly sheltie for arthritis in back legs.  Can't say whether they helped or not, but they certainly didn't do any harm.

My 4 month old puppy still vomits every time she travels in the car.  Even on short drives and with the windows open and hours after she has eaten anything.  I realise it is mostly related to their inner ear not being fully developed.  But am wondering if there is anything I can do to make travelling in the car a more positive experience as I don't want her to get a phobia of travelling in cars. 

Hi everyone

Had vet appointment this afternoon.  She said she couldn’t see any sign of allergy, but if I’m concerned by the itching to wean her onto a fish based kibble.  I have decided to try ivory coat ocean fish as she doesn’t have the flatulence on this brand.  She also suggested using prime 100 in a kangaroo or salmon for training treat as they are a one protein  dog roll and this would also give her a change from kibble all the time.

Teddybeans, her coat is fine and her skin is a nice healthy pink.  It’’s just the scratching at her ears and nibbling her back and legs.  I am seeing the vet on Friday and will ask her to check her over.  I am just trying to pre empt any allergies before they become chronic as my poor previous Sheltie boy was.  Interestingly, the flatulence is back tonight....she went to puppy care this morning and maybe they gave her the 4 legs meatballs they use for treats, she also does puppy school there and they give us those meatballs to use.

On 18/06/2019 at 6:23 PM, teddybeans said:

I don’t know whether it’s scientifically proven but my dog had bad  allergies when he was little and I did a lot of reading and found that chicken was the main culprit.  

 

My boy was on a chicken based kibble and at that time was hard to find a kibble that didn’t contain some sort of chicken. Even if the protein wasn’t chicken it usually had chicken meal or chicken fat.  But I was able to find one that was fish, and once he was on it, he noticeably scratched less.

https://pets.webmd.com/dogs/guide/caring-for-a-dog-that-has-food-allergies

 

 

I can’t say for sure but usually it has to be a process of elimination.  Switch him to something not chicken and try to stay with one protein so if something caused him irritation you can deduce which protein it is.

 

My boys used to be on taste of the wild salmon range.  I recently switched to meals for mutts salmon which has no chicken and they seem to be doing well.  I switched for two reasons

 

1. TOTW is imported from USA while MFM is made local.  I recently heard they do something on imported dog food (at quarantine) which I didn’t like.

 

2. MFM was better value

 

You can give it a try.  ask for samples but I think it usually take one full regular bag to tell whether it works or not.  Samples are usually not enough. 

Teddy beans, do you know if the MFM Puppy Turkey Salmon Sardine is free of chicken fat/meal?  Can only seem to find info that says the adult salmon sardine is made with fish meal.

Persephone, I will try stroking her mouth tonight.

Teddy Beans, I have  just checked the Ivory Coat ingrediants of the lamb grain free and it contains chicken fat, could this be the problem?

Not sure if she has lost any teeth yet ash she is so wiggly when hold her.  She is 15 weeks and chewing everything is sight though.  

Puppy is on Ivory Coat grain Free Puppy lamb (large breed, because larger kibble makes her slow down and chew more).  This is day 2 of feeding the kibble just mentioned and nothing else.  Flatulence is  much better on this.  There is no skin rash, but puppy is scratching more and nibbling her back and legs., which she wasn't doing on the Black hawk.  I'm hoping its just a teething thing.  I'm seeing vet on Friday, this vet treated my previous sheltie who did have allergies.  What length of time should you give a brand of food before you know whether it suits your puppy or not?

UPDATE:  After switching to Ivory Coat a few days ago, flatulence seems to have resolved, but now she seems itchy and is scratching and biting herself.  I am going to cut out the meatball dog treats from the supermarket I was using for training and just solely feed the Ivory Coat for a week.  Seeing the vet for vaccination on Friday, so will ask her advise.

Breeder replied and suggested puppy optimum.   At the moment the ivory coat she had this morning and tonight don’t seem to be giving her much flatuence....might keep her on that for a week and see how she goes.

I’m seeing my vet in a few days, will ask her advice then.

Sheena, my puppy just has the kibble, treats for training I use meatball type treats from the supermarket, but the flatulence was there before I started the treats, so I am sure it is the kibble.  She also has a bully stick she chews on sometimes at night.  When I cuddle her at night I can feel that her tummy grumbles and she looks uncomfortable sometimes.

Just an update, just got home from work and puppy is just as smelly as ever after having ivory coat grain free this morning.  Dogsfevr I wondered too whether it is the coconut oil in the ivory coat and the emu oil in the Blackhawk that’s causing it.  I am just about to email the breeder now, may just be a case of trying different brands till I find one that suits her, which could be an expensive exercise

Sandgrubber, the reason I decided to stick with what the breeder suggested, is because my previous sheltie suffered all his life with allergies and was constantly on steroid injections.  I had him on a raw food diet from day one - against what the breeder suggested.  So this time round I am going with dry kibble, my puppies skin and coat are amazing, its just the flatulence that is a concern.  I can only go by what I have seen in other dogs coats the breeder has and they are wonderful.

Sorry to cause  confusion.   When my puppy arrived from the breeder she sent a bag of BH grain free ocean fish.  She also sent instructions to feed BH  grain free chicken & rice and Lamb & Vegies as well as the ocean fish, but the only grain free puppy kibble BH make is the ocean fish, which is why I have bought and feed the original kibble in chicken & Rice and Lamb & Vegies.

My Breeder is an ambassador for BH, so doubt she would suggest something else.  She did say to get the grain free but BH only have ocean fish in the puppy grain free, which my pup doesn't like anymore, so have been giving her the BH puppy original in chicken and rice and lamb and vegies.

  I thought they needed to stay on the puppy kibble for the first year?  My pet store gave me a sample of the Ivory Coat puppy Chicken, so I tried her with that this morning.

I find it strange that my puppy doesn't tolerate BH when her Mother & Father and their Mother & Father were all raised on it?

My Sheltie puppy is now 14 weeks.  We got her from the breeder a month ago and she was being fed Blackhawk kibble.  We have continued with the Blackhawk as all the dogs at the breeders coats looked so healthy.  However, our little pup has really bad flatulance all the time.  Has anyone else had this issue with feeding the BH.  Any other kibble recommendations would be appreciated.  The kibble given to us from the breeder was the BH puppy ocean fish grain free, but my puppy turned off that weeks ago and the only other puppy flavours in BH are not the grain free, could this be the problem.

Thanks, everyone.  I have researched and got a quote from bow wow meow, the problem is all the clauses that say may not be covered - check your policy, not sure where to check exactly what’s covered, do they mean the PDS?

I pick up my beautiful puppy next week.  I did not have insurance for my previous fur baby.  I’m wondering whether pet insurance is worth it and do they pay out, I have heard from people they make it difficult.  Any recommendations/personal experiences with pet insurance companies would be appreciated.

Hi everyone

I contacted the Tasmanian breeder and she confirmed that she new Kasper’s breeder very well and they used each other’s boys.  She is going to let me know when any of her girls  have mated and send me photos.  Thanks everyone for all your advice, it is really appreciated.

Hi everyone, I registered with pedigreelinelines, but find it hard to follow the bloodline.

Kaspers Sire was Kendarlyn Keeping Time and

dam Kendarlyn Kobe on Daisy

i tried to attach a photo of his certificate but photo was too big