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by GSDkatrina on 14 April 2009 - 23:04
Yr did say unless you dog has a medical problem She was a little suspicious, and she did make it
clear and she even mentioned epi.. <~~~ Yes, luvmidog.....I observed and had taken note.
Which is why I commented back that he did have epilepsy-but as I said my question was at first-about low-fat dog food not why I wanted it.
I saw YR's post and that she mentioned epi I did make it clear after that....I felt no need at the time to mention medical problems though -as I was searching for low-fat dog food advice. Not why I wanted it.
After I realized that lowfat was not a good thing to do just because-then I made myself clear-sorry you were confused-and thanks for the information!
I truly do appreciate it:)
OGBS,
Thanks for asking for an update on the fat issue -here it is.
And thanks for your advice as well.....I did get a letter through a friend who had asked Dr Dodd why the low fat diet with an epileptic dog on PB and KBr - I am not posting the entire e-mail but only what applies ....
BELOW is what she said...
I don't know that anyone really knows why bromide can cause pancreatitis in some dogs -- presumably it's related to the salty nature of the drug which promotes/stimulates appetite and then perhaps dietary indiscretion results with too much fatty food being given.
Epi dogs generally aren't more prone to pancreatitis unless they take bromide. Also, because of the effects of anticonvulsants on the liver, the best plan is to avoid commercial pet foods with more than 10% fat. Best wishes. Jean
by Onyxgirl on 15 April 2009 - 03:04
Please do report back about the low fat. I would be interested to know.
Good luck with Kaiser! He is lucky to have you.
I went through seizures with a six week old puppy a few years ago.
He was from a female GSD that I had rescued that gave birth to nine pups.
The vets at the emergency hospital wanted to euthanize. They thought he had a liver shunt.
I told them no way and paid the $900 for the over-night stay.
Took him to my vet in the morning. He had ingested a bunch a water while playing with his litter mates and a bunch of it went in to his lungs. His lungs could not keep up with the amount of oxygen needed by his brain and he started having seizures. I feel for you. They are horrible to watch.
We got him dried out and on anti-biotics. It took a few weeks to get him back to about normal. It was interesting to see his mother, who was pretty much done with the pups at that point, take over and start caring for him again.
He is now a happy dog living with a Chicago Police Detective and his family.
OGBS~
Did you vaccinate this pup around 6 weeks? Just curious, early vacc's can cause all sorts of problems.
by OGBS on 15 April 2009 - 15:04
Thanks for asking.
I didn't vaccinate any of those pups until 11 weeks old.
I am not a big fan of vaccinations at all and do it as carefully as possible.
Good that you brought it up though.
I highly recommend dog and cat owners read this web site:
www.newvaccinationprotocols.com
Thanks!
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