Mr. Picky - Exclusively Setters2024-03-29T10:25:58Zhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/mr-picky?feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes Maggie, here they are :) …tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-01-17:865021:Comment:10190892013-01-17T10:49:32.618ZFran Griffinhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/FranGriffin
<p>Yes Maggie, here they are :) start off with about 1 scoop per day, just in case there is a reaction to the bovine content. If everything ok after a couple of days increase to 3 scoops per day for a setter, and if its going to help you may start to notice little changes to stools within a few days, and appetite changes about 3 weeks. What happens is that the food they get inside them start reprogramming the brain that the food is actually doing them some good, and then appetite goes mad. …</p>
<p>Yes Maggie, here they are :) start off with about 1 scoop per day, just in case there is a reaction to the bovine content. If everything ok after a couple of days increase to 3 scoops per day for a setter, and if its going to help you may start to notice little changes to stools within a few days, and appetite changes about 3 weeks. What happens is that the food they get inside them start reprogramming the brain that the food is actually doing them some good, and then appetite goes mad. Hope it works for your dog as it has for Barkley, because it is so lovely to see a bowl licked clean and a very happy face after a meal :-)<a href="http://www.evolutionorganics.co.uk/dr-mercola-digestive-enzymes-for-pets/product" target="_blank">http://www.evolutionorganics.co.uk/dr-mercola-digestive-enzymes-for-pets/product</a></p>
<p></p> Trish I think on some days I…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-01-16:865021:Comment:10188032013-01-16T00:00:53.391ZRhonda Fisherhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/RhondaFisher
<p>Trish I think on some days I would let her eat it. Perhaps these two need to do Japanese sushi trains. Where food on little plates goes around and around on a conveyor belt. As long as Murhpy was not on the other side. Plates would be empty for a second time around.</p>
<p>Trish I think on some days I would let her eat it. Perhaps these two need to do Japanese sushi trains. Where food on little plates goes around and around on a conveyor belt. As long as Murhpy was not on the other side. Plates would be empty for a second time around.</p> Hi Fran - could you tell me t…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-01-15:865021:Comment:10188002013-01-15T23:44:08.453ZMaggie Smithhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/MaggieSmith
Hi Fran - could you tell me the name of the enzymes you use and where to get them please
Hi Fran - could you tell me the name of the enzymes you use and where to get them please Oh Rhonda you've just describ…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-01-15:865021:Comment:10186212013-01-15T23:25:40.496ZTrish Haillhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/TrishHaill
Oh Rhonda you've just described Bess. If she could eat human food she'd be happy. Talk about picky. She's on raw, but I've started having to be firm with her. Venison trimmings? Gone in a flash. So I buy more (not the cheapest meat!). She walks away from them. Almost everything I offer she likes the first time, but not the second. I've started just keeping on giving it back to her until she deigns it edible.<br />
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What really annoys me is if she comes across six week old rotting road kill she'll…
Oh Rhonda you've just described Bess. If she could eat human food she'd be happy. Talk about picky. She's on raw, but I've started having to be firm with her. Venison trimmings? Gone in a flash. So I buy more (not the cheapest meat!). She walks away from them. Almost everything I offer she likes the first time, but not the second. I've started just keeping on giving it back to her until she deigns it edible.<br />
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What really annoys me is if she comes across six week old rotting road kill she'll pull me over o get a bite. Go figure!! Please excuse my ignorance bu…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-01-09:865021:Comment:10170162013-01-09T11:02:56.408ZDianne cookhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Diannecook
Please excuse my ignorance but if my Setter was suffering from a malabsorption problem, what symptoms would be evident?
Please excuse my ignorance but if my Setter was suffering from a malabsorption problem, what symptoms would be evident? Riley and Cassie also have fi…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-01-09:865021:Comment:10170112013-01-09T10:32:28.163ZJennie Bensteadhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JennieBenstead
<p>Riley and Cassie also have fish....But Riley wont eat them with the heads on any more... I thought he dont like them watching him..lol</p>
<p>Riley and Cassie also have fish....But Riley wont eat them with the heads on any more... I thought he dont like them watching him..lol</p> Some times there is one more…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-01-08:865021:Comment:10171652013-01-08T21:15:16.977ZRhonda Fisherhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/RhondaFisher
<p>Some times there is one more factor in the mix of the which food debate. More important than a perception that if you don't feed raw you don't know anything about it. A very independant Irish that just won't eat it. Does not like the smell and just walks away. The same goes for dry food as well. That is why you can take a opened bag back if the dog does not like it. I find it a little funny with the dedication to one way or the other. What ever works for your dog, in your situation is not…</p>
<p>Some times there is one more factor in the mix of the which food debate. More important than a perception that if you don't feed raw you don't know anything about it. A very independant Irish that just won't eat it. Does not like the smell and just walks away. The same goes for dry food as well. That is why you can take a opened bag back if the dog does not like it. I find it a little funny with the dedication to one way or the other. What ever works for your dog, in your situation is not going to always work for my dog. I have litter brothers, chalk and cheese as far as body type, attitude to food and exercise. Everyday I experience what works for one does not always work for the other. If I need to add something and Kerry accepts it, then it will be added. You can lead a stubborn Irish to a food bowl but you cannot make him eat. Assist with things that make them comfortable such as slippery elm, enzymes, yogurt etc. Then feel happy when your independant Irish eats what he likes to eat for the moment. It is a bit like liver, tell me it is good but the smell and texture of it make me dry retch, yet Phil loves it. Covering it with yogurt and giving me slippery elm is never going to make me eat liver. I am sure we all have a similar experience, so does my dog.</p> Fran...going on what you have…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-01-08:865021:Comment:10170802013-01-08T18:54:53.439ZTorie Lancasterhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/TorieLancaster
<p>Fran...going on what you have written here, don't you think the problems lie in the bloodlines ?</p>
<p>I agree, most commercial dog food is utter crap but there are a few good ones out there.</p>
<p>Fran...going on what you have written here, don't you think the problems lie in the bloodlines ?</p>
<p>I agree, most commercial dog food is utter crap but there are a few good ones out there.</p> Oh yesssssss and another thin…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-01-08:865021:Comment:10170752013-01-08T16:47:02.720ZFran Griffinhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/FranGriffin
<p>Oh yesssssss and another thing...... Tallulah's 1/2 sister. I was down to purchase this girl myself, but the breeder decided I ought to have one of her boys instead, and sold the girl to someone else. Supposing I had made that purchase..... she too would have come to me with the same condition developing....... I wonder what would have been said by some then !!!! Thankfully I had just started to learn more about genetic issues then and thankfully went else where and purchased a bitch who…</p>
<p>Oh yesssssss and another thing...... Tallulah's 1/2 sister. I was down to purchase this girl myself, but the breeder decided I ought to have one of her boys instead, and sold the girl to someone else. Supposing I had made that purchase..... she too would have come to me with the same condition developing....... I wonder what would have been said by some then !!!! Thankfully I had just started to learn more about genetic issues then and thankfully went else where and purchased a bitch who has turned out to be beautifully healthy. Gooooooooo figure !!!!!!</p> Oh and whilst I am at it, for…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-01-08:865021:Comment:10170722013-01-08T16:14:10.136ZFran Griffinhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/FranGriffin
<p>Oh and whilst I am at it, for those who don't believe there is something genetic going on, the last I heard Tallulah's brother (who will be Barkley's first cousin) was extremely poorly with an auto-immune condition, fed commercial (so called good quality dry food prescribed by his vet). I am not sure he is still alive as I have not heard from his mum for about a year. Tallulah's 1/2 sister (who goes back into same line as Barkley) was extremely poorly, his mum contacted me and she too ended…</p>
<p>Oh and whilst I am at it, for those who don't believe there is something genetic going on, the last I heard Tallulah's brother (who will be Barkley's first cousin) was extremely poorly with an auto-immune condition, fed commercial (so called good quality dry food prescribed by his vet). I am not sure he is still alive as I have not heard from his mum for about a year. Tallulah's 1/2 sister (who goes back into same line as Barkley) was extremely poorly, his mum contacted me and she too ended up going to Queens in Cambridge, diagnosed with same condition. Was fed commercial diet, now raw fed and like Tallulah and Barkley doing very well. So come on, how the hell can I be responsible for causing my dogs health issues because they are raw fed. Wake up Setter people, there is a problem and if your dog has these issues, don't rely upon standard veterinary treatment, because unless they are like Caroline, my dogs vet, who has obviously encountered these issues and has seen it in other reds (indeed I know one she is currently treating locally), they aren't going to know what is going on or how to treat it and like myself you will end up going round in circles and possibly watching your dogs slow demise. </p>