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Well, we took Napa in to see the Vet because we thought he had an ear infection. She thinks he's got a yeast infection. But while we were there, we had quite a few questions to ask.
First was about doggie daycare. She highly recommended him going since he had such a strange puppy hood. But she also said he shouldn't be in the playrooms more than 3 hours with an hour break after that. So, we're now on the hunt for a doggie daycare that will take care of our precious pup.
As part of that though, she said that Napa will most likely develop arthritis. And every time he's rambunctious he's pulling the tendons and stuff in his joints. This wasn't so great to hear, but it was nice to know what we've got to face in the future, and we'll face that when we get there. In the time being, though, does anyone know of any supplements that I can use to ease the stress on his joints. I'm not going to try to inhibit him being a dog, so hopefully there's stuff out there to counteract him being a dog.
She also had some different opinions about dog food. She thinks Napa is allergic to grain- hence the scratching (which I don't think is horrible but my parents' dog has awful dry skin, so I'm used to it, and I didn't mention it to the vet) and the ear infections. She also wanted me to change him from kibble to canned food. She wants him on a grain-free, low carb, high protein diet- which she says is what canned food gives.
So, this poses a problem since we just started him on Canidae, and we've got 3/4 of a 40 lb bag left. So, now I'm on the hunt for kibble that's what she wants, but not canned. I'm nervous about giving him all canned because my parents' dog has huge teeth problem because he's eaten canned most of his life.
I bought a small bag of Innova Evo Dog food, but I'm not done researching. I also saw Nature's Variety Instinct. Funny thing though, she wasn't very supportive of raw diet. Especially for Napa.
Her take on Raw diet: you have the possibility of putting viruses in their bodies, and for dogs with weak systems, that's just making things more problematic.
Her take on Napa: He's a "lemon". Just an unfortunate result of hybrid dogs. The fact that we don't know all of the congenital diseases and hereditary problems, and what can result from crosses because we don't know all of the past history of the lines that are being crossed. It was just nice to hear someone from Medicine agree with us. That it wasn't just trauma. But, obviously this is one case where blame just can't be put on one thing. It's a tough thing to accept-- that no one can tell you where you went wrong to cause your pup so much pain and trouble in the future. But hey, I wouldn't take him any other way at this point.
There isn't any update on his next surgery, either. We're still waiting for him to stop growing....
Anyway, sorry for this being so long. Thanks for reading.
First was about doggie daycare. She highly recommended him going since he had such a strange puppy hood. But she also said he shouldn't be in the playrooms more than 3 hours with an hour break after that. So, we're now on the hunt for a doggie daycare that will take care of our precious pup.
As part of that though, she said that Napa will most likely develop arthritis. And every time he's rambunctious he's pulling the tendons and stuff in his joints. This wasn't so great to hear, but it was nice to know what we've got to face in the future, and we'll face that when we get there. In the time being, though, does anyone know of any supplements that I can use to ease the stress on his joints. I'm not going to try to inhibit him being a dog, so hopefully there's stuff out there to counteract him being a dog.
She also had some different opinions about dog food. She thinks Napa is allergic to grain- hence the scratching (which I don't think is horrible but my parents' dog has awful dry skin, so I'm used to it, and I didn't mention it to the vet) and the ear infections. She also wanted me to change him from kibble to canned food. She wants him on a grain-free, low carb, high protein diet- which she says is what canned food gives.
So, this poses a problem since we just started him on Canidae, and we've got 3/4 of a 40 lb bag left. So, now I'm on the hunt for kibble that's what she wants, but not canned. I'm nervous about giving him all canned because my parents' dog has huge teeth problem because he's eaten canned most of his life.
I bought a small bag of Innova Evo Dog food, but I'm not done researching. I also saw Nature's Variety Instinct. Funny thing though, she wasn't very supportive of raw diet. Especially for Napa.
Her take on Raw diet: you have the possibility of putting viruses in their bodies, and for dogs with weak systems, that's just making things more problematic.
Her take on Napa: He's a "lemon". Just an unfortunate result of hybrid dogs. The fact that we don't know all of the congenital diseases and hereditary problems, and what can result from crosses because we don't know all of the past history of the lines that are being crossed. It was just nice to hear someone from Medicine agree with us. That it wasn't just trauma. But, obviously this is one case where blame just can't be put on one thing. It's a tough thing to accept-- that no one can tell you where you went wrong to cause your pup so much pain and trouble in the future. But hey, I wouldn't take him any other way at this point.
There isn't any update on his next surgery, either. We're still waiting for him to stop growing....
Anyway, sorry for this being so long. Thanks for reading.
