Hi,

I have been feeding my terrier mix who is about 12 years old a diet of
Nutro Max (his entire life).

This past weekend when we were away, he threw up a few times for no
apparent reason. My mother called the vet who told her to give him
cooked hamburger and rice. We gave our dog this dish for the next few
days. Besides thoroughly enjoying it, his stomach seemed to settle
down but I did notice that his stools were very small.

I'm wondering what the cooked rice and hamburger does for a dog's
stomach problems? My mother mentioned that the vet said something
about "binding them". What does this refer to. I was not there when my
mother made the call to the vet so I didn't get the full story.

Also, although Nutro Max, in my opinion, has very good ingredients
compared to many of the other dog foods, I'm thinking about giving my
dog homeade meals. Is cooked hamburger and rice (with added cooked
veggies) a good idea?

Thank you so much for your input,
Suzanne

Suzanne wrote:

Hi,

I have been feeding my terrier mix who is about 12 years old a diet of
Nutro Max (his entire life).

This past weekend when we were away, he threw up a few times for no
apparent reason. My mother called the vet who told her to give him
cooked hamburger and rice. We gave our dog this dish for the next few
days. Besides thoroughly enjoying it, his stomach seemed to settle
down but I did notice that his stools were very small.

I'm wondering what the cooked rice and hamburger does for a dog's
stomach problems? My mother mentioned that the vet said something
about "binding them". What does this refer to. I was not there when my
mother made the call to the vet so I didn't get the full story.

Also, although Nutro Max, in my opinion, has very good ingredients
compared to many of the other dog foods, I'm thinking about giving my
dog homeade meals. Is cooked hamburger and rice (with added cooked
veggies) a good idea?

Thank you so much for your input,
Suzanne

Suzanne,

If you're thinking about feeding your dog a homemade diet, I would
suggest discussing this with your veterinarian and have her/him refer
you to a *certified* animal nutritionist to talk about a diet that would
be best for your dog. It's really easy to create an unbalanced diet that
could make your dog really sick. There are also some good groups on
Yahoo! that you could subscribe to and ask questions. HTH!

Karen

Suzanne wrote:

Hi,

I have been feeding my terrier mix who is about 12 years old a diet of
Nutro Max (his entire life).

This past weekend when we were away, he threw up a few times for no
apparent reason. My mother called the vet who told her to give him
cooked hamburger and rice. We gave our dog this dish for the next few
days. Besides thoroughly enjoying it, his stomach seemed to settle
down but I did notice that his stools were very small.

I'm wondering what the cooked rice and hamburger does for a dog's
stomach problems? My mother mentioned that the vet said something
about "binding them". What does this refer to. I was not there when my
mother made the call to the vet so I didn't get the full story.

Also, although Nutro Max, in my opinion, has very good ingredients
compared to many of the other dog foods, I'm thinking about giving my
dog homeade meals. Is cooked hamburger and rice (with added cooked
veggies) a good idea?

Thank you so much for your input,
Suzanne

Suzanne,

If you're thinking about feeding your dog a homemade diet, I would
suggest discussing this with your veterinarian and have her/him refer
you to a *certified* animal nutritionist to talk about a diet that would
be best for your dog. It's really easy to create an unbalanced diet that
could make your dog really sick. There are also some good groups on
Yahoo! that you could subscribe to and ask questions. HTH!

Karen

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 19:36:29 -0800, "Karen M."
wrote:


Suzanne,

If you're thinking about feeding your dog a homemade diet, I would
suggest discussing this with your veterinarian and have her/him refer
you to a *certified* animal nutritionist to talk about a diet that would
be best for your dog. It's really easy to create an unbalanced diet that
could make your dog really sick. There are also some good groups on
Yahoo! that you could subscribe to and ask questions. HTH!

Karen


OK - thank you.

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 19:36:29 -0800, "Karen M."
wrote:


Suzanne,

If you're thinking about feeding your dog a homemade diet, I would
suggest discussing this with your veterinarian and have her/him refer
you to a *certified* animal nutritionist to talk about a diet that would
be best for your dog. It's really easy to create an unbalanced diet that
could make your dog really sick. There are also some good groups on
Yahoo! that you could subscribe to and ask questions. HTH!

Karen


OK - thank you.

In article "Karen M." writes:
Suzanne wrote:

If you're thinking about feeding your dog a homemade diet, I would
suggest discussing this with your veterinarian and have her/him refer
you to a *certified* animal nutritionist to talk about a diet that would
be best for your dog.

Karen

I have had success he

http://www.petdiets.com/

--Marshall

In article "Karen M." writes:
Suzanne wrote:

If you're thinking about feeding your dog a homemade diet, I would
suggest discussing this with your veterinarian and have her/him refer
you to a *certified* animal nutritionist to talk about a diet that would
be best for your dog.

Karen

I have had success he

http://www.petdiets.com/

--Marshall

I've seen that site, I've been curious. So you had a diet formulated by
them? Or evaluated? Do tell!

Marshall Dermer wrote:
In article "Karen M." writes:

Suzanne wrote:

If you're thinking about feeding your dog a homemade diet, I would
suggest discussing this with your veterinarian and have her/him refer
you to a *certified* animal nutritionist to talk about a diet that would
be best for your dog.


Karen


I have had success he

http://www.petdiets.com/

--Marshall

I've seen that site, I've been curious. So you had a diet formulated by
them? Or evaluated? Do tell!

Marshall Dermer wrote:
In article "Karen M." writes:

Suzanne wrote:

If you're thinking about feeding your dog a homemade diet, I would
suggest discussing this with your veterinarian and have her/him refer
you to a *certified* animal nutritionist to talk about a diet that would
be best for your dog.


Karen


I have had success he

http://www.petdiets.com/

--Marshall