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Our Dog Max: Still Alive
Years ago, I would post to this newsgroup. For
most of my dog's life (he is now 15 years, 5 months old) he has lived on a diet of brown rice, black eyed peas, calcium, flax-seed oil, and vitamins. The diet was formulated by: http://www.petdiets.com/about A few years ago, Max stopped eating the above food and Dr. Remillard formulated a diet based on corn, green peas, and a protein source. That source has been either cottage cheese, string cheese, or salmon. Also added are calcium and vitamins. At about three years of age, Max had calcium oxalate bladder stones, so the above diets are low in oxalates. Additionally, I have been using potassium citrate to keep his urine PH between 6.75 and 8.00 as these stones develop in acidic urine. The cheapest source of potassium citrate is he http://purebulk.com/ Early on, to figure out the amount of potassium citrate to administer, I used these ph indicators: pH-Fix test strips 4.5 to 10, 100 PK http://www.nurania.com/loba/Macherey%20-%20Nagel.pdf I have purchased the strips from various sources. Urine PH has a circadian rhythm. Acidic in the morning and becoming increasing basic as the dog eats. I administer the potassium citrate with all his meals with the largest dose included with his meal at 9:30 PM. I am not a veterinarian, so it is best to consult with one to determine a starting dose. Max's hearing is not good and he is arthritic. He certainly no longer does these: https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/dermer/p...Max_tricks.wmv But he still chases a rope toy and wags his tail. Also these days he "walks himself" in the house. Generally he eliminates in our bathrooms or on hardwood floors. If he uses the carpet, our Bissell Little Green Machine www.bissell.com/ can well clean up the mess. We love our Max, but like us all: he is mortal. We cherish our time with him. I hope this update will help others. --Marshall |
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M Dermer wrote:
Years ago, I would post to this newsgroup. For most of my dog's life (he is now 15 years, 5 months old) he has lived on a diet of brown rice, black eyed peas, calcium, flax-seed oil, and vitamins. The diet was formulated by: http://www.petdiets.com/about A few years ago, Max stopped eating the above food and Dr. Remillard formulated a diet based on corn, green peas, and a protein source. That source has been either cottage cheese, string cheese, or salmon. Also added are calcium and vitamins. At about three years of age, Max had calcium oxalate bladder stones, so the above diets are low in oxalates. Additionally, I have been using potassium citrate to keep his urine PH between 6.75 and 8.00 as these stones develop in acidic urine. The cheapest source of potassium citrate is he http://purebulk.com/ Early on, to figure out the amount of potassium citrate to administer, I used these ph indicators: pH-Fix test strips 4.5 to 10, 100 PK http://www.nurania.com/loba/Macherey%20-%20Nagel.pdf I have purchased the strips from various sources. Urine PH has a circadian rhythm. Acidic in the morning and becoming increasing basic as the dog eats. I administer the potassium citrate with all his meals with the largest dose included with his meal at 9:30 PM. I am not a veterinarian, so it is best to consult with one to determine a starting dose. Max's hearing is not good and he is arthritic. He certainly no longer does these: https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/dermer/p...Max_tricks.wmv But he still chases a rope toy and wags his tail. Also these days he "walks himself" in the house. Generally he eliminates in our bathrooms or on hardwood floors. If he uses the carpet, our Bissell Little Green Machine www.bissell.com/ can well clean up the mess. We love our Max, but like us all: he is mortal. We cherish our time with him. I hope this update will help others. --Marshall It is good to hear from an oldtimer. |
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Thanks William. --Marshall
On 3/22/2013 10:00 PM, William Clodius wrote: M Dermer wrote: Years ago, I would post to this newsgroup. For most of my dog's life (he is now 15 years, 5 months old) he has lived on a diet of brown rice, black eyed peas, calcium, flax-seed oil, and vitamins. The diet was formulated by: http://www.petdiets.com/about A few years ago, Max stopped eating the above food and Dr. Remillard formulated a diet based on corn, green peas, and a protein source. That source has been either cottage cheese, string cheese, or salmon. Also added are calcium and vitamins. At about three years of age, Max had calcium oxalate bladder stones, so the above diets are low in oxalates. Additionally, I have been using potassium citrate to keep his urine PH between 6.75 and 8.00 as these stones develop in acidic urine. The cheapest source of potassium citrate is he http://purebulk.com/ Early on, to figure out the amount of potassium citrate to administer, I used these ph indicators: pH-Fix test strips 4.5 to 10, 100 PK http://www.nurania.com/loba/Macherey%20-%20Nagel.pdf I have purchased the strips from various sources. Urine PH has a circadian rhythm. Acidic in the morning and becoming increasing basic as the dog eats. I administer the potassium citrate with all his meals with the largest dose included with his meal at 9:30 PM. I am not a veterinarian, so it is best to consult with one to determine a starting dose. Max's hearing is not good and he is arthritic. He certainly no longer does these: https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/dermer/p...Max_tricks.wmv But he still chases a rope toy and wags his tail. Also these days he "walks himself" in the house. Generally he eliminates in our bathrooms or on hardwood floors. If he uses the carpet, our Bissell Little Green Machine www.bissell.com/ can well clean up the mess. We love our Max, but like us all: he is mortal. We cherish our time with him. I hope this update will help others. --Marshall It is good to hear from an oldtimer. |
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M Dermer said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
We love our Max, but like us all: he is mortal. We cherish our time with him. Marshall, your story is wonderful. I have lost two dogs since I last posted here, though now, through the wonders of rescue I now have two once again. I watch this group because for years the folks here (you, too) gave me wonderful advice in dealing with Rocky's issues. I watch this group to hear about good stuff. -- --Matt. |
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On 3/23/2013 1:20 AM, Matt wrote:
I have lost two dogs since I last posted here, though now, through the wonders of rescue I now have two once again. I watch this group because for years the folks here (you, too) gave me wonderful advice in dealing with Rocky's issues. I watch this group to hear about good stuff. Hey Matt! So sorry you lost Rocky. He certainly took you on a new journey. Do you do agility with your new pups? buglady take out the dog before replying |
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Hey Marshall, I mistakenly sent my reply to you personally. Could you
send it back to me so I can post it here? For some reason a sent copy was not saved. Danged Thunderbird. Good to hear from you, buglady take out the dog before replying On 3/22/2013 9:59 PM, M Dermer wrote: Years ago, I would post to this newsgroup. For most of my dog's life (he is now 15 years, 5 months old) he has lived on a diet of brown rice, black eyed peas, calcium, flax-seed oil, and vitamins. The diet was formulated by: http://www.petdiets.com/about A few years ago, Max stopped eating the above food and Dr. Remillard formulated a diet based on corn, green peas, and a protein source. That source has been either cottage cheese, string cheese, or salmon. Also added are calcium and vitamins. At about three years of age, Max had calcium oxalate bladder stones, so the above diets are low in oxalates. Additionally, I have been using potassium citrate to keep his urine PH between 6.75 and 8.00 as these stones develop in acidic urine. The cheapest source of potassium citrate is he http://purebulk.com/ Early on, to figure out the amount of potassium citrate to administer, I used these ph indicators: pH-Fix test strips 4.5 to 10, 100 PK http://www.nurania.com/loba/Macherey%20-%20Nagel.pdf I have purchased the strips from various sources. Urine PH has a circadian rhythm. Acidic in the morning and becoming increasing basic as the dog eats. I administer the potassium citrate with all his meals with the largest dose included with his meal at 9:30 PM. I am not a veterinarian, so it is best to consult with one to determine a starting dose. Max's hearing is not good and he is arthritic. He certainly no longer does these: https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/dermer/p...Max_tricks.wmv But he still chases a rope toy and wags his tail. Also these days he "walks himself" in the house. Generally he eliminates in our bathrooms or on hardwood floors. If he uses the carpet, our Bissell Little Green Machine www.bissell.com/ can well clean up the mess. We love our Max, but like us all: he is mortal. We cherish our time with him. I hope this update will help others. --Marshall |
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Matt wrote:
M Dermer said in rec.pets.dogs.health: We love our Max, but like us all: he is mortal. We cherish our time with him. Marshall, your story is wonderful. I have lost two dogs since I last posted here, though now, through the wonders of rescue I now have two once again. I watch this group because for years the folks here (you, too) gave me wonderful advice in dealing with Rocky's issues. I watch this group to hear about good stuff. live-in Good to hear that Maybe has a doggie buddy. Is it another Border Collie? |
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"M Dermer" wrote in message
... Years ago, I would post to this newsgroup. For We love our Max, but like us all: he is mortal. We cherish our time with him. I hope this update will help others. --Marshall Hi Marshall, Its good to near from another old timer. Glad that max is doing OK and still with you. I will face losing my old dog Dibby possibly with in the next year or two .. I adopted him 10 years ago after my dog Judy died but they didnt know how old he was. he must be mid- teens now at least. I have adopted two other dogs, Pip JRt and more recently Libby Chi x . They are both young and may well outlive me so after Dibs goes , I hopefully won't have to face the pain of losing another dog . I can't believe it's been nearly 12 years since I started posting on Usenet. Where do the years go! Alison |
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buglady said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
Hey Matt! So sorry you lost Rocky. He certainly took you on a new journey. Do you do agility with your new pups? I put Rocky down a month after losing much youger Friday to cancer a couple of yeara ago, Rocky was blind and had CCD. He went dramatically downhill after Friday died. Even after these years, I still miss Friday, Rocky, not so much, since he went at a good age. On a positive note, Maybe is extremelty good with agility, though is a having a time-out because of a partially torn ACL. New dog, Weather, is a black tri BC and is fitting in wonderfully. She's a young rescue and right now I'm working on attention to hand and other recall stuff. -- --Matt. |
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