Question by Alabama Girl: A MUST READ FOR ALL DOG OWNERS!?
I set out to do research to give my two dogs good food. I had like so many other people bought into the commercial brand foods like Purina, Eukanuba, and Pedigree. Well after doing research on the different brands i have found shocking truths about foods from grocery stores. Like putting dead dogs and cats that had been put to sleep with lethal injections and road kill animals along with MANY other terrible things that are put into our pets food that can kill them. I have also found out the 87% of dogs die due to bad commercial foods. Either by lack of nutrition, cancers, or other things that are in our pets foods. I am so glad that I found this info out and I will be throwing out my Purina food and go out and buy some Blue Buffalo since it is the best food I can find near me. I will be buying Blue Buffalo Senior since my Pom is 9 and my Dachshund is 7. My Dachshund had bad problems with skin allergies and now I have found out that it is due to bad food. I know that a lot of people don’t want to switch to a brand like Blue Buffalo because it is more money. But in all reality it isn’t. I did the research you can get a 30lb bag of Blue Buffalo Adult dog food for $ 42.99 and you can get a 8lb bag of Purina one adult dog food for $ 12.99 so if you bought 4 bags to make it up too 32lb since it wouldn’t add up too 30lb it would cost you $ 49.00. Blue Buffalo is roughfly the same price! Plus since you are feeding a better dog food you dog will not eat as much as he would normally. His coat will be shinier,his stool will be smaller,his breathe will be better. He will not die from chemicals and waste. I used to think that the people on here getting on to people telling them that their dogs food was crap was annoying but I want to thank them for that because it got me to want to check out why they were saying that. So everyone on here that says get off of the crappy food THANK YOU! And for a question can you give me success stories from your own dogs that have gained a better life from switching from a bad food to a good food?

Here is a good link for peaple wanting to know about the affect commercial food is having on their pets-
http://www.thedogfoodconspiracy.com/dog-food-secrets.php?hop=laurens10

Here is a food comparison. Where does your dogs food stack up?
http://www.bluebuff.com/sample/true-blue-results.php

Here is another good link-
http://www.healthypetnet.com/HealthyPetNet/Products/LifesAbundance/DogFoodCompare.aspx?realname=40088008&cat=0&hdr=&Ath=False

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Answer by ? ?
Thanks for this valuable information.

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Question by Alabama Girl: A MUST READ FOR ALL DOG OWNERS ABOUT FOOD!?
I set out to do research to give my two dogs good food. I had like so many other people bought into the commercial brand foods like Purina, Eukanuba, and Pedigree. Well after doing research on the different brands i have found shocking truths about foods from grocery stores. Like putting dead dogs and cats that had been put to sleep with lethal injections and road kill animals along with MANY other terrible things that are put into our pets food that can kill them. I have also found out the 87% of dogs die due to bad commercial foods. Either by lack of nutrition, cancers, or other things that are in our pets foods. I am so glad that I found this info out and I will be throwing out my Purina food and go out and buy some Blue Buffalo since it is the best food I can find near me. I will be buying Blue Buffalo Senior since my Pom is 9 and my Dachshund is 7. My Dachshund had bad problems with skin allergies and now I have found out that it is due to bad food. I know that a lot of people don’t want to switch to a brand like Blue Buffalo because it is more money. But in all reality it isn’t. I did the research you can get a 30lb bag of Blue Buffalo Adult dog food for $ 42.99 and you can get a 8lb bag of Purina one adult dog food for $ 12.99 so if you bought 4 bags to make it up too 32lb since it wouldn’t add up too 30lb it would cost you $ 49.00. Blue Buffalo is roughly the same price! Plus since you are feeding a better dog food you dog will not eat as much as he would normally. His coat will be shinier, his stool will be smaller, his breathe will be better. He will not die from chemicals and waste. I used to think that the people on here getting on to people telling them that their dogs food was crap was annoying but I want to thank them for that because it got me to want to check out why they were saying that. So everyone on here that says get off of the crappy food THANK YOU! And for a QUESTION can you give me success stories from your own dogs that have gained a better life from switching from a bad food to a good food?
Here is an imformative video-
http://www.secretdogvideo.com/dfc.htm

This too-
http://www.thedogfoodconspiracy.com/dog-food-secrets.php

Where does your dog food stack up?
http://www.bluebuff.com/sample/true-blue-results.php

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Answer by Kip’s Mom *switching to raw*
“I have also found out the 87% of dogs die due to bad commercial foods. ”

Primary source, please.

I do not feed processed food, for my own reasons. But I will not stand by while others spread lies and propaganda. So please find me the PRIMARY source for that statistic. And by primary, I mean a peer-reviewed journal article, complete with references, statistical analyses, etc., not just a link to a web-site. I can find a web site that says the earth is flat – so web sites aren’t very convincing, are they??.

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Question by Sarah: How long must a dog be on prednisone for it to be considered long term?
My dog has skin allergies but my vet does not often give me helpful details about his medication- ie. long term use of steroid shots could have harmful effects. I am aware of the long and short term effects, but my dog has been to the vet 5 times in 2 yrs and received either a prednisone or dexamethasone shot along with some other form of steroid tablet each time. He’s gained 10 lbs in 2 years (and is now a 45 lb boston terrier), so I’m concerned about his health. Is this long term though, or is that considered to be something else?
I am definitely going to find a new vet. He never mentioned food allergies or other potential causes, and he only told me that the injection would make my dog thirsty but nothing else. Money is an issue, so seeing a dermatologist would be tough to do right now. His symptoms seem most like atopy or food allergies, so I’ll probably try new food and see what that does. Any suggestions for hypoallergenic food?

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Answer by michelle
If you aren’t happy with what your vet is telling you about what he’s putting into your dog it’s time to see a new vet.

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I set out to do research to give my two dogs good food. I had like so many other people bought into the commercial brand foods like Purina, Eukanuba, and Pedigree. Well after doing research on the different brands i have found shocking truths about foods from grocery stores. Like putting dead dogs and cats that had been put to sleep with lethal injections and road kill animals along with MANY other terrible things that are put into our pets food that can kill them. I have also found out the 87% of dogs die due to bad commercial foods. Either by lack of nutrition, cancers, or other things that are in our pets foods. I am so glad that I found this info out and I will be throwing out my Purina food and go out and buy some Blue Buffalo since it is the best food I can find near me. I will be buying Blue Buffalo Senior since my Pom is 9 and my Dachshund is 7. My Dachshund had bad problems with skin allergies and now I have found out that it is due to bad food. I know that a lot of people don’t want to switch to a brand like Blue Buffalo because it is more money. But in all reality it isn’t. I did the research you can get a 30lb bag of Blue Buffalo Adult dog food for $42.99 and you can get a 8lb bag of Purina one adult dog food for $12.99 so if you bought 4 bags to make it up too 32lb since it wouldn’t add up too 30lb it would cost you $49.00. Blue Buffalo is roughly the same price! Plus since you are feeding a better dog food you dog will not eat as much as he would normally. His coat will be shinier, his stool will be smaller, his breathe will be better. He will not die from chemicals and waste. I used to think that the people on here getting on to people telling them that their dogs food was crap was annoying but I want to thank them for that because it got me to want to check out why they were saying that. So everyone on here that says get off of the crappy food THANK YOU! And for a QUESTION can you give me success stories from your own dogs that have gained a better life from switching from a bad food to a good food?
Here is an imformative video-
http://www.secretdogvideo.com/dfc.htm

This too-
http://www.thedogfoodconspiracy.com/dog-food-secrets.php

Where does your dog food stack up?
http://www.bluebuff.com/sample/true-blue-results.php

My dog has skin allergies but my vet does not often give me helpful details about his medication- ie. long term use of steroid shots could have harmful effects. I am aware of the long and short term effects, but my dog has been to the vet 5 times in 2 yrs and received either a prednisone or dexamethasone shot along with some other form of steroid tablet each time. He’s gained 10 lbs in 2 years (and is now a 45 lb boston terrier), so I’m concerned about his health. Is this long term though, or is that considered to be something else?
I am definitely going to find a new vet. He never mentioned food allergies or other potential causes, and he only told me that the injection would make my dog thirsty but nothing else. Money is an issue, so seeing a dermatologist would be tough to do right now. His symptoms seem most like atopy or food allergies, so I’ll probably try new food and see what that does. Any suggestions for hypoallergenic food?