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    Switching from TOTW, recommendations?

    Hi, everyone! Long time no post. My dogs have been on TOTW for about 2.5 years, but for that whole time, one of them just really hasn't liked it. She eats well enough in the evening, but in the morning it's a struggle to get her to eat. It's possible that she just isn't hungry in the...
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    Dry crusty lesions in corner of eyes and mouth?++

    Thanks, youbetcha, but I'm a little confused. She's my dog (already adopted) and she has seen a vet. It's not just her eye, it's on her eye, in her ears, and on her lips and they aren't infected nor cuts. We've already done topical ointments to no success (it just got worse). But, she is on...
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    Dry crusty lesions in corner of eyes and mouth?++

    Well, back from the vet. We're trying a course of steroids and antibiotics, but she thinks it's probably mucocutaneous pyoderma and is likely a symptom of an autoimmune disorder. If it goes away after these treatments, great. If not, we'll be biopsying to try to get a more precise diagnosis...
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    Dry crusty lesions in corner of eyes and mouth?++

    Oh carp. I had not thought about ringworm. And me with a house full of kids and pets and a self on immunosuppressants. Oh joy! :)
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    Dry crusty lesions in corner of eyes and mouth?++

    My older dog (3+) has developed dry crusty bumps near one of her eyes and both corners of her lips (worse on the same side as the eye). One of her ears is also rather crusty inside. We went to the vet when it was just the ear and eye and got drops for the ear and ointment for the eye. But, it...
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    Crate hate?

    Cessena, That is a good point about rewarding them for coming out. I guess I just need to treat them going in and then just let them out like it's no big deal. We did do the "all your meals in the crate" when she was a baby and that went well, but now she seems to not give a poo. Food...
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    Crate hate?

    A little background: We have crate trained both of our dogs from puppyhood. They are in the crates (in our bedroom) at night and when we are away from the house. We are never away over 5 hours without them getting a break, and usually less. The reason we started to crate is because we have a...
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    Food switch and loose stools... how long?

    I just started transitioning my dogs to TOTW from Canidae. Right now they are still on 2/3 Canidae and 1/3 TOTW. The little dog (8 months old) is having some loose stools. I know that is not unusual with a food change, but how long should I expect it to last and when should I get concerned...
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    Which grain-free would you start with?

    And now the puppy is not only refusing to eat the new Canidae, but if she does, she barfs it up about an hour later, totally undigested. Man, I'm pissed at those people.
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    Which grain-free would you start with?

    The puppy is 9 months old now and big dog is 3.5. I'm mostly switching to grain-free because I need to switch anyway (they hate the new Canidae) and it seems like g-f might be good for them. Plus, the puppy has urinary incontinence and I've read that g-f food can help with that, so it's worth...
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    Which grain-free would you start with?

    Evo Taste of the Wild Orijen Or something else? The only one I'm just not considering at the moment is Canidae dry because they have me p.o.ed
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    My dogs hate the new Canidae and I'm not so happy with it either!

    Thanks for the replies. I've thought about going grain free for a while, but I just don't quite know/understand whether it is truly better or not for dogs.
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    My dogs hate the new Canidae and I'm not so happy with it either!

    So, some foods I'm considering are below, but my dogs have never been on grain-free food before - I'm wondering if that's an appropriate change. Anyway, would love thoughts on: California Natural EVO Taste of the Wild Eagle Holistic Orijen
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    My dogs hate the new Canidae and I'm not so happy with it either!

    Thanks. I'll look into that! I'm so glad that I didn't notice this change until after I got a 30lb bag (not)
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    My dogs hate the new Canidae and I'm not so happy with it either!

    So.... help me pick something to switch to, please. It needs to be available online (I typically have used petfooddirect) as I have medical issues that often prevent me from being able to go get big bags, so ordering is about the only option. I've been feeding Canidae for 3 years, and Wellness...
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    Puppies grow SO fast!

    That's funny! Yep, I sure am ; )
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    Puppies grow SO fast!

    The vet think so (husky). Her guess is husky/lab
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    Out of the frying pan, into the AAAAAH

    I thought Indy wanting to be up for the day at 5:15 was bad. Today it was 4:20! I took her out at 4:20 for her usual trip, but when I recrated her she just would not settle down. She hooo hoooed and made all of her (adorable but not at 4am) noises. By 10 of 5, I had given up and we were up...
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    puppy playing too rough with other dog, help!

    It's hard if the other dog won't correct at all. It means you need to do it. If you remove puppy from her fun time with the whippet every single time she starts to play too rough, maybe she'll eventually realize that she only gets playtime with her buddy if she can be nice. Good luck!
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    Puppy gurus - How do I convince this little darling that 5:13 is not morning?

    Well, it's several days later, so I thought maybe an update was in order. I've been setting an alarm to take her out each night at 4:00 (moved it to 4:10 after 3 nights). We do that and she goes right back to sleep. The first 2 nights she slept until after 6 and I thought we were onto...
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