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Okay Yikes! However I think we are improving now. Yay!

Well Finally - firm poop today! Yay! :biggrin2: The things we fur parents get excited about, right! So, now I need to reintroduce a pro-biotic and then his regular food. In doing this, any thoughts on protocol - do I still give rice and turkey in decreasing amounts while increasing the raw...

Update Hi All, Frankie's poop is still quite soft - doesn't seem normal though the vet said not of concern unless explosive or watery :eek2: - but I have no idea how long is too long for very soft to be okay before BACK to the vet again for what - poop test?:confused2::ick Any thoughts?

Thank you! Yes, I have heard that too. Primal has both of those things in the food. AND I was just beginning to give Frankie KNINE-11 - which too has pre and probiotics in it. And guess what? Starting that supplement can also cause loose stool - so....:eek2: I needed to stop that because I...

Yes, a big jump - I know. I even asked the Primal people about it before I did it to make sure and they assured me it would be fine. :( I am and do try to be so careful because Frankie is so precious to me - Shelties are just the sweetest spirits aren't they? :yes: So it pains my heart that I...

Take4Roll10 - I understand I have a few vets I consult with as well - sometimes who confuse me or take eons to get back to me. I love this site because we are all Sheltie owners here. And you are saying what the vets have said too - so no worries. I take full responsibility. :hugs

Thank you! This is so helpful - thank you. However, the original portion that Frankie did okay on was indeed too little food for him. He was 29 pounds - medium sized sheltie. I was only giving 4 ounces in the morning and 3 in the evening with veggies added in to bulk it up. I have no...

Hi All, I have been having a challenge with Frankie and his digestion. Some may recall he was having some issues and I wasn't sure if it was thyroid - that checked out fine but his heart does show minor issues - something to watch going forward. In the meantime, he had to have dental surgery...

Thryoid numbers Here are Frankie's test results: Normal T4 1.42 Free T4 0.97 T3 30.5 Free T3 1.90 Thyroglobulin Autoantibody (TgAA) 3 The numbers appear on the lower end of the general range and for Shelties - any thoughts?

Another update Hello all! Okay, here is where we are. Frankie's Thyroid test and CBC all came back negative! :biggrin2: So this is good news. However, we are still left with symptoms that do not make sense. I have been tracking his heart rate - I have gotten mid to high 50s and even in...

Hmmm well, that would be a kicker! Though she took his heart rate on two different visits and got the same result so.... not sure . :rolleyes2:

Update Okay all - here is an update so far. I took Frankie to our regular vet today - not the holistic homeopathic vet who wanted me to wait on further blood retesting which I just got too worried to wait for. And before I did so I read up on hypothyroidism on dogs - Jean Dodds book - great...

Thank you Justicemom - this is very helpful too! I took Frankie for a walk tonight and he seemed better - could trot farther than he has been able to in awhile - he has been steadily improving. BUT, I am still worried about the VERY low heart rate. This is well below your 60 beats. :uhoh...

Hi, The Vet said the same thing to me about Frankie - he could be an athlete! Unfortunately what I have noticed is that over the past 6 months or so, he has actually slowed down in his walks. Instead of prancing and jogging or running - he runs for a bit and then slows right away to a walk...

Hi All, I am wondering if anyone knows if a low heart rate is normal for a Shelite? My Frankie has had some health things going on and in visiting the vet, the conversation has included his low heart rate - 35 - 40. The vet said normal was closer to 70 - 75 for dogs - which freaked me out...