Very true. My prior dog Bear had anal gland problems when I changed him to a new food. It had less fiber. Added fiber, and it ended the problem.
Nancy, Pepper, Rascal & Rocky ________________________________ From: GinbarMinPins <ginbarminp...@aol.com> To: chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] RE: Barking Rider Cool, adding fiber to his food helps with anal glands. Feed a top quality food and check fiber content. Fig newtons, prunes, metamucil and PURE pumpkin are good sources of extra fiber. Also overweight dogs have more problems so make sure he is thin. Thin, neutered dogs live longer then slightly chubby or fat dogs or non neutered dogs. Robin, Dobe Axel CGC, TT, German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, Chihuahuas Alice CGC, Monte CGC, and MinPins HoneyB, and Brutus www.minpinrescue.org www.chi-rescue.com Http://chihuahua.rescueme.org/florida -------- Original message -------- Subject: [Chihuahuas] RE: Barking Rider From: grands...@hotmail.com To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com CC: Hi every one. just a note to let you know that Rider is doing very well with the bridging noise? I got a whistle and he took to it right away. I have never had 2 such quiet days in months and months. He goes to the vet on Thursday because he has a real problem with his anull glands and them getting infected every couple of months and also I want her to tell me some dosages of some medications to help him be a little calmer. Thank you all again for your advice. I will keep you posted. Blanche and Rider ---In chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, <GinbarMinPins@...> wrote: Depends on his weight. While a Chihuahua is supposed to be under 6 pounds some "purebred" Chis are 20. Benedryl would prob be one twice a day but my 9 pound MinPin was prescribed 2 twice a day for reverse sneezing and was never sleepy. You can usually Google dosages. Robin, Dobe Axel CGC, TT, German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, Chihuahuas Alice CGC, Monte CGC, and MinPins HoneyB, and Brutus www.minpinrescue.org www.chi-rescue.com Http:// chihuahua.rescueme.org/florida -------- Original message -------- Subject: [Chihuahuas] RE: Barking Rider From: grandsof6@... To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com CC: Today I am going to start him on the bridging and if any one know the doses of some of the drugs that were mentioned that I could give Rider I will also go and get them today also. Thanks everyone for your kindness in helping Rider. I will keep you posted on his progress. Blanche and Rider ---In chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, <mommabear7772004@...> wrote: There are also herbal remedies for dogs alot of which are for calming . Look up Bachs Flower Remedies for dogs . He sounds so anxious , poor little guy , that is just awful !! Sheryl Sent from my iPhone On Sep 28, 2013, at 10:59 PM, GinbarMinPins <GinbarMinPin s@...> wrote: >> >> >Try LOTS LOTS of exercise, really tire him out. Low protein food has been >known to help along with benedryl, melatonin, valerian, st johns wort. Also if >you are home and he barks while near you make a bridging sound, buy a whistle, >then leave the room. Yelling while he is barking is barking along with him. >Pleading please baby be quiet is rewarding him. Leaving the room after only >the bridging noise takes away the attention he gets when he barks. I leave a >radio or TV on all the time, you can move furniture if he hops on the sofa to >bark out the window. But tiring him out helps with positive endophins so is >the first step. > > > >Robin, Dobe Axel CGC, TT, German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, Chihuahuas Alice CGC, >Monte CGC, and MinPins HoneyB, and Brutus > > & amp; nbsp; www.minpinrescue.org > > www.chi-rescue.com > > Http://chihuahua.rescueme.org/florida > > >-------- Original message -------- Subject: [Chihuahuas] Barking Rider >From: grandsof6@... >To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com >CC: > > > I haven't been on for a long time but I have a very important question about >our 3 year old, male Chihuahua. The last year has been very hard on him. Our >neighbours who have now been evicted, had 5 kids, who were his living hell. >They tried to poison him twice and every time I let him out they would be >there to throw bricks at him, or any thing that could hurt him. As soon as I >found out I started going out with him to protect him and because of them he >is now barking at every thing that walks by the house, or he imagines that >some thing is there and we can't find anything. Now he is barking a great deal >during the day and evening. Now he thinks every one outside our home is his >enemy. We took him to the vet and had him put on a special calm diet and some >medication but the medication made him start biting every one he saw. So we >had to stop it. >What can I do to stop his barking???? Every thing else about this dog we love >but the constant bar king and pacing is getting on every ones nerves. Please >help us with him, I just love him so much. >Blanche and Rider
