Friday, July 4, 2008

"Phoenix" - Larsen Lytle vom Klatolklin

Male - German Shepherd - born August 2007. Working in schutzhund. This guy is very active and energetic. He was on super premium kibble. Had been having problems with copraphagia (stool eating) to the point he would hunt them out. Drove me NUTS. His coat had always looked good, but sometimes had looser stools. After Vetraceuticals, his stools seemed a bit better. Also he stopped being as obsessive about eating stools as he used to be. 4 months after adding Vetraceuticals I switched this dog to a raw food diet and kept him on the Vetraceuticals and he looks as good as ever. With the raw diet, there is always a concern about balancing the dogs meals over time. I feel better knowing that I'm adding things like the Omega's, and kelp/alfalfa etc, and I LOVE that the formula is rotated through a 3 month process so there is less chance of over supplementing...again, playing on the principle of balance over time. Phoenix is doing super well on Vetraceuticals, and he loves it. He licks the powder off the bottom of the bowl. 

Cosette


Female - Born approx August 2007 - maltese/poodle X. This little girl has always been a great eater and on super premium kibble. She loves the supplement itself. Coat looks good when she's groomed up! Her breath seems better. 

Maysongs Maestro di Capella CGC


Male - born mid 2005. Papillon.  This is my vetraceuticals miracle dog. He has been a nightmare to maintain since he was a young puppy. His weight has been nearly impossible and he is one of the most finicky dogs I've ever known. We have tried every super premium kibble we can find, including processed raw, homemade raw, and dehydrated foods. We finally had him on Dr. Harvey's canine health mix and he was doing "ok" on it but he still had problems. His breath smelled like he had swallowed something dead and rotting, teeth were poor even with care, and because he didn't care about food he was hard to train. He had gone from 9 lbs to 5 lbs because of his finicky behavior. Had been to the vet a few times for work ups to make sure it was not a medical problem. After putting him on Vetraceuticals his breath smelled MUCH MUCH better, teeth have been easier to maintain (though still small dog teeth), and skin/coat are much better. Weight went back up to normal, and he's less lethargic. Eyes look brighter and he will even work for kibble sometimes now. I tried switching him to kibble thinking that maybe with vetraceuticals he would even eat kibble from now on though he didn't go for that. Now I can just maintain him with Dr. Harvey's and vetraceuticals and he's doing great. 

Kaos von haus doose BH WH CGC


Intact male - born August 2005. German Shepherd Dog. Kaos had allergy issues. I had tried several brands of super premium kibble though his ears and feet were always raw. Also another working dog that was hard to maintain weight wise. After going through a few months with vetraceuticals he is eating less food, and his feet have cleared up. Occasionally his ears still flare up but they're MUCH better then they used to be. Coat looks much better. Energy level and attitude are more even. He has been on California Natural herring and sweet potato since before he started vetraceuticals. 

"Cyrano" - Ciro zo Severnej Hranice BH SchA CGC (working on Sch1)


Intact male, VERY active, born Dec 2005. - Since going on vetraceuticals this dog has been MUCH easier to maintain. His weight has always been hard to maintain because of his activity level. Before Vetraceuticals he was eating 6 cups of food a day, since vetraceuticals he moved down to 4 cups a day. He has always been eating a super premium kibble. 5 months after starting vetraceuticals we did switch foods as I found something I liked a little better (California Natural Herring and sweet potatoe). Skin and coat looks great though it always did, but now it appears plusher. His activity level has been maintained, though he doesn't seem to "spike" as much as he used to. Just a little more even keel.