09.12.10
home cooked meal..
so as of lately Apollo has had a great appetite but we have been noticing that he throws up dog food and mixed vegetables. Dr ladue who is our Oncologist says that its not the effect of the chemo but that he possible has a food allergy… I was like what? Dogs have allegies? I guess so.. so he has been on a diet of rice and chicken broth to calm his stomach.. seems to be the only thing that stays in.
well we are realizing that he is getting a bit thin now…. we wanted to him to drop a little weight because a front amputated tripawd carries 60 percent of his weight in front and being a great dane weighing 160 is a lot. but now he is getting to slim so here is my bright idea: why not make home cook food since he can’t eat dog food.
so I research recipes for cancer dogs online… its a shame that resource is so slime… I found all of 5 sites that had a recipes. so I am trying one out. went to publix and bought some of the key ingredients… not sure how he is going to take to it but it does kinda look good once i put it together…
I will keep you posted…
September 12, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Our other dog Rocket (not our tripawd) was also told that she may have food allergies. They said the common things in dog food (for allergies) are wheat, chicken, rice and one other thing. We now have both dogs on kibble that is salmon and sweet potato to help alleviate Rocket’s allergies.
Her allergies manifested themselves as ear issues; swollen ears and even once had a hematoma (swelling of blood vessels which had to be drained). She seems to be doing fine now…
However, our tripawd Chloe isn’t too much of a fan of the food change, but she has always been a picky eater. Being a full time grad student, I can’t afford to have her on a raw diet which would be ideal… So I am trying to do the best I can with the situation.
We hope Apollo will like some recipes you try! We know how picky dogs can be!!
-Chloe’s mom
September 13, 2010 at 3:23 am
Dr. Dressler’s free book in the Tripawds Downloads blog is a good start, his Canine Cancer Survival Guide an amazing resource. You will also find a few healthy e-cookbooks there. More recipes submitted by members can be found in the Nutrition blog and the Amazon Blog has recommended reading too.