You know the t4 level that I'm having the issue with also controls skin/coat condition. Have they run any blood work on him? My friend with a lab/pit bull mix was having a similar issue and the very first thing they did was blood work, after which he was fed boiled chicken and rice for a couple of weeks, with a topical vitamin E put on his hot spots. Turned out he was having an allergic reaction to some ingredient in his dog food. I think they feed that child Nutramax now?

On a side note, my baby was in a much better mood by the time I got home last night. The vet called me this a.m. to let me know they didn't have enough from his blood draw on Saturday to do the second test. Guess who has to go back to the vet this Saturday? Guess who is gonna' be ticked at me again all weekend? I'm gonna have to find some yummy treat or something to make up for it.

I agree with the fish oil capsules, Scotty. A lot of dermatologists and plastic surgeons swear by them. I got hooked on them at the beginning of my Amazon path years ago. They are great when you just can't eat fish in the course of your day. What I use now for my bedtime concoction is actually fish oil an flaxseed oil caps. Gives me something to burn off in the a.m. so no one dies.

yeh 3 diff doctors ran blood tests..they tested for a thyroid problem even tested him for lupis wich would have been real bad...luckily it wasnt that but they still dont know what it is so im waiting a month to see if these steroids they gave me work cause he said the skin biopsy showed a allergic reaction to something.

So you take both of those before you go to bed? Dont mean to take things off topic, just curious. I have flaxseed, but its in the grain form and we mix it into our foods. Maybe I should get some capsules.

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I'm still pretty oldschool as far as my supplements go. I was MUCH worse years ago, when I was dumber and just wanted immediate results, even trying things like hydroxycut and other CRAP. Now I have to think about cardiac and longterm repercussions. And I do mean supplements. Nothing I take in is meant to replace whole food. And each meal is merely designed to get me through to my next. But the fact is when you cut calories or watch them closely, you will lose nutrients, so you have to make sure you are still getting all of them.

I prefer the capsules. Flaxseed tastes funny. I don't know how people ingest that without gagging. Ugh.

My last meal (sometimes at midnight, sometimes at 3 a.m., depending on if I dj or not) is typically some sort of meat (normally salmon, tuna, or sirloin steak), steamed broccoli, and maybe a small salad with romaine, lettuce, tomato, and cucumber. We're talking plain jane here. I know I have to run sprints or do a moderate jog in the morning, and my body will be burning that meal off. So, I take 1 fish oil cap and 1 flaxseed cap with that last meal, and pray to the lean mass gods that my body burns off the fat first, not turn cannibalistic and eat my precious calves. The only thing I take in before my morning run is water or propel (if I am dragging) and a multivitamin. I don't get my first meal in until after I get back.

The rest of that nightime concoction, in case you are wondering:

Melatonin
Burdock Root
Glucosamine & MSM
ZMA
Sometimes a mini Benadryl, if I am still amped up from my workout.

If you want to know more about these, or the other ones I take and when, I'll be happy to share. I'm not shy. Most people who know me know that I have two boyfriends. One his name is Gym. The other is a little Korean dude named Dojahng. Both are into various forms of bodily torture.

I may have to hit you up for some information, but I dont want to hijack your thread further...

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Scotty Hall
Bartlesville, OK
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
It whines a lot, but I like it.

The only limitation you will ever face in life is yourself!

I grew up on the farm and worked for a vet in high school. I could do all of the large animal stuff, basically grab a buzzer to move cattle and jump out of the way of wild one's. When it came to small animals and their owners, they had a whole seperate doctor for that and I couldn't stand helping with the small animals, every little thing.

One of the best dogs we ever had was a sheltie collie. She was nice and never ever hurt us or tried to. Sometimes she would lay in the yard and the cats would sleep on top of her. Then when we had any animals like coons or possums, she turned into a badass. She wouldn't leave something alone until she killed it, so we had to help her kill it, but if we killed it, she would be mad at us, so we had to take shovels to move the animals out of their hiding spots so she could bite it around the neck and shake it to death. She was scared of storms though, she would start shaking when a storm was going to be coming, and thats the only time we let her inside. The only problem she had was that she was spaded and every time the cats had kittens, she would take them and try to take care of them and ended up killing them becuase they were so small and delicate. She went missing one day and we found her in a ditch about 6months later.

Maybe your dog needs a companion. Seeing old pets with new animals or friends can really change things. Plus, I hate to say it, but when your dog does go, it will be easier to deal with the loss if you have another pet there. There are other ways than spending the rest of their years in vet care and more money.

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I see where you're coming from, but the reality is I'm not so sure that I will get any more animals after this one. I lost my hedgehog and my cat within the past couple of years. It's like losing children. Plus with a Spitz, they are pretty territorial, and he might not like another dog in his space like that. He gets that from me. It's just kinda' wait and see until Monday I guess on the results of that test.

my old golden retriever had similar issues. it ended up that she was allergic to the food we gave her. we switched the food up and the problem went away

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