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    Interceptor Not Returning To Market

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    My vet just told me that they aren't making Sentinel anymore! :dunno:headwall Aaargh! They are selling Tri-heart now. Grrr. I'd rather buy Sentinel since it agreed with Merlin's extra sensitive tummy better than Tri-heart...

     

    :riphair

    I believe the article said they are resuming production of Sentinel, it is Iverhart that will no longer be produced for the U.S. market.

    How Soon Do The Side Effects Of Prednisone Start?

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    I am really not sure. There was no discussion about which steroid to use. Lady has more then just IBD, there are other issues as well, so maybe the pred addresses those additional issues better?

    Perhaps she also choose the pred since a one month loading dose of pred (20mg/bid) cost me $10.07 at Costco, and a one month loading dose of budesonide (3mg/bid) would have been $810?? Since this is a drug that my dog will potentially be on for a long time, maybe the vet took that into account?

    Carol Ann, if you haven't already check the price of budesonide through SBH Medical. I've gotten several drugs from them at a substantial savings. One of the chemo drugs Beanie was on was going to cost anywhere from $400 to $600, I got it for less than $100 through SBH. Just wanted to let you know that if you wanted to eventually try the budenoside.

     

    http://www.sbhmed.com/sc_veterinary_compounding.php

    Example Of Your Daily Greyhound Dog's Meals

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    I tried lots of high end foods with my Rex...Blue Buffalo, Solid Gold, Wellness, California Natural and a few others. Nothing came out of him I could scoop as oppose to hose in.

    I'm currently feeding Blue Buffalo and having really good poop results. Prior to that I was feeding California Natural GF Venison and Potato and had arguably the best formed output of any with this food. Not only were the feces well formed and compact they disintegrated quickly if I wasn't quick about picking them up in the yard, unlike many foods where the poop will sit there for eternity until you pick it up.

    Example Of Your Daily Greyhound Dog's Meals

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    Those are all marketing buzz words and fads (organic, wholistic, limited-ingredient, grain-free).

     

    While I do agree that organic and wholistic can be thrown out the window, limited-ingredient is very important and grain-free to an extent to those whose dogs have issues with certain ingredients. This is especially important to me as Nadir has allergies to numerous proteins and rice. One of his allergies is to fish, that includes fish oil. The smallest amount in a food will set off his symptoms. Try finding a dogfood that doesn't contain fish oil. That is where limited-ingredient is very important.

    Currently I'm feeding Nadir Blue Buffalo Freedom GF because chicken is one of the few proteins, so far, he has not reacted to. He gets 8.5 ounces, about 2 cups, in the morning and in the evening. My other grey Chase gets to finish up the bags of food Nadir has developed problems with. He gets 7 ounces of kibble in the morning and again in the evening. Nadir and Chase are good examples of how each greyhound is different in the amount they need. Nadir's racing weight was 67 lbs, he has been retired about 7 years now and I have always found it hard to keep weight on him. Currently he is at 65 lbs. On the other hand, Chase who weighs in around 85, gets less food and maintains his weight.

    I like to think of shopping for dogfood as I would food for myself. If I were a meat eater I would as a rule not make hotdogs, which are nothing but leftover parts of the slaughter process, the staple of my diet and thus I would not feed my dogs a food with unidentifiable parts :).

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