DWQA Questions › Tag: companion animalsFilter:AllOpenResolvedClosedUnansweredSort byViewsAnswersVotesA viewer asks: “Has our dog been more active and like his old self because of true healing progress to overcome his relapse, or has the restarted medication simply built up effectiveness to mask the symptoms?”ClosedNicola asked 2 weeks ago • Animal Issues37 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “Has our dog been more active and like his old self because of true healing progress to overcome his relapse, or has the restarted medication simply built up effectiveness to mask the symptoms?”ClosedNicola asked 2 weeks ago • Animal Issues30 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “My dog seems worse the last few days, starting to cough again, having trouble standing up without much coaxing, not able to use the stairs, etc. What is going on and what can we do to further help him recover?”ClosedNicola asked 2 weeks ago • Animal Issues33 views0 answers0 votesWould our dog benefit from taking gabapentin or would that drug offer little value and perhaps put him at risk from side effects? What is most important for us to know?ClosedNicola asked 2 months ago • Animal Issues66 views0 answers0 votesAfter five months, our dog has started coughing again, and has times when he is limping. That resembles what was going on when we first took him to the vet back in June. Has a new problem developed that could benefit from veterinary treatment? What more can we do to help things?ClosedNicola asked 2 months ago • Animal Issues76 views0 answers0 votesWe reviewed several prominent dog foods that use a natural-food-based approach: FreshPet “Grain Free Chicken Recipe,” “Home Cooked Chicken Recipe,” and “Chunky Beef Recipe;” the Farmer’s Dog “Beef and Grain,” “Pork and Grain,” and “Chicken and Grain;” and the “Badlands Ranch Superfood Complete” Are these all acceptable as a foundational diet for dogs? Is there a significant rank order in relative nutritional merit?ClosedNicola asked 2 months ago • Animal Issues70 views0 answers0 votes“Badlands Ranch Superfood Complete” contains: Beef, Beef Heart, Beef Liver, Salmon, Flaxseed, Sweet Potato, Pumpkin, Calcium Carbonate, Carrots, Broccoli, Chia Seeds, Blueberry, Ginger, Salt, Turmeric, Lion’s Mane Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus), Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Selenium Yeast, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Vitamin D3 Supplements, Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative). Is Badlands Ranch Superfood Complete acceptable as a foundational diet for dogs?ClosedNicola asked 2 months ago • Animal Issues77 views0 answers0 votesAmong the three beef sources, Badlands Ranch Superfood Complete, Farmer’s Dog “Beef and Grain,” and FreshPet “Chunky Beef Recipe,” is there a significant rank order in relative nutritional merit?ClosedNicola asked 2 months ago • Animal Issues66 views0 answers0 votesAs these nutrient-enhanced commercial dog foods are expensive, would a home-cooked meal of hamburger or rotisserie chicken mixed with a cooked egg and sweet potato be a healthy alternative?ClosedNicola asked 2 months ago • Animal Issues67 views0 answers0 votesTo match some of the expensive dog food vitamin and mineral content, would it be safe and effective to intermix with a home-cooked meal for my 25-pound dog, half a capsule of Healthy Resolve, which has a broad mix of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients?ClosedNicola asked 2 months ago • Animal Issues69 views0 answers0 votesCould the vitamin, Healthy Resolve, be added to my dog’s meals just twice a week, along with including him in my daily prayers for nutrient augmentation?ClosedNicola asked 2 months ago • Animal Issues68 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “My Soul Mate Cat recently passed away at 9 and a half years which is young for the breed he is. He meant the world to me. Is he okay and is there anything he would like me to know?”ClosedNicola asked 6 months ago • Animal Issues321 views0 answers0 votesWe noticed our dog start to reduce his activity and become lethargic and unwilling to take stairs, etc., right after we returned from a 12-day trip while our son stayed in our home to dog-sit. The vet has been unable to diagnose a physical malady. Could our absence, perhaps experienced as possible abandonment, have triggered past karmic trauma to undermine his health? What is most important for us to know?ClosedNicola asked 6 months ago • Animal Issues265 views0 answers0 votesWould our dog get a significant nutritional benefit from our adding a raw egg to his daily meal of dog kibble? Is it quality protein and essential fatty acids he’s been missing?ClosedNicola asked 6 months ago • Animal Issues248 views0 answers0 votesIs the kibble we are feeding our dog plus a one-quarter can of Nature’s Domain Pea Stew a healthy and adequate diet for him? The vets tell us that canned dog food is pretty useless, nutritionally, and that the kibble is a science-based balanced diet. Is that the case? What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 6 months ago • Animal Issues247 views0 answers0 votes
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