Hi. I had West Highland White Terrier on Medi-cal (various) her whole short life. Bless her, she was hit by a truck at age 7, but she thrived on that product line.

I adopted 2 surrendered Westies, half-sisters (& unbelievably half sisters of my Betty), one of which has TERRIBLE skin allergies - partly why they were surrendered. 'WESTIES IN NEED' got the weeping sores under control & sent them to me with a dry
kibble called PULSAR. It's made in Saskatchewan and contains fish & 'pulses', i dunno, something to do with beansprouts and lentilsprouts, and vitamins. That's it. It does NOT smell fishy. It is not more expensive than other quality foods. Problem, if it
is one, is that you can only buy it at Global Petfood & not all of them carry it, but if you buy it regularly, they'll get it in. She still has summer allergies but has never had the yeast, sores, etc. I DO wash her every week with special shampoo.

RE: raw meat. I contacted the Veterinary College at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada to ask them about that. Their response was that if my animals ever needed their services (& MaggIe has broken and cracked teeth), they WOULD NOT be able to let
them in because of the bacteria they're subjected to from raw meat (it could potentially contaminate sensItive areas/animals/people at the University). My opinion is, if it's not okay for the University of Guelph, School of Veterinary Medicine, it's good
enough for me. Furthermore, two vets told me that Maggie's dental issues may stem from chewing hard bones. :(

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It was nice to read your insert. I have a mini shitzu, 13, who has been dealing with allergies, has had bad skin problems, yeast infections in her ears and I have had her on every food I could think of. Pulsar brand was one that I was going to try but it
contains rice (if I'm not mistaken). I think she's allergic to rice, peas, as well as other starch foods,which would encourage yeast growth. Your story is giving me hope that I can find some relief for her, and me.
I live in Saskatoon and I have found this brand as well as other specialty brands at stores such as, Early's, and 'mom and pop' stores. The proteins are vast, such as most fishes, venison, kangaroo, duck, ...

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Well I just don't know anymore. My dog has been on Perforating a few months now and he is starting to pant alot. I thought since it's considered a premium food , blah ,blah, blah, a friend told me to go raw a few months ago. Two weeks of diarrhea later...
..,I tried grain free but the stomach noise is too much. So I'm ready to try another food soon. It's just not right what there dog food manufacturers get away with.

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On Friday, February 18, 2011 at 4:00:52 PM UTC-5, Bill Bell wrote:

My dog just got over a few weeks of kidney trouble. He was drinking large volumes of water, frequently urinating in large volumes and the specific gravity of his urine was measured to be 1.009. (I understand that normally it would be about 1.035.)

Various tests for bacterial agents proved to be negative; it was unclear what might be causing his diabetes insipidus.

Because he was in 'stage 2' renal failure, however, our veterinary recommended that we switch to food that is low in protein and phosphorus to reduce the load on his kidneys. She supplied us with a quantity of prescription diet based on duck.

Within about a day my dog no longer displayed any heightened thirst or need for frequent urination. Beyond that, his specific gravity is now 1.027.

I mention all this because the main change we made was from 'Performatrin natural Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Formula Adult Nutrition' to a product from Medical.

Has anyone else happened to have had similar experience with a recent batch of this product from 'Performatrin'? It is labelled 11:55 BB 24/12/11 (which we take to be a 'best before' date).

Thank you.

My dog had Performatrin Senior and broke out in an allergic rash.Lost a lot of fur. Odds are there was Round up in the corn that was in it as well. Never again will I ever give that to a dog. The only other time he was ever sick was from Advantage multi.
He is chemical sensitive. He only had about 10 pounds or maybe a bit more when he broke out all over.

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[email protected] wrote:

On Friday, February 18, 2011 at 4:00:52 PM UTC-5, Bill Bell wrote:

My dog just got over a few weeks of kidney trouble. He was drinking
large volumes of water, frequently urinating in large volumes and
the specific gravity of his urine was measured to be 1.009. (I
understand that normally it would be about 1.035.) Various tests
for bacterial agents proved to be negative; it was unclear what
might be causing his diabetes insipidus.

Because he was in 'stage 2' renal failure, however, our veterinary recommended that we switch to food that is low in protein and
phosphorus to reduce the load on his kidneys. She supplied us with
a quantity of prescription diet based on duck.

Within about a day my dog no longer displayed any heightened thirst
or need for frequent urination. Beyond that, his specific gravity
is now 1.027.

I mention all this because the main change we made was from
'Performatrin natural Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Formula Adult
Nutrition' to a product from Medical.

Has anyone else happened to have had similar experience with a
recent batch of this product from 'Performatrin'? It is labelled
11:55 BB 24/12/11 (which we take to be a 'best before' date).

Thank you.

My dog had Performatrin Senior and broke out in an allergic rash.Lost
a lot of fur. Odds are there was Round up in the corn that was in it
as well. Never again will I ever give that to a dog. The only other
time he was ever sick was from Advantage multi. He is chemical
sensitive. He only had about 10 pounds or maybe a bit more when he
broke out all over.

I've not used that one but it gets good reviews. Also seems recall
free.

Studies on renal diets seem to date back to rats in the 30's although
there may be some also in the 90's. Generally you want low phosphorous
which drives the low protien (meats are high phosphorous).

As to the round-up, I'd give that one a bypass but if you really think
that, look for an organic dog food. I've had a high-allergy dog here
(now RB age 20.5 estimated). Blue Buffalo limited diet helped her out.

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On Friday, February 18, 2011 at 3:00:52 PM UTC-6, Bill Bell wrote:

My dog just got over a few weeks of kidney trouble. He was drinking large volumes of water, frequently urinating in large volumes and the specific gravity of his urine was measured to be 1.009. (I understand that normally it would be about 1.035.)

Various tests for bacterial agents proved to be negative; it was unclear what might be causing his diabetes insipidus.

Because he was in 'stage 2' renal failure, however, our veterinary recommended that we switch to food that is low in protein and phosphorus to reduce the load on his kidneys. She supplied us with a quantity of prescription diet based on duck.

Within about a day my dog no longer displayed any heightened thirst or need for frequent urination. Beyond that, his specific gravity is now 1.027.

I mention all this because the main change we made was from 'Performatrin natural Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Formula Adult Nutrition' to a product from Medical.

Has anyone else happened to have had similar experience with a recent batch of this product from 'Performatrin'? It is labelled 11:55 BB 24/12/11 (which we take to be a 'best before' date).

Thank you.

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