-=> On 01-11-15 02:50, Janis Kracht wrote to All <=-

 
 JK> Toby, our 14 year old black lab, is not doing well.  He's still happy
 JK> and smiley, and kissy but the vet told us yesterday he's pretty sick..

So sorry to hear about Toby... :(

 JK> He's got trenchmouth.. (how does a dog get that??) and tumors in his
 JK> mouth and also on his butt (not on his rectum but just below it could
 JK> cry)..

 JK> I called the vet since he stopped eating and lost SO much weight .. I
 JK> figured it was a tooth, but it's much worse since he has growth in his
 JK> mouth..

 JK> I have to make soft dog food for  him which I don't mind (1lb
 JK> hamburger, 1lb. chicken thighs ground, a potato, veggies ground, 1/2
 JK> cup nutritional yeast, can of fish like mackerl or salmon, 2 cups rice)
 JK> in patties.. oops the vet told me that was not good enough
 JK> nutritionally :(  I bake the patties for an hour. He eats 3 or 4 of
 JK> them a day on a good day... not often.  Meanwhile he steals Sophie's
 JK> hard dry dog food when he can Lol

If you want to holistically put weight on him... follow this..

http://tinyurl.com/l4mo7vp

 JK> He's such a good boy. He doesn't even know what what it means to be
 JK> nasty, growl or bite means.

 JK> We'll take him to the dentist for doggies... Not looking forward to the
 JK> results *of the bloodtests she (the vet) took.

Just have to keep him comfortable... 

 JK> Tough one,  because he was such a little baby who got we bought him so
 JK> early... He wasn't even 6wks old and this slimy guy in KY was selling
 JK> his pups :( I picked Toby because I was so pissed at this idiot.

BYB are the worst... 

 JK> Yeah, this is hard one.

Hang in there... take it day to day.  He knows you are doing everything you
can. :)


Bill

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