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singltrak

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05/24/2012 11:21 AM
you may also want to monitor progesterone during pregnancy, as if it drops too low that can also result in reabsorption. On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Pat Iredale wrote: > Sue – would the thyroid necessarily be low now in these bitches if I get > them checked? And if it is, should I get it checked again during pregnancy > and deal with it at that time? > Pat I. > > From: wyndbournegsp@aol.com > Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 5:29 PM > To: gsp-l@shorthairs.net > Subject: Re: [gsp-l] Re: [gsp-l] 4Health > > Pat > > Check your thyroid levels in the bitches. They may have enough for them but > not a litter of puppies which would cause them to reabsorb. Simple blood > test and soloxine during gestation and while nursing. You need the blood > test to determine how much soloxine. Was told this by a repo vet here in > Florida that breeds a lot of Dobes. > > Sue > Wyndbourne > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tracy N > To: gsp-l > Sent: Sat, Apr 14, 2012 3:11 pm > Subject: [gsp-l] Re: [gsp-l] 4Health > > Anyone hear of this food? No wheat, corn or soy, made in USA distributed by > Tractor Supply out of TN. 35lb bag of Performance is $35, 30% protein. 35lb > Chicken & Rice is $30 same ingredients and both have glucosmine and > chondroitin. ??? > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Pat Iredale" > To: > Subject: [gsp-l] Puppy food? > Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012 12:44 pm > > > I feed puppy food (mushed) starting at 3 weeks of age. By the time the > puppies leave at 8 weeks of age, they are eating the puppy food dry. I feed > Pro Plan Puppy Chicken and Rice, only until 6 months of age. Then they go > on Adult Pro Plan Chicken & Rice. At that time, I also supplement with a > chewable Vit C/once a day (and take one myself too). > > I have been feeding ProPlan for about 3/4 years now. Coincidentally, for > about the same number of years, I have been having puppy absorption > problems, tiny pups/normal size pups, and very small litters – last 2 > litters (different bitches) have been only 2 pups.... > Years ago, I used to have nice sized litters (couple of litters of 11/12 > pups), evenly sized, healthy pups. And over a span of about 15/17 years or > so, had ever only lost 1 pup, with never a Csection needed.... > I am at a loss as to what has been going on in the most recent years... I > know other breeders who are feeding ProPlan with no problems, so I don’t > believe it is the food. Just seems like a strange coincidence...... > > Pat Iredale > whisperfield@sympatico.ca > www.whisperfield.com > > From: Donna Ray > Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 9:32 AM > To: gsp-l@shorthairs.net > Subject: [gsp-l] Puppy food? > > Hi everyone, > > I'd like to know the opinions in the group regarding feeding puppy food to > pups less than a year of age. I know a lot of people don't, but my vet whom > I've been going to for 20 years insists that puppies be fed a high quality > puppy formula. My other question is regarding ready-mix food. Does anyone > feed Sojos? > > Thanks, > Donna Ray > Abbeville, SC -- Phyllis McNall Singltrak Shorthairs AKC Breeder of Merit Las Cruces, NM "Look To 'the Past, Breed For The Future" Unsubscribing: To unsubscribe from the list, send an email message in PLAIN TEXT to gsp-l-request@web.whc.net with message text of "unsubscribe gsp-l you@email.add" (replace the email address with yours, don't include the quotes and note it is a lower case L after the dash in gsp-l).

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