-=> 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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