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Thank you @Dr. Jeff ! We got an appointment with our local vet next Wednesday, the earliest availability they have. Will report back what the vet says. By any chance you'd heard of Dr. Deborah Smith (https://www.treehousevet.com)? Saw her on Yelp. It'd nice to have a local holistic vet (or a...

Thank you @Dr. Jeff! Please excuse my ignorance. Could you explain what a rectal is? What's the procedure like?

Thank you so much for your feedback @Dr. Jeff ! Both yesterday and today during our AM walks, he would squat and very little or nothing would come out. Then he'd try again after a couple minutes, about normal amount of stool would come out, indented/flattened. Would all the changes in the...

Just thought of a couple of food we added in the recent months. We added apple cider vinegar to his food and water about a month ago for flea repellent. Last week we added BioBrilliant for dental health (this is completely new to ChewChew but so far we only sprinkle a very small amount on his food).

Hi Kim, Thank you so much for the tag and the questions. ChewChew is about 12 years old. He had been raw fed with various meats/bones and organs since we got him over 10 years ago. He got pretty sick with GI issues at the beginning of 2021 (later we realized there had been symptoms /early...

We used to have our dog ChewChew's anal glands expressed at the groomer once every few months. We stopped going to the groomer during the pandemic. When we joined HA! we learned that it's not unnecessary (or good) to have the gland expressed, so we haven't had that done for him in more than 2...

@Dr. Jeff, @Dr. Christina Hello everyone! Not sure if this is the right place to place this... Our dog, ChewChew, got sprayed in the head by a skunk during our night time walk yesterday. Oof the smell...... o_O Does anyone know any effective way to get rid of the smell? Or make it better...

Thank you for your reply, @Dr. Jeff ! His BEAM appears to be good. He woke up from his nap, sneezed a couple of times, then proceeded to clean his paws. I gave him his 2nd meal. He finished it then sneezed several times. It seems like eating triggers the sneezing as well. Could it be the...

Hi everyone! This morning during our walk, our dog ChewChew, after sniffing some plants/bushes/flowers in someone's front yard, started sneezing. He kept sneezing (hard, head-shaking kind of sneeze) for the remainder of the walk. It was A LOT of sneezing. The sneezing got better when we got...

Thank you @Dr. Christina and @Dr. Jeff ! ChewChew's GI issue is mainly what we've been working on, but blood with stool/straining was not one of his old symptoms. He's been alternating between soft stool and diarrhea with the new remedy. With what Dr. Christina said, I guess the blood could be...

Hi everyone, After my dog, ChewChew pooped this morning, he was straining. I looked to see if there's anything to pick up. I saw some blood on the grass, as well as some blood on his butt. I've attached photos of both. His BEAM is good. His poop was soft, formless. He's had soft stools for a...

@Dr. Jeff thank you for your replies! 1. Is it a cause for concern if it's filling up that fast? 2. Yes, his energy and mood are even better (it was pretty good before). In fact, after I posted the above update he displayed some playful behavior that we hadn't seen in a long time. Additional...

I love reading this discussion, although a lot of it is still hard for me to understand :) I have a basic question - what are the 4 awe-some A's? I feel like I might have came across it either in the forum or the resources area but can't remember what it is and can't seem to find it.

Hi everyone, The cyst seems to have filled right back up in a few short days! (see below for the pictures) The cyst was still flat on Tuesday when I took pictures for Dr. Jeff after our call, and I have checked it after (I can't remember if it was Wednesday or Thursday) and it still looked...

Thank you @Dr. Christina! @Dr. Jeff Here's the update after ChewChew went to the vet this morning - The vet had in his note that we went to him in Oct 2019 for the small bump, but he had forgotten that he popped it and it was a cyst. So, he originally suggested we could do a biopsy this time...

@Dr. Jeff Thank you for your reply. Yes, we always want to resolve issues/correct imbalances with homeopathy first. By the way, we have an appointment with you tomorrow morning. Looking forward to speaking with you :)

@Dr. Jeff , @ChristineL , @Dr. Christina Thank you for your suggestions! We have been cleaning the area with the things Dr. Jeff suggested as those are what we have on hand. We realized that we should get the other things suggested by Christine and Dr. Christina and start a first aid kit. We...

Hi everyone, 2-3 years ago, we noticed a little bump on the right side of ChewChew's head. We took him to our local vet and after discussion decided to do a biopsy of the bump. The vet poked it. He said it popped and fluid came out. He told us it was a cyst. He said it'd probably fill up again...

Wow @GinnyW thank you so much for the wealth of information! Really appreciate it. So does that mean as far as organs go, as long as you have liver + kidneys + heart you wouldn't worry too much about getting the other organs? Also, do you feed large chunk of meat (bigger than 1 meal portion)...

@Dr. Jeff thank you for your reply and tagging @GinnyW for her wisdom. While we are on the subject of nutritions through food, is there any organ (or any part of the animals) that you wouldn't/shouldn't feed? Would love to hear anyone's opinion/experience. I see Raw Feeding Miami mentioned on...