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I store my dog food (kibbles) in a container with only a resting lid which is kept inside a close dark cabinet/pantry …whenever I buy a new bag— I just pour them in the plastic container and get whenever it’s feeding time… is there a wrong or correct way of storing them? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Edit: thank you for first comments! :) but a follow up question is if I’m doing it wrong way— why? …Are there any common/negative effects for dogs or home environment? TIA

Hi my dog is currently on a process of elimination to determine if it’s a food allergy. My vet said stay away from chicken for now. What dry kibbles are less likely to cause allergy ? What are your thoughts on 1. Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin & Stomach (Salmon & Rice) ? Or any recommendations?

Hi, earlier this year I’ve had health scares, concerns that made me go to the doctor cos it’s really bothering me… I thought I was having heart attack at some point (contemplated calling 911 few times but I’m thinking “what if it’s nothing and I just wasted everybody else’s time? —I hate going to ERs cos everybody tends to be rude in there which I get but still…)

Anyways, for months I’ve been experiencing aches, pins and needles sensation, sensitivity, palpitations, fatigue, shortness of breath, shoulder,neck and back pain, headache/migraine, sometimes chest heaviness, dullness — almost all at same time…

3 years ago I’ve complained about sensitivity half of my left face where it’s annoying to sleep that side cos even a tiny brush of hair causes extreme sensitivity. It usually last for a week but earlier this year it lasted for a month or so…

In addition to all those symptoms, i noticed that i get bluish tint on my toes or fingers or lips when it’s cold (i usually don’t get easily cold, im the type of person who use the fan on winter)
I also get dry eyes especially early in the morning. When I palpitate, i try to slow it down by raising my feet and it goes down but then it goes back up again when i move. During this time my HR averages to 95-100 at rest and just standing up with few steps reaches 130…

- My dentist before mentioned TMJ (when I complained tooth & Lt face sensitivity)
- Endo who looked at my teeth checking if its connected to left face sensitivity or probably need root canal but he says I don’t need it
- my test for troponin is normal and ekg
- blood test normal.
- go had me tested for auto immune and says negative
- had me ultrasound for wrist and fingers ( due to me complaining about my “pinky and ring finger” ache and weird sensation. < it says carpal tunnel but not sure it explains my pinky and ring finger sensation though, -they also found calcification on my ring finger suggesting injury (when I felt like there’s a bump) but I would’ve known if I hurt or injured my finger noh? Not sure if it also explains its warm and bruised sensation when touched.
- went to lung specialist and had xray but all normal, although he did give me symbicort inhaler Rx and says for me to ff up after 3 mos. (I don’t use it lately as I don’t feel short of breath and it causes me to palpitate though.
- neurologist says EMG is normal
- and finally got referred to internal medicine doctor, I just mentioned what has been happening - no physical check up or whatsoever, I literally just talked he didn’t ask me any questions, he said at the end, its probably fibromyalgia and that I come back in 2 weeks or a month… but I didn’t end up going back cos I feel like nothing really happened,

I also didn’t follow up with my GP cos I’m concerned that I might only get frustrated when they tell me “its all in your head”

Then suddenly, it went away and I feel ok again, but now I feel like it’s starting again… what could this possibly be or if its indeed maybe fibromyalgia, then does that mean I’m F@ckd? Cos my doctor would probably tell me to do CBT or it’s all in my head .. and nothing can basically be done ? 🙄
My GP these days rarely sees us when we set appt, she’ll just have her “doctor assistant” to interview us and then come in to just give rx or requisition then out.

So basically we set appt> wait for almost 2 hrs > get interviewed by assistant doctor”as she writes it all down> we wait again for my GP> he comes in and out staying only under 3 min. And OFTEN not even 3 min…. So since it’s been like this for quite sometime now, I always feel pressured to not ask more questions cos I just feel like im always being rushed… anywhhhhoooo

I’m in my 30s, normal BMI….

Just asking what are the recommended natural remedies vets swear by or preventive measures, or otc products like shampoo, ear cleaner, wipes that can be trusted since there’s a lot of it now… are there even any ? For example, one vet told me to I can wash my dogs scrapped bum (when she was dragging it due to Post op) w/ diluted dawn dish soap… and one time I was told to wash with cerave benzoyl wash for a skin issue my other dog had? Or taking reactin… Ik everything here has to be taken with grain of salt… but just wondering, I love my dogs sm that I tend to over react and rush them to my vet every chance I get… lately I noticed it’s as if what’s being done is a trial and error thing… I mean I get that treatment is usually like that but at same time I get worried that I’m just giving my dogs meds one after another and cause them more harm …if there are things one can try before going chemical then would gladly try it… (only for simple common occurrence /issues)

also at what point should one decide to leave their vet? OR Any suggestions how to communicate with vet without making it look like or them feel like I’m undermining them. 😭 cos I respectfully don’t want them to feel that.

Edit: when I say trial and error thing, I’m concerned that I give them meds (with steroids) and didn’t work then given meds again again for observation to see if it “works” — Im only concerned if this “let’s see if this works” and if not “here’s another meds” …. Cos that’s what I feel… don’t get me wrong I still OBEY AND DO what my vet SAYS but I’m asking HERE just incase…

So i have a dog who I brought to the vet on June after weeks of noticing her jerking reflex whenever I massage or gently poke in between her right hind paw. I often massage her paws,pads and in between every now and then, a habit I picked up after her IVDD surgery,— she’s 1 year post op. Anyway I thought it has something to do with her nerves But vet said she have yeast hence gave me Viaderm cream that I applied 1-2x/day for 2 wks and it stopped her jerking like reflex.

Fast forward now, I noticed she have it again and this time her front paws are included, it’s a bit pinkish and mildly irritated, she’s also licking it a bit. Then I noticed 2 of my other dogs are licking more than usual as well as itching, I checked their paws and it’s More irritated, reddish, and bit swollen- then I decided to wash it and clean it, and shave their fur to get a better look, I saw a deep seated light brown like dirt in between the fold of the base of the nails and I removed that ever so gently. Suspecting it’s also yeast I bought vet chlorhexidine wipes to partner with the viaderm cream and observe before set an appt for all 3. I also in the mean time cutting back on their fruits and vegetables that are starchy and stick with their usual and bought grizzly bear plus omega 3-6-9 supplement to add, and cutting back on chemical floor cleaners I use… I also washed carpets, our bedsheets , their beds etc…

so for 4 days now, every morning I wipe their feet with medicated wipes (I used to wash them with water but I was told the wipes should suffice) then I try to dry them and I also try to apply the ointment as thin as possible with silicone spatula, making sure I cover what looks irritated, and make sure that they now have the donut/cone on them to prevent them from licking.

Again it’s been 4 days… I’m not sure if they are getting better, in my head I think so, and it’s only need 4 days, … my female dog has little getting better irritation, but my 2 male dogs, looks irritated to me, as well as sensitive especially the white one… it’s sensitive cos when I apply ointment I feel like it stings them… could this be yeast? How long should I wait before vet, and am I applying the ointment routine correctly, should I wash them with soap and water (cos wipes alone feels sticky,— I feel like wipes and 2x a day ointment just piles up making them more sticky even though I blow dry them)

Ps. Looking back, I did see them licking or biting their nails and my black dog did show a a swollen toe or 2 but I thought nothing of it as it went away.. i think this may have been same case for my other white dog too, where he was biting his hind nails… I’m trying to remember when have I started noticing but think nothing of it— it’s probably a couple or so months? … I don’t know… 😭

My dogs don’t go out, and
We moved to new place but it’s been a year now. They eat fruits but cutting back on it for now. Apple pear banana melon… they like Brocoli bokchoy lettuce beans and cucumber, maybe I’ll stick to that? — lately I’m guilty of giving them table scraps like bread..Crust etc… 😭 anyone advise for now please? — they’re mix of terri-poodle/shitzu 5-6 kg and 4 and 5 years old . Should I wait for a week? (photos)