Comments on: Fat pets and pills for everything: More food for thought http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/ The Web blog of the Pet Connection, a pet-care feature syndicated internationally by Universal Press. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:11:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: petlover http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-32309 petlover Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:16:28 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-32309 PET KIDNEY DISEASE: PILLS TO LOWER BUN LEVEL & PHOSPHORUS IN BLOOD On a local TV station, the vet segment had a vet talking about kidney disease/lessened function/CRF. He said the "old" treatment used to be fluid therapy a few times per week and lower protein food, if people did not have access to clinics that offered pet dialysis. He said now there are two pills that animals can take that serve as an enteric dialysis: Azodyl, to lower urea nitrogen levels (BUN) and Epaktin, to lower phosphorus levels in the blood. I did not hear him say that the pills would be accompanied by the fluid therapy or not. I hope this helps someone's pet. My apologies if this has already been posted. I admit I did not search for the names of the pills. PET KIDNEY DISEASE: PILLS TO LOWER BUN LEVEL & PHOSPHORUS IN BLOOD

On a local TV station, the vet segment had a vet talking about kidney disease/lessened function/CRF. He said the “old” treatment used to be fluid therapy a few times per week and lower protein food, if people did not have access to clinics that offered pet dialysis.

He said now there are two pills that animals can take that serve as an enteric dialysis: Azodyl, to lower urea nitrogen levels (BUN) and Epaktin, to lower phosphorus levels in the blood. I did not hear him say that the pills would be accompanied by the fluid therapy or not.

I hope this helps someone’s pet. My apologies if this has already been posted. I admit I did not search for the names of the pills.

]]> By: Linda http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-28073 Linda Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:11:06 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-28073 When I was a young girl, I lived on a ranch and we had calves and cows and bulls and horses and dogs and cats. We also had a garden. We never bought dog food. Our Laddy ate scraps from the table, kitty too. Of course we ate good big meals and dad liked his food. Laddy ran around the ranch most times, never in a cage or locked up. He was a very happy dog and he was very healthy too. We didn't give too much thought to what we might be doing wrong. All us kids got up early and fed the calves and helped out and ate big meals and after school we'd ride horses across the river into the forest and just generally have a great time of it. Laddy would be running along next to us most times. That's all I have to say about dogs being fat and pet food chucked full of you know what! I guess the pet food manufactures think we all are fools! Linda MS When I was a young girl, I lived on a ranch and we had calves and cows and bulls and horses and dogs and cats. We also had a garden. We never bought dog food. Our Laddy ate scraps from the table, kitty too. Of course we ate good big meals and dad liked his food. Laddy ran around the ranch most times, never in a cage or locked up. He was a very happy dog and he was very healthy too. We didn’t give too much thought to what we might be doing wrong. All us kids got up early and fed the calves and helped out and ate big meals and after school we’d ride horses across the river into the forest and just generally have a great time of it. Laddy would be running along next to us most times.

That’s all I have to say about dogs being fat and pet food chucked full of you know what! I guess the pet food manufactures think we all are fools!

Linda MS

]]> By: VJ http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27949 VJ Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:28:38 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27949 Do I want the pharmaceutical companies getting involved in "designer drugs" for my pets. NOT! While we are in the process of checking who owns what companies, check to see how many pharmaceutical companies own P&G, Purina, etc and how many human food companies own pharmaceuticals. It's like Steve and some others keep saying, follow the money. Do I want the pharmaceutical companies getting involved in “designer drugs” for my pets. NOT! While we are in the process of checking who owns what companies, check to see how many pharmaceutical companies own P&G, Purina, etc and how many human food companies own pharmaceuticals. It’s like Steve and some others keep saying, follow the money.

]]> By: Sunshine http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27688 Sunshine Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:15:20 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27688 I value my pets so high that money cannot do justice for them. Just yesterday I brought home another pound puppy (7 weeks) and already the stock on it has sky-rocketed. Yes, it will have to suffer with home made dog food, sleeping in the house at night and only playing outside in a 100' square fenced in yard when it wants to. Excerise will be plentiful and entertainment provided by the big screen just takes the cake. In return, I will receive 100% unconditional love, humor & honor and I will give back in the same manner. Who needs stress pills when you have a animal or two? I value my pets so high that money cannot do justice for them. Just yesterday I brought home another pound puppy (7 weeks) and already the stock on it has sky-rocketed. Yes, it will have to suffer with home made dog food, sleeping in the house at night and only playing outside in a 100’ square fenced in yard when it wants to. Excerise will be plentiful and entertainment provided by the big screen just takes the cake. In return, I will receive 100% unconditional love, humor & honor and I will give back in the same manner. Who needs stress pills when you have a animal or two?

]]> By: CathyA http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27630 CathyA Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:42:52 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27630 Yes, Gina, thanks for this post! It's truly a typical American reaction to want to give a pill to solve a problem. It's already hard enough to get vets to test for the prossiblity of thyroid problems, and I'm afraid this new product will make it even less likely. Here, take this pill, try this food and we'll see what happens. First you have to make sure there's not a physical problem. A dog can be underexercised AND be hypothyroid. Yes, Gina, thanks for this post! It’s truly a typical American reaction to want to give a pill to solve a problem. It’s already hard enough to get vets to test for the prossiblity of thyroid problems, and I’m afraid this new product will make it even less likely. Here, take this pill, try this food and we’ll see what happens. First you have to make sure there’s not a physical problem. A dog can be underexercised AND be hypothyroid.

]]> By: MonkeyKitty http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27580 MonkeyKitty Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:42:31 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27580 http://www.stephenvoss.com/stories/ChinaRiverPollution/story.html This is a pretty good account on the current environment in China. If you scroll down to the bottom there are some really good pictures. http://www.stephenvoss.com/sto.....story.html

This is a pretty good account on the current environment in China.

If you scroll down to the bottom there are some really good pictures.

]]> By: Steve http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27577 Steve Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:29:38 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27577 Fri Apr 6, 4:47 PM ET BEIJING (AFP) - Water supplies for about 150,000 people in southwest China may have been contaminated after high levels of heavy metals were discovered in a local river, state press reported Friday. Excessive lead and other heavy metals were this week registered in a 100-kilometre (60-mile) section of the Honghe River in Guangxi region, the Xinhua news agency reported. Guangxi Important crops in Guangxi include rice, maize (corn), sweet potatoes, and wheat. Cash crops include sugar cane, peanuts, tobacco, and kenaf. Kenaf seeds yield a vegetable oil that is edible and high in omega antioxidants. Fri Apr 6, 4:47 PM ET

BEIJING (AFP) - Water supplies for about 150,000 people in southwest China may have been contaminated after high levels of heavy metals were discovered in a local river, state press reported Friday.

Excessive lead and other heavy metals were this week registered in a 100-kilometre (60-mile) section of the Honghe River in Guangxi region, the Xinhua news agency reported.

Guangxi
Important crops in Guangxi include rice, maize (corn), sweet potatoes, and wheat. Cash crops include sugar cane, peanuts, tobacco, and kenaf. Kenaf seeds yield a vegetable oil that is edible and high in omega antioxidants.

]]> By: Nadine Long http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27573 Nadine Long Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:12:47 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27573 Sorry, "$2.7 billion a year," "compensated" Sorry, “$2.7 billion a year,” “compensated”

]]> By: DeeAnn http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27572 DeeAnn Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:10:49 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27572 Animals are smarter than humans when it comes to feeding their children (opinion) http://www.newstarget.com/021778.html By the way, I rate this website as a very good one. I signed up for the newsletter about 6 months ago after researching raw honey as an alternative to drugs for wound healing. Animals are smarter than humans when it comes to feeding their children (opinion)
http://www.newstarget.com/021778.html

By the way, I rate this website as a very good one. I signed up for the newsletter about 6 months ago after researching raw honey as an alternative to drugs for wound healing.

]]> By: Nadine Long http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27571 Nadine Long Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:06:42 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/08/fat-pets-and-pills-for-everything-more-food-for-thought/#comment-27571 VALUE OF PETS The same nerve that the pet industry used to hit our emotions is going to come back to bite them in their rear. VALUE OF PETS

The same nerve that the pet industry used to hit our emotions is going to come back to bite them in their rear.

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