Too much wheat in their diet disagrees with PON's. They develop skin irritations. Manic ear scratching the most common sign. Bread, biscuits and the illicit morning half croissant (shared) kept strictly under control. Thankfully, the little angels consider rice cakes to be a wonderful reward for their rare moments of good behaviour. If only humans were as easy to please.
On the supermarket shelves rows of halal sweets ( didn't know they existed ). Even more bizarrely packets of Hershey's cookies and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups displayed on the Asian specialty foods counter. For most of the locals Hershey's might as well be Chinese.
We head off for a walk by the river. As we get to the car park there's a mini bus unloading a group from the special needs home. I recognize the young teacher in the primary school - one of the local rugby players. He's walking with an elderly and very disturbed lady. Hearing the dogs he glances up briefly, gives a smile of recognition, then turns back to his companion. They walk away slowly. He six foot three, she five foot nothing. His arm draped protectively and tenderly around her shoulders. A model of unwavering attention. In a world that's always worried about something - Ebola, terrorism, the economy - a reminder that kindness is alive and well. This makes me smile.
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A small teaspoon of VCO in their kibbles helps with the skin itchies. Kindness always warms the heart... and we forget everything else that ails us.
A picture of the lock and his aged scrum half would have been great!
Well done that rugby player.
But really, it amazes me that anyone in the USA would like Hersheys chocolate, but they at least have the excuse of been brought up with it. But in France, there is no excuse!
Cheers, Gail.
Little acts of kindness make us smile, too.
We eat grain-free food and sometimes get sardines in oil on it. We have great skin and no allergies.
I have recently put Merlin on a low calorie version of his usual kibbles and thinking about it, I think his increased scratching correlates with the alteration. The oil supplement doesn't seem to be helping either. I wonder if the wheat content has changed; time to investigate.
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A lovely positive note to start the day on, thank you Mr Rugby Player
I met a breeder in Warsaw who told me this was a big issue with the breed. As soon as we cut down their intake of wheat based products and changed their kibbles the previous generations ear scratching reduced by 80%. Rice cakes are a great alternative. We're using Hills Science Plan as kibbles and they seem to be doing the trick. We have it delivered to the front door from their French distributor..
Good idea with the rice cakes, I'd not thought of it -- A bag of limited ingredient treats like sweet potato or grain free can cost more than $10.
The parents of the rugby player should be proud.
....And by the way, I just have to add that Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are one of my favorites! But I know from other blogging friends in England etc., that peanut butter anything might as well be a rice cake!
He has only ever been on Fromm. I'll give Hills, and rice cakes a go.
Thanks Angus.
Wheat and corn causes us to have yeast infections in our ears and around our girly bits. We have Royal Canine venison and sweet potato kibbie, along with grain free prescription treats, bolstered by the occasional carrot stick or piece of fruit. If we are feeling poorly we get boiled chicken and rice. Sunday we each get an egg on our kibbie. She says it's good for our furs. She still cleans our ears once a week even if they are clear, and we HATE it. Every day if the get gooky. Ditto the girly bits...she has prescription wipes for that end. She tries to fool us with a belly rub but we can smell the wipes and roll back over. It's difficult to roll an uncooperative Scottie onto her back. A bit like trying to uncurl a hedgehog.
Bonnie n Kenzie
My pups eat grain-free kibble, too. I use Taste of the Wild, whose package pictures -- of things like large bears and wolves -- seem incongruous for small spaniels, but it works. Bits of fresh veggies, too, and cucumber slices. A dab of olive oil from time to time, or a bit of fish.
Great idea on the rice cakes.
This is in response to your post two days ago – the link to the man in the leather suit. Fabulous. You are so lucky if your local entertainers come anywhere near Johnny Nash. He's my new hearthrob. A beautiful man in all ways and a great songwriter. Thanks for that link. How do you find them?
Vancouver Barbara
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