Doggy diarrhea question for Invincib... 
dozier
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Hi Invincible,
As I've been a curezone lurker for quite some time now I've read many of your posts across different topics and especially your information on pets and the BARF diet. My dog is currently having a diarrhea problem and I would greatly appreciate any input you may have to offer.
The situation: I have a 40-45 pound red-tick coonhound mix (going on two years old) who has had a diarrhea problem for about three days now. He has had an on-again off-again parasite problem (small white worms in stool) over the course of the past few months, which usually seems to be stomped out with diatomaceous earth, although I'm obviously doing an inadequate job somewhere along the line since the problem returns (also began a once-per-month herbal de-wormer tincture ordered from England last month). Part of the problem is that I do not have him on the BARF diet (inexcusable and hopefully I can smarten myself up soon) and feed him dry food (Dick Van Patten Natural Balance) but nonetheless, one thing I know is that I do not wish to bring him anywhere near a vet's office so that they can tell me things I already know, poison the dog with drugs, and charge me exorbitant amounts of money.
The worms recently reappeared in his stool, so I again began adding diatomaceous earth to his food (also dashing with cayenne time to time). He has consumed the DE in his food for many consecutive weeks in the past (also the cayenne) while having and seemingly getting rid of worms, and it has not caused diarrhea or any other distress. He is still "himself" - as happy, balanced, and energetic as he is any other time, but he now has this ongoing diarrhea problem that I'm not sure how to solve. When fed, he of course produces a greater amount of diarrhea and when not recently fed, he still hunkers down continuously but produces only small amounts of diarrhea or just some liquidy discharge. This morning I actually noticed what appeared to be some blood coming out with one of his small discharges.
Would fasting the dog be recommended in this condition? Would keeping him more at rest be recommended (I generally exercise him vigorously daily). I'm sure the worms likely have something to do with the current crises, although we've dealt with them previously and not had any symptoms such as the ones we have now. I've never had any digestive problem with him that lasted more than a day so I'm growing concerned as this current problem continues so am here to seek advice.
All input is most welcome and appreciated. Thanks kindly.
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- Re: Doggy diarrhea question for Invi... dozier
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,126,485This may or may not have anything to do with the problem, but also wanted to add that I'm a bit paranoid of the chance that my dog may pick up problems at the dog park, particularly when he drinks the water shared by all dogs in the park. I've recently began to take him to a different dog park than usual where there is a much more accessible water supply and he has drank relatively freely from this (it's a couple of big dishes full of water that every dog in the park drinks from, splashes in, etc). Not quite ideal.
- Re: Doggy diarrhea question for Invi... Invincible
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This is a reply to # 1,126,485dozier
1. No more caynenne. You may be overdoing this.
2. 3 times a day, add half a teaspoon of slippery elm powder to a little water and make a thick liquid and feed this to your dog.
3. Make the transition now to proper food. If you can not convert straight away to BARF, then consider some of the better moist, dog foods available. Ask Hanna .. I think the brand she uses is "Inova". Alternatively, just start adding a few raw eggs, a pinch of kelp, a dash of ACV, some salmon/sardines (even canned), some chicken wings, a few mushed up carrots/greens.
4. Make sure he has plenty of water to drink.
5. Offer some proper food. A dog know when to fast and when to eat, but the food must be whole or he looses his own sense of it.
6. I hope you understand that a dog (or any domesticated pet) can take on illnesses that are linked with their owners. It is through the close energetic link that a dog can start feeling your feelings.
There is something going on in you that makes you a fearful type of person. I don't know if what I will say to you will be clear, however, I'll try.
Your dog is showing you something in his body that is a potential for the future of your body. This is a small intestines problem that can lead to ulceritive colitis but is emotionally caused due to your fears about your own survival - a fear about not being able to get enough out of things/life. Are you withdrawn, quiet, lonely? Not living your life for you happily?
Can you let go, become flexible and let be? When you can make that change in your personality, your dog will be well.
So, stop being over anxious about everything. You don't need to be perfect. Others aren't perfect. Life doesn't need to be perfect.
I recommend you find some time just to sit and be quiet (like meditation) and just allow yourself to follow your breath - in and out. 15 minutes twice a day will help you and your dog enormously.
This is probably not the answer you sought, but I suggest you try it - just be calm and relaxed as much as possible for the next few days, no over doing anything, no criticiising others or yourself, no watching the news, no reading papers, no worrying about anything .. and you will see your dog responds to your changed energy. Not only that, you will feel better too.
My best to you
Maya
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- Re: Doggy diarrhea question for Invi... dozier
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This is a reply to # 1,126,541Hi again Invincible,
Thank you kindly for taking the time to respond, it is much appreciated.
I have curtailed use of the cayenne as it's certainly not the best ingredient under the circumstances. I've read about the slippery elm, and will begin this asap. I won't bother with excuses about why I've yet to put my dog on BARF diet but I do realize that I must also do this asap.
I must say, however, that you've been a bit too assumptive in your evaluation of my personality/energy. I thoroughly understand the energy link between human and canine, and everything I have done with my dog from the day I rescued him has been based on this link. This is the reason my dog has developed and thrived the way he has, and is the main reason that the average dog owner can never figure out why there dog drags them around town not listening or responding to a word they say - they are completely ignorant of this energy relationship... even though most of them have conversations about watching the "Dog Whisperer" who is the best known advocate of this philosophy in the mainstream, yet everything he teaches goes right over their head.
I did get quite a chuckle reading through your description of me, though. To sum up without getting lengthy, I would say that from start to finish, I would be best described in the precise opposite terms that you have provided. Possibly the sound of concern I expressed in my initial inquiry gave off the impression that you deciphered, but I assure you that my own energy, and thus the energy relationship between my dog and I could not be more ideal. I've brought him light-years from the panic-stricken basket-case I adopted to an exemplary dog and it was done entirely by myself based on this precise energy relationship. This is not to sound like the average know-it-all "my dog is perfect and nothing is my fault" dog owner. My shortcoming as a dog owner is that I've yet to provide him a true BARF diet, but this will be remedied shortly.
So again, thank you for helping out, and I will put your diet suggestions to use. Everything you've mentioned about energy and personality is right on the money, though, and I do not mean to make light of it - only want to point out that it is miscalculated in my case. Countless pet owners would benefit from applying this information and I'm always glad to see others who are aware of this most important connection.
Thanks again Invincible.- Re: Doggy diarrhea question for Invi... Invincible
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This is a reply to # 1,126,603Hi again dozier
I didn't make myself clear in my last message. Apologies. I meant to add that the issue of fear is a *tiny* part of who you are - and that part is represented in your dog. It's a part that you may not even be aware of (psychologists call this aspect of ourselves the "shadow") but your dog has picked up on it. Have you had digestive/gut problems in the recent past? It is linked with that.
I remember when I got my dog and over time, although he thrived in so many ways, there was something about him that I felt concern over - a type of nervous anxiety and fear/dislike of certain types of people. I tried various natural treatments and nothing worked. Eventually, as I delved into myself (and I am in the main part a very outgoing and extemely friendly type of person) I found there was a part of myself that didn't like certain types of people. When I corrected my energy over that, his anxiety (and diarrhea) ended. Interesting huh?
What I have come to realise is that everything in my world is my responsibilty (not my fault, but my responsibilty)
The concept of microcosm & macrocosm underlies the correspondence between the individual and the universe. Between man and dog. Between parent and child.
And with that in mind, I am able to change any type of outer condition by changing my inner condition. The world is an illusion, a mirror, and our dogs/pets (and children) are very tapped into our energy and mirror back to us some part of ourselves that we have not made peace with.
I have seen so many dogs display an illness or discomfort in their bodies that were representational of how their human companion was feeling. For example, my mother in law's dog had cancer when she was feeling particularly resentful over a course of events, and shortly after he died, she developed a similar cancer.
I spend so much time with my dogs. I see them as a mirror of me. When I thrive, they do.
Just something to consider, or meditate over.
Have a great day!
Maya- Re: Doggy diarrhea question for Invi... perusing
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This is a reply to # 1,126,899
Hund n Flocken from what I've heard is the best type of dog food to have your dog on if you can't feed raw.
http://www.solidgoldhealth.com/products/showproduct.php?id=1&code=100
example of ingredients from their lamb dog food:
Ingredients Lamb | Lamb Meal | Brown Rice | Cracked Pearled Barley | Millet | Rice Bran | Oatmeal | Ocean Fish Meal | Canola Oil | Tomato Pomace | Flaxseed | Natural Flavor | Salmon Oil (source of DHA) | Choline Chloride | Taurine | Dried Chicory Root | Parsley Flakes | Pumpkin Meal | Almond Oil | Sesame Oil | Yucca Schidigera Extract | Thyme | Blueberries | Cranberries | Carrots | Broccoli | Vitamin E Supplement | Iron Proteinate | Zinc Proteinate | Copper Proteinate | Ferrous Sulfate | Zinc Sulfate | Copper Sulfate | Potassium Iodide | Thiamine Mononitrate | Manganese Proteinate | Manganous Oxide | Ascorbic Acid | Vitamin A Supplement | Biotin | Calcium Panthothenate | Manganese Sulfate | Sodium Selenite | Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | Vitamin B12 Supplement | Riboflavin Supplement | Vitamin D Supplement | Folic Acid |
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This is a reply to # 1,126,485here's inova's ingredients which look pretty good:
Ingredients:
Turkey, Chicken, Turkey Meal, Chicken Meal, Potatoes, Herring Meal, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavors, Egg, Garlic, Apples, Carrots, Tomatoes, Cottage Cheese, Alfalfa Sprouts, Dried Chicory Root, Taurine, Lecithin, Rosemary Extract, Vitamins/Minerals, Viable Naturally Occurring Microorganisms
and I've kept my eye on organix-- but they have a lot of stuff in it that I haven't researched
Ingredients: Organic Chicken, Chicken Meal, Organic Peas, Organic Barley, Organic Brown Rice, Organic Oats, Chicken Fat preserved with Mixed Tochopherols (form of Vitamin E), Salmon Meal, Organic Whole Flaxseed, Natural Chicken Liver Flavor, Dicalcium Phosphate, Dried Whole Egg, Potassium Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Cobalt Proteinate, Calcium Iodate), Choline Chloride, Organic Carrots, Organic Apples, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Phosphate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Yeast Culture (Sacccharomyces Cerevisiae), Dried Enterococcus Faecum Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract, Dried Trichoderma Longbrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract and Fermentation Solubles, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate.
you might check out humaworm.com for his issues, and also look up the cottage cheese and flax seed diet to see if that might help in a pinch.- Inova company has been sold. hanna
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This is a reply to # 1,133,952Recheck the ingredients. Most people have switched, it probably changed around 2013/14.
- Inova company has been sold. hanna
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