Springtime, Inc. "Longevity"?

• 06-01-2008 5:03 PM

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  chelsea_b Joined on 09-10-2007 Costa Mesa, CA Posts 2,761 Points 280

  Re: Springtime, Inc. "Longevity"? Reply Contact Waaaahhhh! I'm going to kill my dog! I bought three containers of this crap, spent $80 (it seemed silly to buy 1 for $40 when I could get 3 for $80..), and Cherokee won't EAT if it's mixed in her food! Even if I only mix a teeny tiny bit! The first night, I put 3 scoops in her food, and she ate it fine, save like 5 kibbles and a little green goop in the bottom of the bowl. The next morning, I put a scoop and a half in her food, and she wouldn't eat it. So fine, that night I put like half a scoop, and she ate it, so I figured I'd just start at half a scoop and work my way up to the full dose. But no. Now she won't even eat it with like 1/4 of a scoop or even less in it! grrrrr... I know she likes the kibble, and I'm mixing canned food in that she loves, and she has no problem with the garlic stuff I'm also mixing in, so it HAS to be the Longevity stuff. I'm getting really frustrated... Chelsea &

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• 06-01-2008 10:59 PM

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  willowchow Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 6,543 Points 300

  Re: Springtime, Inc. "Longevity"? Reply Contact Willow does that.  She'll gobble something new up ONCE and then forget it!  But, I'm thinking maybe just wait a couple of days because I'm thinking that since you gave her such a big dose the first time, that might of just slightly upset her stomach or made her feel off in some way that she's hesitant to eat it now.  Willow gets like that, she doesn't forget if something makes her feel bad.  Once you try again, I'd start her on small doses and work your way up to the full dose over a couple of meals like you were planning.  It's going to take awhile for it to work enough for you to see a difference anyway so a couple of days of easing her onto it isn't going to hurt.  I think Jessie's mom may be into something too with the SUV being unfamiliar to her.  When we went to Maine, Willow would not jump on the bed.  She was just not sure about it.  And, she leaps over the threshold of the front door to our new house because it looks different.

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• 06-02-2008 12:19 AM

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  chelsea_b Joined on 09-10-2007 Costa Mesa, CA Posts 2,761 Points 280

  Re: Springtime, Inc. "Longevity"? Reply Contact willowchow: And, she leaps over the threshold of the front door to our new house because it looks different. LOL! Ohh the mental image..big fluffy tough girl Willow leaping into the house.. hehehe.. Yeah, the car thing might've been because it's a bigger car, but Cherokee's never had a problem jumping onto, in, or over anything. And she used to jump into this car regularly, actually. I'm still wondering if it could just be her feet. Everytime I think her allergy flare-up has passed, she starts chewing her feet again. So on and off for the past month or two, she's had little hotspots, or at least cracked dry skin, on her feet. Plus I'm still working on getting her nails down to her normal length again. But then I wonder if I'm just trying to deny that it's arthritis or something... She was bouncing around the house like a crazy dog a couple days ago, doing zoomies in the yard and around the living room. So she can't be in too much pain. Chelsea &

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• 06-02-2008 1:41 PM

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  Cook.MN Joined on 12-27-2007 Posts 22 Points 0

  Re: Springtime, Inc. "Longevity"? Reply Contact  Glad to see she's running around the yard like a crazy dog   And yeah, about the not eating it thing...the way you described it I don't think I would touch it either!  I remember trying some new type of all natural organic food for Kia and spent a bucket load on it and she would look down at it then back up with me as if she was asking what is she suppose to do with that!

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• 06-02-2008 6:50 PM

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  chelsea_b Joined on 09-10-2007 Costa Mesa, CA Posts 2,761 Points 280

  Re: Springtime, Inc. "Longevity"? Reply Contact Cook.MN: the way you described it I don't think I would touch it either!  I know. I don't know what I expected with so much spirulina (aka algae) in it, but..it wasn't this. Hopefully I can get her eating it, but who knows... If I can't, I'm sure my sister's dog will eat it, and he's got arthritis so it'll do him good, but I'll still be out $80. *sigh* She was doing crazy zoomies again right after I posted last night. She cracks me up. She's like "See, I don't need the green crap! I'm fine!" Chelsea &

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• 06-02-2008 7:02 PM

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  willowchow Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 6,543 Points 300	Re: Springtime, Inc. "Longevity"? Reply Contact When Willow saw the orthopedic for her arthritis he told me the zooming is not good for them--Willow still does it anyway--just thought I'd let you know.
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• 06-02-2008 7:46 PM

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  chelsea_b Joined on 09-10-2007 Costa Mesa, CA Posts 2,761 Points 280

  Re: Springtime, Inc. "Longevity"? Reply Contact willowchow: When Willow saw the orthopedic for her arthritis he told me the zooming is not good for them--Willow still does it anyway--just thought I'd let you know. Yeah, I figured, but since I'm not even positive she's got arthritis, I figure I'll let her do what she wants, but obviously won't make her do anything. I've stopped all agility-type jumping, which sucks because I JUST got jump cups instead of my ghetto pole-sitting-on-screws set-up. lol. So basically her only exercise now is walking, and a pretty slow pace at that because all she wants to do is sniff everything, so if she needs to do zoomies, I'm not gonna stop her until I KNOW I need to. Thanks though, I appreciate it. I'm definitely new to this arthritis & older-dog stuff... Sigh... Chelsea &

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• 06-02-2008 8:15 PM

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  jessies_mom Joined on 09-10-2007 Indiana Posts 4,351 Points 40

  Re: Springtime, Inc. "Longevity"? Reply Contact chelsea_b: I'm still wondering if it could just be her feet. Everytime I think her allergy flare-up has passed, she starts chewing her feet again. So on and off for the past month or two, she's had little hotspots, or at least cracked dry skin, on her feet. Plus I'm still working on getting her nails down to her normal length again. But then I wonder if I'm just trying to deny that it's arthritis or something...     Before Jessie started immunotherapy, she chewed her feet until they bled, but it never stopped her from jumping in and out of our van or over anything else; the only time she limped was when she had an infection under a foot pad and part of the pad was hanging(), so unless Chelsea's feet are pretty bad, I doubt if that's the reason. Your vet can probably tell if it's arthritis; a few weeks ago Jessie was suddenly limping on her right front leg. My vet checked her and said it wasn't arthritis because he didn't hear a clicking noise when he manipulated her joints; turned out to be a sprained muscle. Has she stopped gaining weight?   Life isn't about waiting through the storm; it's about learning to dance in the rain. Janice

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• 06-03-2008 9:13 AM

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  Cook.MN Joined on 12-27-2007 Posts 22 Points 0

  Re: Springtime, Inc. "Longevity"? Reply Contact I'm not sure how picky Cherokee is but the stuff I use for Kia isn't that bad.  I mean it doesn't smell so great to me but she loves it (liver flavor yuck!).  But my mom's dog who's a bit more picky (she's a pug) will wolf her food right down if I put some on hers too, so it must be good tasting to dogs.  But like I mentioned before, the stuff I use is more for mobility/arthritis but it does have a decent amount of Vitamin E to help the feet. I would really suggesting checking it out if you were looking at the Longevity for more of a arthritis help.

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• 06-03-2008 3:05 PM

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  chelsea_b Joined on 09-10-2007 Costa Mesa, CA Posts 2,761 Points 280

  Re: Springtime, Inc. "Longevity"? Reply Contact jessies_mom: My vet checked her and said it wasn't arthritis because he didn't hear a clicking noise when he manipulated her joints; turned out to be a sprained muscle. Yeah, that would work if Cherokee would let the vet manipulate her joints, or if there was any possibility of hearing clicking over the growling and barking... I really am working on her aggression (and she has made a lot of progress), but it's a slow process, and I don't see how I can make her okay with strangers examining her and handling her before being okay with strangers talking to her or talking to me. I would like to make my vet not such a stranger in Cherokee's eyes, but there's just been so much going on with my cat and stuff that I haven't had a chance to get Cherokee in just to visit. I am gonna take her in just for a blood draw (and I think that will go a lot better than the whole exam.. blood draw was the easiest part of her last exam..I just laid her on her side and held her head & front legs, and the vet and tech got blood from her back leg..wasn't bad at all) to check out her thyroid, but she has definitely stopped gaining weight, and it looks like she might even have lost a pound or two. I'm gonna weigh her today and find out. I've also discovered several sources of calories in her diet that I either didn't think about or didn't know about, so I guess it's possible she's really just eating too much. Imagine that, LOL. Still definitely doing the thyroid check though. The weight isn't the only reason I suspect hypothyroidism. Chelsea &

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• 06-03-2008 3:20 PM

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  jessies_mom Joined on 09-10-2007 Indiana Posts 4,351 Points 40

  Re: Springtime, Inc. "Longevity"? Reply Contact    Actually I think I misspoke and the vet feels the joints click; but anyway, I understand Cherokee's issues; she was mishandled by a vet, wasn't she? Jessie had been hit by her former owners before we adopted her, and for a few years she would go behind us when someone tried to pet her. It took a lot of socializing but she's not afraid anymore. She's soft natured and chose to hide, but if she had a different temperament it could have made her aggressive. I hope you figure out what's wrong; give her some ear scritches for me. Life isn't about waiting through the storm; it's about learning to dance in the rain. Janice

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• 06-07-2008 2:12 AM

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  AgileGSD Joined on 09-16-2007 Posts 546 Points 15

  Re: Springtime, Inc. "Longevity"? Reply Contact I use Longevity too and think it a good supplement. I actually feed it to my cats and ferrets too. One of my cats is tend years old and has had tear stains in one eye his whole life (he is a short haired mutt too - no pushed face or anything). After a couple weeks on the Longevity his tear stains cleared up and even when I was out of it for a month, the stains didn't come back.  I also admit that I don't give it regularly and I don't tend to use as much as they suggest. It can be hard to mix into food and it's greeness would probably stain some dog's faces (and some carpets for that matter LOL).

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