Dawn I'm sorry he and you are going through all of this. FWIW B had very little weight gain issues, I reduced his food but it was also about the time/age I would have anyway. His hypothyroid was the autoimmune type and it is much better but even after 6 months on supplement his autoimmune factor was high. In conversation with Dr Dodds we were just happy to see it reducing. It will get into the normal range, may be has already. His itchies improved tremendously and after living on benadryl for

yea Willa - you are such a good big girl now! (night 1 in the books LOL) we went to the Raleigh Christmas parade yesterday - we always take B so it was kind of lonely. It was a good parade better than last year. It is really weird to me though that they hold it so early. Today lots of chores and then some more chores. The weather and work has not provided the opportunity to fully clean up the yard after those storms last week so the yard needs a lot of attention as does my house. We are only have

[quote user="Truley"]Does it make me a bad mom if I wish and hope that it is Hypothyroidism? Because if it isn't I am not sure what else to look for.[/quote] Not at all - hypothyroidism is easy to deal with - it costs $16 for a 3 month supply and seriously the change in B's skin was absolutely the biggest change we saw. Other than that I would say it is a food allergy. B had ear issues from about 6 mos old until we figured out the chicken, turkey, egg, flax problems. Anytime I see

 

We needed food and our supplier was out of Orjen Fish but had Champion's other line Arcana which makes a fish based grain free called Pacifica. We just started it but so far absolutely no issues with changing. The kcals/cup are about the same, protein is lower 40 vs 33 I think, fat is slightly lower too. The kibble is larger but flatter. Best part is it was about $10 cheaper for the 29.7lb bag. We'll likely stick with it if no problems arise. It really is saying something that he hasn't

Tell DH he is likely correct Not much in it hey it's the pre-Thanksgiving Christmas parade - only in Raleigh. Too cold in December

Bugsy's poop has been light in color the last few days so I am just looking for a bit of info and found this LINK considering how often the topic turns to poop LOL I thought I would share it

Happy Birthday Kaiser! Let's make this a healthier year handsome! We are always thinking of you and sending our best!

Oh my I am so very deeply sorry. She was gorgeous as well as a great spirit! Run free and fast sweetie!

Not sure how they accessed so many members - I am going to ban the account - delete the spam from your inbox. Please dont' file abuse reports for this unless it is in a forum thread thanks