Samssimonsays: Blazing Acres journal

[HomeOnTheRange]

Glad to hear Sadie is doing better. Sorry about the late post, but it took me awhile to get through the thread (I blame @Latestarter and his thread ). I thought I would throw this out there as a possible issue. As I was going through the thread, someone posted older pics with the dogs in them. I noticed your beautiful boy was enjoying as massive rawhide bone. I have seen rare cases where these bones have caused seizures in dogs. Also noticed in some other pics with Sadie some rawhide bones in the background. Just thought I would put it out there...

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Good thought @HomeOnTheRange !
I had asked about feed, treats, and other things the dogs eat and I don't think she mentioned the rawhide bones.

Some of these come from outside the US and cause all kinds of issues.

 

[Ferguson K]

I asked her about those, too.

I think they ruled them out early on.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Good to hear

 

[samssimonsays]

I was in shorts and a tank top today. It was in the 70's.

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[Hens and Roos]

yeah, I don't think we will see 70* for awhile now .....its 11* this morning with wind chill of -6 for now! Stay warm

 

[samssimonsays]

We did rule the bones out early on. We had not gotten any new ones since spring but they are smoked beef bones made in the USA, we don't use rawhide for reasons of them not breaking down if they swallow them ( also the horror stories I have heard while working in pet food nutrition of staples holding the rolls and bones together along with obstructions from swallowing them).

 

[samssimonsays]

We had -1 this morning, a real heat wave compared to yesterday which was -10.... and it only "feels like" -20 today instead of -30 Winter is officially here....

 

[NH homesteader]

It's snowing here. My daughter is WAY more excited than those of us who have to shovel!

 

[samssimonsays]

I would much rather snow... at least it isn't so miserably cold then.... I heard a predicted -25 degrees for Saturday night...