Saber began to get sick
I moved to a new place back in 1996 and within a few months my Ridgeback male "Saber" began to
get sick.
The first symptom I noticed was "obsessive" grass eating, which he would later vomit back up. A
little grass chewing is O.K., but Saber was down right mowing it!
Next he began hunching up with abdominal cramps, developed diarrhea and began to stagger.
His diet hadn't changed and I couldn't find anything
toxic he could have ingested.
Luckily, I have a great veterinarian who quickly ruled out poisons and diagnosed him with Pancreatitis.
This is also known as Garbage Gut a condition dogs develop when they've eaten indigestible,
intestinal blocking substances which can lead to Malabsorption Syndrome.
Doc said to recheck the whole property and I did. No garbage, rotting deer carcass, bones, offal
(or awful) things were out there.
Next Doc said to check his stool.
(My dog's that is.)
First I had to find it! Then I had to
sieve it. Not fun, but at last I found the culprit!
Clump after clump of clay!
The soil in the area had a high clay content and
he was getting a steady supply from all the grass he'd
been chewing.
So what was wrong with his diet that compelled
him to overgraze? His dog food was good and hadn't
changed.
What about water?
I was using the existing storage tank and
rainwater collection system while my well was being
drilled. Rainwater does not contain the minerals that
water, which has percolated through the ground, does.
So, nature compelled him to find another source!
I was lucky to have such a good Vet help me find the
answers, before it was too late.
Because the Rhodesian Ridgeback is a large breed
dog, I buy a 50lb. bag of food.
I add about ¼ cup of Pureganic Mineral Powder to
the dry food and mix it into the top 8 inches and repeat
as the bag empties.
It looks chalky at first but is later absorbed
into the feed.
For small dogs and cat food a pinch mixed in with
their regular pet food, once daily should be enough.
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Health with Pureganic Minerals:
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How do I feed this to my animals and how much do I give them?
Dogs and cats: Sprinkle a few teaspoons of mineral powder into their dry food bag. Hand stir it down several inches. Repeat, as the bag empties. You can also just add a pinch to their wet food.
Pureganic Minerals are a great nutritional supplement for our pets as well as for Livestock!
Horses: Start with ½ ounce added to their regular grains.
Pigs/hogs: Sprinkle one-teaspoon per/ every 3 pigs.
Sheep: Same as for pigs.
These are the recommended daily amounts based on customer testing. When you start your animals on any new supplement, always start with small amounts to avoid the scourers!
I would like to thank Lorretta for the many, many months of horse testing,
Jake for the use of his hogs and Rachael who used the minerals on her sheep to see if it would decrease the ticks, which it did!
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Most animals have a far better understanding of what their dietary needs are than the average human does. Herbaceous animals in the wild are constantly on the move looking for the right plant materials to fill their requirements. Although plants contain trace minerals, the age of the plant and quality of the soil from which it’s grown has a big impact on the foliage mineral levels. To meet their dietary needs they have to find additional sources of digestible minerals. I’ve watched deer lined up along hillside outcrops, as if it were a drive through, all waiting for their turn at their favorite mineral lick.
The need for some plant consumption by our human companions (dogs and cats to name a few) is absolutely normal and there are dozens of theories out there on why they like to browse. I certainly think taste has a something to do with it. Sometimes, munching grass satisfies a craving. After all, who doesn’t like a salad now and then?
I've raised Rhodesian Ridgebacks and I’ve seen them chew blades of grass from specific clumps. They also love to pick their own huckleberries and I’ve even watched my female take her older puppies to a wild raspberry patch, where she would carefully nip, then drop the berries to show her puppies how it’s done.
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