Husky Health & Diet
How to keep you siberian husky in good health.
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Hello I am new in this forum, my dog is 1 yrs old, but seems to skinny . I've tried all "good" pricey foods, but still seems skinny, loosing a lot of hair. I also bought salmon oil, did not like it, please help! which is a good and nutritive food that can help my dog. thanks Julian
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Anybody have any ideas as to why this might be please?
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Today is a massive landmark for Marley - he reached 200 days without a seizure. This despite the following: 100 Bleeding Ulcers Salmonella poisoning 9 different food allergies we did not know about Devastating loss of his big brother Strange workmen both outside and inside the house for weeks at a time From starting around every 27 days as a pup he had a cluster of five in 7 weeks at the begining of 2018 (from Jan 7th to Beginning March 2018). Since then he has had 3, at 106 days, 108 days and now his landmark 200 days seizure free. WELL DONE MARLEY !
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As most of you know Marley has 9 different food allergies - confirmed by blood testing. These are all IGE allergies, (the most severe) which can lead to anaphylaxis & even death: marley hurt NW Lab results - Allervet (2). It appears as if Marley might have inhereted some of these allergies from his mother (don't know as he was a rescue), but others were almost certainly because he was in contact with them (he was kibble fed before I got him) and others whilst he was with me. He is high positive for soya and potatoes - these are the two that would trigger another anaphylaxis event if he ever comes across them again - he is so allergic to them t…
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https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&catId=102899&id=4951440 Thought this might be of interest to some of you - written in everyday language. It list 33 different diseases & conditions (with suggested treatments) - and thats only A - B. In total 264 conditions are detailed for dogs. It also covers : Cats Horses Birds Reptiles Small Mammals Pigs Ruminants
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I recently bought a Siberian husky about a week ago and all she wants to do is eat and drink. Shes not even as close to being as active as my husky/shepherd mix so I dont know what could be making her this way. She will just lay by her water bowl all day until I tell her to go outside to go potty. And since I got her my husky/Shepard which is a year and a half old wont eat his food anymore but hell eat wet food. He stills gets all the attention and the vet said he is physically healthy. I'm really concerned and if anyone could help me out it greatly appreciate it
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I'm looking to get our Ghost onto a Raw diet as she has always been fussy with food. We've tried multiple dry foods / wet foods and combining them and she'd only have a couple of meals before she wouldnt eat. We've got down to eating once a day, a scoop of dry with a tin of wet (has to be Warbutons) and a small amount of mixed vegetables in her bowl. This has become quite expensive. I would like to start weaning her onto a raw diet as she seems to enjoy multiple foods in one bowl and I've calculated I could feed her for about £2 per day with better quality food and I wouldnt be buying dog food that she wont eat. I've been doing quite a bit of research, but coul…
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I have a 12 month Siberian husky named Izzy and I used to feed her till she was full which was about 3-4 cups, twice a day. Everywhere I read online and was close to what food bags said. Then I was told to only feed her 1 1/2 cups twice a day so I started to and she now has a really fast heart beat at random times and is always wanting food. Izzy also has had an increase of not listening and has been chewing more things up. With feeding her 1 1/2 cups per twice a day, she also has a lot more energy and where she just runs and goes crazy. When I was feeding her more, she was relaxed and had a normal husky attitude. Should I start to feed her her old amount of 3-4 cups twic…
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Hi all, At what age would you say a husky puppy can start to eat adult food? Thanks
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KatiAnn Hello! My boyfriend and I just rescued a sweet 18 month old female Husky, Bailey. The rescue told us she had been treated for a UTI not too long ago but was over it. We realized shortly after we got her home that she left little wet dribble spots wherever she would sit. When she took a nap she woke up and had left a larger wet spot. It soon came to our realization that everywhere she sat or layed down she was "leaking" urine on herself. She goes outside for potties and pees regularly outside--she isn't actually peeing in the house, she doesn't even realize it's happening. We contacted our vet over the weekend as we have a great relationship with him and he w…
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https://photos.app.goo.gl/MvaBQpwNyfXjD5c26 Cinder is 4-5 months. Adopted her from the shelter last week. She has zero undercoat. Will she fluff up?
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Hi, I’m wondering if anyone can give me some advise. I have a 8 month old husky puppy who has turned into a fussy eater! I had her on kibble and mix raw food in with it. She was doing fine on that and alway ate it. She turned her nose up at the kibble so I just put the raw food down and she ate fine. I use different flavours of the raw meat to keep the taste different but Now she turns up nose up at both the kibble and raw food. I tried another kibble last night and she ate it and then I put down her raw food and she ate that. But the next morning put the same down and she turned her nose up! Help! I’ve tried numerous kibble and can’t find something she …
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Hey guys. I'm a new Husky mom. Her name is Jubilee and we've had her since she was 5 weeks old ( I know that's really young but the mom had 15 puppies and stopped taking care if them). She is 6 months old now. We all know the typical husky noises, well she doesn't make those. Instead she makes grunting noises when she plays and whimpers whenever she wants something. Is this normal? The owner we got her from said she is part wolf, but her lack of typical noise worries me.
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Hey everyone ! I recently found my other half so I decided to get him home. Summer. Initially i thought that he is too little (6 weeks old) and it might take some time until the pigments of his eyes will get much defined, but today, while we were playing, I saw that I might be really wrong. I went online and i found out that he might have heterochromia. Does this affects the way he sees ? Is it a normal thing or a bad thing ? From what I researched, it is not a big deal, it's just a beautiful feature my love has. *I tried to take better shots but that's all I can get from him 😁
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Hi, I am wondering if it's a good thing or not to pluck the ears of a husky. In the last two years my husky (10 yrs old) has been experiencing problems with his ears on and off. He has received antibiotic pills and ear spray. But the infection keeps coming back after a few months. It made me wonder if plucking the ears could help. We have followed the vet's instructions and finished the antibiotic cures. But after about 3 to 6 months it's back again. Anyone experience this? Would plucking help? I have also read cleaning the ears with apple cider vinegar helps, but so far I haven't seen any effects. I clean his ears with a cotton ball dipped in the apple cider …
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Fish4dogs have a coupon code PUP1 available atm , I think it's UK only though But I managed to get 10 bags of their favourite treats for £14.70 instead of £42 and it had free delivery
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Just to let you know today I was told lots of U.K. pet foods are having a price increase in April according to my local pet shop! Canagan is going up by £5 a bag!! Times like this I wish I had room for a freezer for raw [emoji30] Sent from my iPhone using Husky Owners mobile app
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https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&catId=102888 Came across this site today and it appears to be very good for all sorts of dog ailments - may be one to save to your favourites folder
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HI, as I'm new to huskies I'm just after your thoughts. My girl Tala is coming up to ten weeks old now and is fed on puppy kibble, I intend to keep her on adult kibble when she is old enough but I have pretty much unlimited access to fresh salmon heads and was thinking about supplementing the kibble with salmon heads, is this a good idea?
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my boy 2.5 years old but he never like to eat i tried every thing food consult vet but no result vet also tired. he eat once only in 2 or 3 days his wight only 37 pounds.
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Hi, I was wondering if anybody has ever had the same problem I am facing. My husky is 1.5 years old and for the last 6 months has had nasal discharge in the form of smelly green snot. I know, charming. I brought her to the vet and she was given a round of antibiotics and they did not work. The vet thought maybe something is lodged in her nose but nothing. Nobody seems to know what is wrong. The weird thing is that she will start to improve then suddenly get it again in about 3 week intervals. She is not lethargic and has not lost her appetite. Any ideas what could be wrong?
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I've been saying (jokingly) for around 9 months that Lunar had doggie dementia - it was confirmed last month. It does not help that he is also rapidly going deaf. During the day he sleeps the sleep of the dead, almost impossible to wake him (and its not worth it when we do) but at night he is pacing constantly, panting heavily and whining. For the last week hubby has been going to bed at 6pm to try and get some sleep, then when I go to bed he comes downstairs to stay with Lunar and tries to get a little sleep on the settee. He sometimes gets around an hour between 12 - 3am if he is lucky - but he usually has to take the dogs out for a walk around 3am …
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Its taken 4 1/2 months, four rounds of different antibiotics, probiotics, prebiotics, healthy dog gut bacteria, testing, re-testing, £2,960 (and counting) but yesterday his last test came back free of salmonella! Have another appointment on Monday with his usual vet - now we can tackle the ulcers properly (not bleeding any more) - get stuff to get rid of the H pylori completely (the bacteria that causes ulcers), - next its the leaky gut to heal totally - have already been doing this throughout his treatment using colostrum, grass fed beef bone broth and goats milk kefir - and Marley's other (homeopathic) vet will be able to give me some stuff I am sur…
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TMy 9 month old husky is going in to get spayed next week. The vet also recommended a rear dew claw removal at the same time. Her rear dew claws are loose and floppy, and have gotten caught on things in the past but never to the point of injury (just her typical dramatic reactions 😂) however, I still am on the fence about the procedure. I would hate to see her hurt, but I also don’t like the idea of chopping off parts of her... do rear dew claws have a purpose? Is it worth the risk to keep them verse having them removed when she’s already under for the spay? Any tips or thoughts are welcome!!
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https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/dogs-dying-because-of-toxic-levels-of-vitamin-d-in-food/?utm_source=ontraport&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=content&utm_content=dogs-dying-because-of-toxic-levels-of-vitamin-d-in-food Dont know if you guys already know about this - only came across it today - as far as I know it only affects the USA - but I believe Hills prescription food is also here.
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