Dog loosing energy?

[Collins Country]

I have a LP Champion male that seems to just run out of energy. I have wormed him with the expensive stuff from the vet, nice pink gums, even looks healthy with nice looking coat.

Any suggestions?

[josephstevens1977]

I have a six year old male that done the same thing and i been feeding him puppy chow and it seems to work maybe you can try it.

[ky.backyardbeagles]

You may want to get his thyroid checked.

[TheLittleBlackBook]

How old is your male, and what are you feeding him?

It has been my experience that many dogs fed cheap kibble (like Puppy Chow) their whole lives, start to break down and fall apart around 5-7 years of age.

If you really take the time to read the ingredients on most feedstore bags, you will realize that dogs are not meant to eat 90% of what is contained in cheap feedstore kibbles. For example, ingredients like corn, wheat, gluten, soy, sorghum, brewer's rice, beet pulp, etc. are all crap that dogs shouldn't be eating at all, let alone as a mainstay diet, and yet these very ingredients often comprise most of what people feed to their animals. And then they wonder why they fall apart.

While some dogs are more tolerant than others of this "garbage" than others, the truth is forcing any animal to eat something it really wasn't meant to assimilate & process, over a long period of time, will eventually break that animal down more than feeding it optimally. And ages 5-7 seems to be the age where I have seen uncountable kibble-fed dogs take a turn for the worse (obesity, lethargy, thyroid disorders, autoimmune problems, skin & food allergies, lymphatic & other cancers, etc.).

In the end, while feeding cheap kibble may be more convenient, eventually there is a price that has to get paid for doing so.

It's kind of like running low-grade fuel in a Ferrari ... the motor will eventually suffer if this continues over time.

Jack

[Alabama John]

Try some mixed B shots, B-12, B-6, etc. usually sold at a farm supply store like a County Co op. Will usually perk one up in a few days as it also does us old folks.

[Collins Country]

Thanks everyone!

[allniter]

try feeding a RAW DIET for a week or so that will tell you lots

[foothills]

has he been checked for Lyme?

[fulcount]

Before blaming it on the food and changing anything
ai would go with foothills and get the dog checked for lyme

John O

[2500 HD]

try mustard greens

[allniter]

2500----turnip greens work better

[east80kennels]

try him on k-9 red cell or u can use the horse version plenty of vitamins, minerals to many to list. just mix it in his feed.

[MaineDogs]

you can try all the additives you want and it may help for a little while BUT he’s breaking down and more than likely has an issue. getting him checked for a problem is a much better way around if you enjoy having a LP Champion in your yard. kidney failure, lymes, thyroid, etc. it goes on and on.

[sbeagler]

try him on k-9 red cell or u can use the horse version plenty of vitamins, minerals to many to list. just mix it in his feed.

WOEEEE THE HORSE VERSION HAS DIFFERENT INGREDIENTS MY BUDDY HAD A DOGS HEART BUST FROM IT AUTOPSY REVEALED. USE ONLY THE K9 VARIETY VET SAID. REALLY DOESNT NEED MUCH EITHER ONCE IN THE SYSTEM A TINY BIT TWICE A WEEK TOO MUCH MAKES THE BLOOD THICK HARD ON HEART AND KIDNEYS

[sbeagler]

THERE'S A NEW TICKBORNE DISEASE ERICHILIOSIS rickesstia SHOWING UP SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO LYME DOXOCYCLINE OR TETRACYCLINE IN 3-7 DAYS WILL START FEELING BETTER TAKE 3-4 WEEKS TREATEMNT GET STRENGTH BACK . THIS IS SUCH A PRB SOME AREAS MUST PERIODICALLY TREAT DOGS SMALL DOSES THROUGHOUT TICK SEASON CONSULT VET ON THIS. lot dogs dying or weak says vets here in our area of nc but nationwide increasing problem.