Ok, so we bit the bullet and put Doktor Dog on puppy Prozac. He has been on it sense Saturday, and the verdict is still out. Of course, it will take about a month to notice any results, and currently he is still in the side effect stage... about 2 weeks of lethargy and decreased appetite. Well, he certainly is lazy... but his appetite is still the same... ravenous. The only difference with his appetite is that he won't get off the couch to beg for food... but if you are sitting right next to him, he certainly wants a bite (which of course, he does not ever get). I have also noticed that it seems to give him crazy dreams... this may be anthropomorphic of me, maybe he does not dream like we do... but it sure seems that way. Last night, after several kicks in the face from the Doktor (he has become quite the bed hog, and seems to always wake me up with kicks to the face), he started making the most ridiculous noises, almost as if he was under water, then whining like he wanted something. This continued for quite sometime until Mike and I's laughter probably woke him up! Maybe dogs get drug induced dreams as well.
Along with the lazy has come a pretty strong aversion to work. He will do what I ask of him, but he does not seem to think its the best idea I have ever had... I think he would rather curl up on the couch with a good book (but of course he deserves a treat for this).
Ummmm... Prozac and Bunny food, what a good combo
The other bullet we bit (and quite a bite is is going to be)... we have decided to put the dogs on a raw food diet. Doktor Dog has SO MANY allergies... and his hair is always falling out, his eyes are always thick with goop, and he itches like crazy! We have tried grain free, we have taken him off chicken, we have fed him the best premium dog foods on the market... from blue buffalo, to origin to California natural's... you name it, we have tried it... all except raw. The thing about raw is, well, its expensive. I mean REALLY expensive. When you are looking at a dog that weights around 70lbs, which Dok does, you are looking at almost 200$ a month. THAT IS SO MUCH MONEY!!!! So, to get around this money pit, we have decided that we are only going to feed him 50% raw, and the rest a good grain free, chicken free commercial dog food. (Pip, being the less than medium dog that he is, gets to be on 100% raw... which he will love!) I would like to eventually make the move for the Doktor, and get him on all raw, but we have to see how this goes. I have decided in order to make this a little easier on us, I'm going to pick up the dog food every week. I feel like if we do it in smaller increments it will be a little easier on us. Currently we are spending 80$ every time we buy a bag of food... that lasts us about a month... but 80$ all at once is kind of difficult for us sometimes, so I feel like if I spend 40$ every week, then it will be a bit easier. I know this is more money in the long run, but I do feel that both dogs are worth it, and if I can get to the bottom of Dok's health issues, as well as his insecurities his quality of life will be much better, as will mine. Wish us luck.
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