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Open Question: how much do you feed an english mastiff?
okay, so for everycup i would put in about 3 tablespoons of virgin olive oil (for fur quality), half a spoonful of chopped garlic(to avoid fleas) 1 spoonful of hummus (just because my current dogs love hummus), 1/4 cup chicken broth (for nutritional value), and 1/4 can of aned chicken, so... if you were able to keep track, how much many cups of this would you feed a mastiff a day? i've always wanted a english mastiff, and the breeders of one of the most famous english mastiff, lives in my town, and my brother is moving out this year, and is taking his dog with him, so i might get my own dog! i can DEFIANTLY take care of the poop (by the time I was 4 i was cleaning up after two full sized bouveirs) i don't have the dog yet, but i'm dyslexic, and my parents would like to reward me, if i get a 4.0 sorry, imeant to put for every cup of iams dog food (using a 16 oz. cup) i give my dog garlic everyday, he is fine and the fleas he has had all his life have finally gone away, he is fine and perfectly healthy, and lively as ever.
Open Question: What is wrong with my poor dog?! Please help :/?
Ok first let me start you off with a brief history. We got Hammy when he was 3 months old. He was a healthy happy typical puppy. When he was 9 months old he began having terrible diarrhea (he would still only go 2 or 3 times a day but it was always diarrhea). We took him to the vet and they tried all sorts of fecal samples and blood work but everything came back negative. They tried switching his food which didn't help at all either. at 12 months old he was now also EXTREMELY itchy. He would give himself hot spots from scratching and chewing and would have 3-5 sores at any given time. I would treat them individually with over-the-counter ointment which would help the sores but he would just chew or scratch creating more sores. The vet told us he just had separation anxiety. Which didn't make sense to me because he did it ALL the time. Unless he was sleeping he would scratch about every 10 minutes. So, I took Ham to a new vet. He ran all the same tests had us switch his food again, and again none of it gave us any answers. He also had us switch to vegetarian kibble to rule out allergies to any specific meat product. That didn't help. Eventually he just says "he probably just has a sensitive stomach". Now as for hammy's skin he did skin scrapes, a check under UV lights and even did a Lyme-Sulfur dip just in case... again NOTHING helped. So we decide to take a break from vets for a while. Now Hammy is 2 years old and hurt his paw running outside so we take him to a new vet. My husband had been concerned about his weight so we asked to vet for his opinion and to weigh him... he had lost 15 pounds in 6 months! between the ages of 18-24 months when he should have been gaining weight. AGAIN! This new vet tells us to just "switch his food". 18 months and about 2,500$ we are still at square one only he seems to be getting worse (with the weight loss). I don't care about spending money to help him be healthy and happy but I feel like I have gotten no where. Additional Information: Hammy is a pure-bred German Shepherd from a very reputable breeder. His peak weight was 85 pounds and he now weighs 70.3 the vet says he is about 15% underweight. Both his parents weighed over 100 pounds We feed him Natures Recipe. He has never had fleas. He has always gotten every vaccine and at the appropriate age/time. We did try forti floura and it helped about 3 times and then it was as if it just stopped working. He has a RAVENOUS appetite and will never reject food (I even catch him snooping around the trash can though he has never gotten anything out of it) With all these health problems he is a VERY happy dog (still a puppy at heart). I love my dog so much and just want for him to be happy and healthy but I am scared to take him to another vet to pay for blood work and fecal samples only to hear he has a sensitive stomach/skin... ANY TIPS OR ADVICE OR THINGS TO LOOK INTO WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! ****Also please no rude comments... I promise I have gone though MANY phases of feeling guilty like I am being a bad owner and am not doing something right. I am trying my hardest but just keep hitting brick walls****

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