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I don’t feed Bender table scraps or any sort of people food. He doesn’t get my pizza crust or the fat from my steak. If I do feed him any thing I’m sharing my apple or some other fruit with him, which is almost daily. Because of this he doesn’t beg and in general...
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December 31st, 2011
Posted by Jeff Mendelsohn
About a month ago my AlphaTrak meter started giving me an “Er4″ message when I turned it on. After an extensive search of the internet I came to the conclusion the “Er4″ message was as vague as the instruction manual’s explanation. “Problem with...
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December 28th, 2011 Posted by Jeff Mendelsohn
This is a follow up to My Barfy Little Dog 2 and My Barfy Little Dog.
I had been giving Bender probiotics because he was throwing up bile right before eating in the morning and at night. He would only be sick for about 10 mins then be completely fine. He would never throw up after...
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July 18th, 2011 Posted by Jeff Mendelsohn
A reader commented on this post about The True Cost of Having a Diabetic Dog. After reading the article I thought I should make a few updates.
It has been over a year and a half since I wrote that article, a lot has changed and I’ve learned a lot. Diabetes will be different...
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July 14th, 2011 Posted by Jeff Mendelsohn
Let me start by saying I would never recommend a product unless I thought it was awesome and worth every penny. This is an article about one of those products.
Bender sheds like a snow storm in January. It is ridiculous how much hair Bender puts off. Not just in spring and summer...
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June 4th, 2011 Posted by Jeff Mendelsohn
This is a follow up to My Barfy Little Dog. Bender has been on his new food (Blue Buffalo Healthy Weight Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe) for about two month. After the switch things improved. He wasn’t barfing as much. But he was still throwing up. I even tried giving him...
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May 24th, 2011 Posted by Jeff Mendelsohn
Back in November of 2010 I switched Bender from homemade food to Wellness Healthy Weight. After spending a long time researching I decided it was the best food. After getting Bender adjusted he was doing great. Good numbers, happy dog. Then adding a little fiber, he was doing better....
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April 28th, 2011 Posted by Jeff Mendelsohn
A while ago a fell Diabetic Dog Owner mentioned to me that mix in powder fiber might help out in keep Bender regulated and possibly lower his insulin needs. Which Bender already is pretty regulated but any thing to help. I went out a bought some store brand mix in fiber, original...
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April 14th, 2011 Posted by Jeff Mendelsohn
I have been trying to find a better solution to lancing Bender in the ear. After an all day test, I’ve lanced Bender a minimum of 10 times. I miss the vein, I know he isn’t fond of it, and it hurts him. I tried using a lancing device but that was less accurate.
After...
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April 10th, 2011 Posted by Jeff Mendelsohn
The debate between using a human meter vs the AlphaTrak has been floating around the internet for a while now. Most of the theories I’ve read about is the dog/cat meters just cost more due to the fact that the meter is for a dog/cat (just a marketing ploy). But I’ve never...
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January 12th, 2011 Posted by Jeff Mendelsohn
