HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUBY ROO!!

So, today Ruby is ONE YEAR OLD!!! I have had her now since she was 3 1/2 months old.. hopefully her birthday will bring lots of good news regarding her allergies and temperment, and lots of presents too...

Happy Birthday Little Weeble!!!! I love you very much, and am trying very hard to get you well..

Hives Lovely

so today ruby has the hives and has been itching more and more . yesterday she got 2 chicken wings with her ground turkey.. tonight she got ground turkey, salmon oil, and a spoonful of green tripe.. and is itching like crazy and her hives are very pronounced.. so no green tripe . i had to spray her hives with HC spray to give her some relief...

Back to square one....

Ruby was getting turkey, salmon oil, acidophilus powder and prozyme in her food. she started itching and chewing again.. so we are removing the prozyme to see if that was bothering her. if she is still itching, we will remove the acidophilus powder..6 more days before her new vet visit.. hopefully we can find out what she is allergic to and treat it accordingly.

scratching more last night

so last night ruby got a chicken wing for brunch, then another for dinner with her food.. she scratched more last night, and woke up a few times scratching... so now its back to just turkey :( i even used different chicken then the purdue or tyson, hoping that it was just those brands.. no such luck.

chicken additives

so, ruby was previously being fed purdue and tyson chicken quarters, wings, breasts.. normally i feed america's choice meats as they are cheaper, but sometimes the stores have a 40-50% off sale on purdue and tyson so i got those... since being on the turkey, she has not itched as much , which is a good sign. so someone said that the antibiotics and hormones in the purdue and tyson chicken could be affecting her, so i bought some america's choice chicken as the package said no hormones,additives or antibiotics.. she got one wing mid morning a few hours after her breakfast, and so far no scratching.. its trial and error, and so far the turkey which isnt purdue or tyson is working out very well, i am using Shady Brook turkey , and Weis ground turkey rolls as well.

turkey is GOOD

so far, rubys hives have cleared up , and she is still on the turkey, acidophilus powder, and salmon oil. scratching is still a minimum.. this is such good news!!

Turkey so far so good

so far Ruby has done pretty good on just turkey, salmon oil, and acidophilus powder.. next week i am going to introduce beef, and see how she does.. its a trial and error , if she reacts to a new food then i stop giving it and mark it off the list ... we have one more week to go before the holistic vet visit. i sure hope the vet can tell me what is going on and how to treat it.

No treats allowed

Well, ruby got some Buddy Biscuit Treats that are soft/chewy, and is now itching/scratching... i guess even soft treats she cant have..

Ruby is itching more, she got some treats that were dry, and is now itching/scratching. I figured since the treats were moist Buddy Biscuit treats they would be ok, but apparantly not..

Ruby did pretty good last night, only itched twice, then at bedtime itched more, slept, then woke up early and itched again.still on turkey. we go to the holistic vet on 01/05/09 to try to find out what is going on..

turkey?

so last night i gave ruby just turkey and acidophilus powder for dinner.. she has been on a food elimination diet, and still itching/scratching.. after getting a pound of turkey she BARELY itched at all.. just twice after dinner between 6-11pm, and it wasnt that bad... i am wondering if she is allergic to chicken, since being on the chicken she was still itching... i also bought Tide FREE dermatologist tested laundry detergent, and have been rewashing all bedding and our bedding as well... tonight we will try turkey again, and if she does fine with turkey, i am going to stock up on turkey for her...

Pitbulls on Sports Illustrated!!!

HOME RUN!!! SI is showing the true story of the Michael Vick Dogs.. read the entire blog here http://badrap-blog.blogspot.com/2008/12/sports-illus-home-run-for-pit-bulls.html

THANK YOU Sports Illustrated and Bad Rap Rescue!!!

So Ruby is going to see a new holistic vet. Since she is already on raw, this is a good start. Turns out the vet has a vet tech that i know that works there, who takes her own pets there. once of the things this new vet is going to do is this:

http://www.bicom2000.org/bicom_case_studies.html#E http://www.bicom2000.org/bicom_resonance.html http://www.bicom2000.org/research_clinical.html

my friend who is a vet tech there said it was done on her animals, and really helped her alot to find out what was wrong. I also bought Tide Dermatologist laundry detergent and spent the night rewashing Rubys bedding and our bedspread just in case.. so far tonight ruby has not itched/scratched like crazy, but still itched /scratched somewhat.. i really dont think its food related, but maybe the carpets or laundry detergent, but who knows.. in a few weeks we will find out when we see the new vet on 1/16/09. hopefully we can find out what is wrong with her to treat it properly.

Still itching

So Ruby is still itching and scratching.. we are seeing a new vet this saturday to see if we can find out what the hell is going on... she is still on just chicken.

Hives Again...

so we have hives AGAIN.. her chest area again.. red hives. she is itching again like crazy, but its mostly at night she itches before she goes to bed,then she wakes up in the middle of the night and itches again.. dont know why, the only thing i can think of is i gave her a spoonful of ground beef w/ chicken necks to put her pills in , with a chicken leg, so i am thinking she is maybe allergic to beef... she is chewing her legs more too. uggh... she has had just chicken for the past week, and the itching has subsided a tad, not much, but a little, now we have hives again.. it could be the beef, or maybe my laundry detergent.. she has been on plain chicken for a week now, no hives, but with the spoonful of beef she has hives again ..

the runs have stopped thanks to flagyl, but the itching continues. ruby has now rubbed a spot on her chest that is now red and irritated. i think the allergy testing she had done was incorrect, so we are going to have it redone in a few weeks. she will be on the chicken diet for the next 2 weeks to see if the itching subsides more. then go to turkey. i feel so bad for her..

Runs but getting better

So today Ruby still has the runs.. I am thinking its from too much organ meats. So i picked up some flagyl to help with the runs for the poor Weeble.. We are on a chicken diet for the next 3 weeks to see if it helps lessen her itching/scratching/chewing. so far her itching/scratching/chewing has lessened up a little bit, but she also got a bath with Dermal Pet Soothe Allergy Relief shampoo, so it could be a combo of both. She gets nothing but chicken for the next 3 weeks to rule out allergies to chicken, then we move on to turkey, and try that for 3 weeks. After that, beef, etc... Her only allergy reading that came up strong was to storage mites at 126, but just to be sure we are ruling out food as well..

new raw supplier NY/PA/NJ

I have a new raw supplier who DELIVERS!! yes, she will deliver the products at select locations thruout the Tri State area.. her prices are fantastic, better then the supplier i am using now... her Website is http://www.northstarfarmsny.com/and her email is northstar1101@yahoo.com and her name is Kelly.

she delivers all raw FROZEN , and in either 5 or 10 lb bags... so if anyone who feeds raw wants to email her , go for it. the next processing date is around January 12, so get your orders in fast... a friend of mine uses her and LOVES her food and the delivery service. now i dont have to drive an hour and a half each way to pick up raw that is twice as expensive as hers.. the only downfall for me is its once a month pick up, as the other place i used i could order it on a monday and pick it up on the following saturday, but i cant beat the prices of Northstar Farms...

Poor Ruby

4am she woke me up AFTER she had the runs in her crate.. then proceeded to have them on my carpet, as she couldnt get to the door fast enough, then on the deck twice, then up every hour after that with more runs.

She was getting chicken quarters every day, with the organ meat attached, and I think the organ meat finally got to her..

Slippery Elm and Canned Plain Pumpkin are her best friends for now, along with some flagyl.

I figure when i get home i will be cleaning out her crate again.. Poor Weeble...

Poor Ruby

this morning at 4 am she woke me up AFTER she had the runs in her crate..poor weeble.. then she had the runs on my carpet near the deck door as she tried but couldnt make it out side in time. then she had the runs outside on the deck twice , then every hour later until i left for work. hubby told me he came home lunchtime and she had the runs again in her crate.. I am cutting out the organ meat she has attached to her chicken quarters, as the organ meat is alot, and i think it caught up with her..



in the meantime, plain canned pumpkin and Slippery Elm pills are her best friend to help firm up her poop..

VPJoe Biden's new puppy

Boy has the media gotten a good one.... our soon to be VP has graciously helped support puppy mills by buying a pup from a puppymill breeder... LOVELY.. THANKS Joe Biden..

http://abbyk9.blogspot.com/2008/12/breaking-news.html

Ann Rocks!!!!!

My friend Ann, from www.Pitbull Forum.com made these awesome blankets for Jesse, Sonny, Rufus and Ruby.. The dogs love them, Sonny spent all his time on his blankie.. She is super talented!!

A tribute to Sonny

So, much to my surprise, after my Sonny Boy passed away a bunch of members from the forums I am on commissioned Rachel Young to make a statue of my Sonny Boy as a surprise to me..

When I found out I was stunned, Rachel captured Sonnys spirit perfectly...

I cant thank everyone enough who contributed to Sonnys Statue..

My Sonny Boy

Sonny was THE perfect dog.. there will never be another one like him, or even close to him.. We adopted Sonny from the Warwick Shelter in Warwick NY back in 2002. He was Jesse's birthday present when she was 6 months old.. He was 6 1/2 years old then.. He was housebroken, great in the house, loved everyone, and let all the foster pups hang off his cheeks.. Stoic, had a aura about him... my boy... Sonny passed away February 19 2008 of Osteosarcoma.. he was misdiagnosed in October by a holistic vet, and my regular vet diagnosed him the end of JAnuary.. 3 weeks later it was time.. One of the hardest things I have had to do.... but he went with Dignity and had me and hubby there with him to the end..

RIP my Sonny Boy.. One day we will meet again...

Welcome to the Ruby Roo Blog!! Little Miss Ruby Roo has had a rough start,first with underdeveloped kidneys which were diagnosed by 4 ultrasounds, blood work, and urine samples at 3 1/2 months old, and she is also battling allergies of some sort. Her kidneys have not developed since May, the vets feel that her kidneys will stay underdeveloped for her entire life. They are worried that she might have Juvenile Kidney Disease, due to her urine being so clear and her kidneys being underdeveloped. Multiple Ultrasounds have showed no improvement in her kidneys over the past several months.

We are trying to figure out what is triggering her scratching and hives.. She is on a food trial basis now, she eats raw, as her body cant handle dry dog food as we have tried, and when we give her dry dog food she breaks out in horrible hives, ear infections, and scratches her body like crazy.

Her socialization has been ongoing, as she is afraid of some people and we dont understand why, its either a combination of genetics and lack of socialization prior to us receiving her, or the plane ride scared her so much that she is now afraid of people. she goes everywhere with me to help overcome her fearfulness. She is a work in progress, and has come so far in the past 9 months, and is such a joy to have. She adores her brother Rufus, and her sister Jesse, and loves to snuggle every chance she gets.. She has gone thru puppy classes,basic classes,an agility class, and now she is enjoying some rest and relaxation until the spring when classes start again...little bookworm that she is..

this is her journey, hopefully we will be able to find out what she is really allergic to and find a treatment that works.. hopefully her kidneys will eventually fully develop as well (she is having a hard time being housetrained due to her kidney issue), and hopefully her fear of random people will get better with time. She was supposed to be my new therapy dog, but with her fear issues there is no way she is therapy dog material. Dogs come into our lives for reasons, and Ruby is no exception... She isnt what i asked for, but someone feels that she is what i need.. no matter what, rubys life is here with us... and with us she will stay.. forever..

So, last night Ruby got just a chicken quarter for dinner, we are trying to figure out what she is allergic to and what causes her to break out in hives and scratch continously. Its going to be chicken for a full week to see if there is any break in her itching..

Her HESKA allergy results are:

cooked beef 34 cooked chicken 26 cooked pork 39 cooked fish mix cod, halib,tuna 41 whole egg 15 milk 10 cooked rice 60 wheat grain 40 cooked corn 66 soybean 58 potato 46 cooked lamb 46 brewers yeast 23 barley 51 whey 5 rabbit 27 turkey 18 venison 61

yellow dock 13 english plantain 9 mugwort 5 cocklebur, common 5 perinnial rye grass 4 meadow fescue 3 penicillium notatum/chrysogenum 20 fusarium roseum 5 cladosporium sphaerospermum 3 T. putrescentiae 128 D farinae 61 D pteronyssinus 18 Cat epithelium 4

Pink is her color....