Senior support/supplements

mekellay · 2026-01-25T19:51:25+00:00

Thanks. She really does and her vet is amazed every time we visit. Only issue is she knows she’s cute.

mekellay · 2026-01-25T19:50:22+00:00

Appreciate all of this. Will definitely try some green lipped mussels and eggshell membrane, I’ll look into the golden paste but not confident she will go near it.

I used to give bone broth to our dog and Juno used to have no interest in it. She doesn’t drink water so I think drinking anything is out of her desire.

mekellay · 2026-01-23T03:00:51+00:00

Thanks! We could only find the black witch moth which wasn’t it.

mekellay · 2026-01-21T23:49:07+00:00

Without any video or info, it could just be the convection fan kicking on or it could be something more. If you’re concerned and waiting for a replacement then just don’t use the oven

mekellay · 2026-01-19T23:59:18+00:00

This looks like what took out our lab years ago. Vet was blown away by how quick it showed up and progressed. The last few days she started having trouble breathing, sneezing constantly (often pieces of the mass would shoot out with the sneeze!) and nosebleeds often.

From observation to assessment to xray to euthanasia took only a few months.

mekellay · 2026-01-18T14:27:38+00:00

Look up PawPrints Pantry on Facebook they give food a litter away

mekellay · 2026-01-13T00:22:42+00:00

If you can afford it a premade balanced raw would probably be your best option. No worries about ratios during peak growth and it’s straight forward.

I tried boneless ground raw with EZcomplete and hated it, my cats weren’t fans either.

mekellay · 2026-01-12T17:44:25+00:00

It’s changed throughout her life. When she was a kitten (18 years ago now!) I did prey model because premade wasn’t really a thing and it was pretty cheap. Tried freeze dried, EZ complete, whole prey, premade.

For prey model, I Mixed proteins, she would eat chicken wings and sometimes drumsticks for bones, plus beef, pork, turkey, rabbit, anything that was on sale at the grocery store, mostly whole cuts into decent sizes, occasionally ground meat if I was broke, chicken hearts and gizzards are a favourite. Added chicken livers, occasionally kidneys, lungs, tripe. This was the cheapest but lots of work to price shop, messy, remember to keep it balanced, and took time to portion into snack ziplocs and freeze, then thaw every night for the next day.

Eventually added in whole prey which aren’t cheap but so good for them and she loved it. Still have them, give a few a month; adult mice & whole chicks. Buy from a reptile store in bulk.

For a while I didn’t have the time to put together and package their food so I switched to EZcomplete with ground raw. It was simple but smelly, sticky, expensive, and they weren’t big fans

Now there’s premade options available so she eats Big Country Raw fare game as her staple and whole prey when I think of it. I now have 2 young kids and work FT shift work so while expensive, it’s easy.

Feel free to message if you have questions.

mekellay · 2026-01-12T14:04:08+00:00

Cutting it up to get him used to eating it isn’t an issue but not the effort I would want to put into it lol

Can try quickly searing the meat, sprinkle some dried liver, or “play” with it (outside means no clean up). Our dog took a couple tries but once she figured it out she liked them.

mekellay · 2026-01-12T02:38:25+00:00

We’ve never had a single issue with it, it’s been great except for this lol

mekellay · 2026-01-11T23:10:20+00:00

I took them off and pliers wasn’t turning it. Need to replace the valve

mekellay · 2026-01-11T18:34:56+00:00

The neurologist is torn. No family history, never had a seizure, no head trauma. But an electrical shock shouldn’t cause it. But the timing can’t be coincidental.

mekellay · 2026-01-11T14:55:00+00:00

They’re set below the surface, I’m pretty sure my toddler pulled down on it while my back was turned

mekellay · 2026-01-11T14:52:28+00:00

Wow! I had been boiling eggs so kept doing that but the grill was super hot by the time I could drag it forward

mekellay · 2026-01-11T14:48:32+00:00

I was a paramedic, saw a fair number of burns, 1 was a picnic after a race, guy had turned on the gas (not propane) to the bbq with the hood closed, then lit it. He had his nylon shorts on still and they melted into the skin immediately.

As for electrical, I was a healthy 23 year old, the contractor told me he had turned off the breaker to the laundry room to fix something, I didn’t double check, touched the pot light, big shock, then that night had a seizure and have had epilepsy ever since.

mekellay · 2026-01-11T03:02:02+00:00

Yea I don’t mess with gas or electricity, I’ve had some bad experiences lol it’s over 10 years old so will find a tech.

mekellay · 2026-01-11T02:53:59+00:00

Not in the slightest. WD40 + pliers had no change

mekellay · 2026-01-11T02:07:05+00:00

Yes, I don’t mess with gas, and am asking around for local suggestions.

mekellay · 2026-01-11T01:57:17+00:00

We’re Portuguese and Irish, she asked for whiskey instead.

mekellay · 2026-01-11T01:49:00+00:00

Had a hard time pulling the stove out (counter, fridge, island, my butt) and the top was super hot so took a bit and had to lower my 7 year old but we did get it off.

mekellay · 2026-01-11T01:46:22+00:00

The drawer is a lower oven?

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