Oh... then I dunno is it too late to register or not... maybe is too late... I dunno, maybe can ask your friend to call up MKA and ask. Anyway, since he confirmed the parents are MKA dogs, then get only lah... already say is purebreed mah. And is your friend that is offering to you so he cannot run away from you far far also hahah...

I got an email before... grooming incident I think from that same place Amanda said... the dog was hurt. Bleeding behind the ear... anyway, my friend has stopped grooming his dog there I think coz reliaze they do not clean the grooming tools properly and caused rashes and mange....

Anyway, big grooming places often have a bit of mistakes. Still the best place to groom is at our own home by ourselves.... Well, I know many people prefer to ask someone else to do but then when we do it ourself, we are sure the dog would not be hurt and gets extra attention.

Last time I groom my own shih tzu for 12 years... he never step into groomer's place before hahaha.... but I was old fashion, I only cut using scissors and I groom while sitting on the floor with my dog in between my legs for 2 hours straight.

Wah... it is bullying you lah. My shih tzu hated baths.... and grooming... say the word "comb hair" in cantonese and he will go hide... but when during grooming he will sit still and won't move wan, so kinda amazed by him last time hahahah.... well, maybe you can associate grooming time with some food, it may help.

The microchip is ONLY for dogs that come with MKA line.... it is for their computer system for the dog breeds registered and for breeding purposes.

The identity microchip is done by ANOTHER COMPANY, which I think you can ask vets about it. It is for Identification purpose.

MKA does not do microchipping during 9 day at Bandar Utama, that is by the OTHER COMPANY. If need to, contact puppy.com and ask for the company and where they do it. Also, it would not be RM600....

Actually, the right method to stop bleeding is to apply corn strach. The Corn starch will soak the blood, creating a crust that will stop bleeding instantly. Groomers and vets will also use this method.

It is the urine stain.... It is very normal for the fur to be stained... it can be urine or dirt. If your friend bath the puppy often, it will cause the puppy to have dry and damage fur later. Tell your friend to accept it or go to groomer and trim off the yellowish fur. But that is gonna come about again when the fur grows back.

Have you tried bringing it to the vet to check? Coz phlegm in dogs is a problem, it could be a sign of kennel cough when the pup starts to hack and cough. Or it could be something stuck inside the nose.

Royal Canin is a very good super premium dog food.... very high in fatty oils which is good for the skin and coat. But must be aware... once a dog eat Royal Canin, it might not want other type of dog food hahahah....

You can get cod liver oil in the capsule form. No need to feed everyday, you can feed every other day since the dogfood already has a good amount of oils in it. Just squeeze 1 capsule into the food is enough.

Shih tzus should be combed and brushed every day to avoid tangles, major grooming should be done once a month. It is always good to learn how to trim and clean up some parts of the body using a pair of scissors.

Did he vomit after play? Sometimes when a puppy or dog eats too fast and drinks alot of water after it eats, it can cause the dog or puppy to vomit. Did she vomit out all the food? Or foam? What colour?

Warm or cold water is ok. Our weather is hot so they do like cold water.

Why NutriEdge not good? Do not go on trying dogfood after dogfood.... not that good. Stick to 1 brand that she likes.

NutraGold, you feeding the holistic version or the super premium?

NutraGold holistic is recommended but the super premium is not that interesting....

Chicken (20%), chicken meal, brown rice (20%), oatmeal, corn gluten meal, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), ground corn, beet pulp, egg product, flaxseed, poultry digest, brewers dried yeast, vitamins and minerals.

Those stuff are what we should try to avoid our dogs from taking.... Chicken fat is normally just chicken skin... beet pulp is, well... used as a filler, no nutrition from it. Corn gluten and ground corn... still as filler, no nutritional value and the poultry digest is weird...

ohh.. i just did some research....

Chicken digest - A material which results from chemical and/or enzymatic hydrolysis of clean and undecomposed chicken tissue. Chicken digest is a palatability enhancer made by reducing (cooking down) chicken meat and fat into a concentrated liquid or dry product.

Can read more here: http://www.allourpets.com/natural-pet-food/index.html

The site recommends these brands that are high quality:
Canidae, Flint River Ranch, Pinnacle, Natural Balance, Eagle Pack, Chicken Soup, Innova, California Natural, and Wysong.

Another interesting site on ingredients used in catfood and dogfood. All pet owners should read too.
http://www.mindspring.com/~kerspin/LowQualityIngred.htm

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Mar 26 2007, 07:14 PM

Ah.... that is holistic version. Yes, NutraGold is good. Eagle Pack holistic and Innova is also good, Innova Evo is quite natural but pricy. Of course it must suit your dog. For my CKCS, she cannot take any other food other than California Natural. Other food makes her fur drop.... Nutro makes her go botak and itchy LOL.... Innova Evo and Eagle Pack Gold made her shed a lot.... so it is still up to you. Must get a brand that suits your dog's health.

Yah, nutragold is rare... Blackwood is more famous coz it has been in the market for quite some time. Years ago, dogs only had Super Premium dogfoods to choose from the Premium and Commercial... but now Holistic is better for dogs so California Natural, Pinnacle, Innova and Eagle Pack are getting popular. NutraGold is new so not many would know.

The best is to always follow the ingredients. A meat product followed by a meal product is ok.... but if its followed by say by-product and or the whole ingredients has corn and no natural meat products then it is not so good.

Also, holistic makes dogs leaner and slimmer. My lab was on a Super Premium diet which had some corn in it till we changed to 100% California Natural for all my dogs, she became slimmer loh. Really nice now. My CKCS got shinnier fur and less shedding. She was on NutriEdge before and the food made her bulkier since she was a bit thin.

Yah, Nutriedge got more oils in it... so if got thin dog, eat that food sure fat hahahah...

Super premiums are always made with meal and corn.... so it is up to personally preference. Holistic better lah. If cannot afford Holistic then Super premium brand like Blackwood is good.... but if you can afford holistic, go for it.

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Added on March 27, 2007, 11:22 amSaid liao mah... Super Premium, Blackwood is well known for being a Super Premium. Can say very good quality Super Premium brand. If we compare with holistic, not that fair lah since holistic will always be better than super premium in terms of ingredients.

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Mar 27 2007, 11:22 AM

I already listed mah in my last few post I think.

We only have a few brands available here:

Canidae
California Natural
Pinnacle
Eagle Pack Holistic
NutriEdge
Innova Evo - the normal Innova is super premium
Chicken Soupd for the Dog Lovers Soul

So far these are available in KL.... there are 1 or 2 more brands but I can't remember the brands....

Holistic would have no soya, no wheat, no corn, no by-products, no gluten, no dairy, no artificial colours and flavours. Some holistic brands use Beet pulp in their food. It doesn't give nutritional value but it gives fiber in the diet. Well, better than corn lah to me.

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Mar 27 2007, 12:16 PM

Hahaha... now the example of the company that does that..... Pedigree and Alpo loh...

Innova Evo and Eagle Pack are top quality pet food.

Ohhh... Hehehe... sorry sorry, wrong idea then LOL.

Isn't Innova Evo have higher protein?

Eagle Pack Holistic protein is 24%
http://www.eaglepack.com/Pages/HS_Chicken.html

Innova Evo protein is 42%
http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=pro...3D%271246%27%5D

Oh, I just learned that Innova and California Natural are produced by the same company.

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Mar 27 2007, 08:40 PM

Innova is higher.... Innova used to be the brand with the highest protein.... but now Orijen is... 70% protein!!!