I am on well water. My dogs haven't had any digestive issues, but well water can become contaminated. They do sell test kits for wells. I on the other hand freak out over giving my dogs city water. CandyZ On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 11:03 AM, cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx < cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've often wondered if well water has anything to do with some of the > digestive problems we are seeing in the Breed... > > > Several years ago, we bought a new house that was built on old farm > land. Periodically, we would get red clay dirt in the water. Two of > our dogs died of problems related to the gall bladder and pancreas. I > was afflicted with the same problems myself. > > I've always wondered if the our ground water was contaminated with the > fertilizers that were used on the property year after year. Could this > have caused the digestive problems in the dogs and myself? > > At one time, I was interested in conducting a survey regarding dogs on > well water. I'm not an environmental engineer, but we do have one in > the family. Does anyone think that the well water thing is worth > exploring? > > > -- > Paulette McGuirt > Allemande Shepherds > cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Ire fortiter quo nemo ante iit* > > On 8/21/2014 11:43 AM, Sheree Moses wrote: > > Well, we may be on to something. The kibble I use is Salmon-based, > mixed w/yogurt, eggs and some meat. We feed a lot of raw. And after > puppy shots and a booster, I rarely vaccinate dogs that live at home. We > did vaccinate for canine influenza, and we do kennel cough vaccine when a > dog starts out to shows. But overall, not much. Any volunteers to set up > the questionnaire? > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS > of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author > AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group > and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions > expressed in any post. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE > PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: > http://showgsd.org/mail.html > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > > ============================================================================ > -- CandyZ www.candiasgsd.com Home of BIM BISS Sel.Ex.GCH.Candia's Yada Yada Yada & 2012 FV CH. Laslar-Candia's Black Bart E-mail: candiasgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================