My almost-9-year-old bitch has begun to eat dirt. She has IBS so I have her on a grain-free diet. If Carolyn --or ANYONE-- knows of some rationale, please share with me. Thanks, Donna in NC On Jan 18, 2009, at 3:43 PM, Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx wrote: > And another from Carolyn....... > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > ------------ > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > From: Carolyn McKenna <_kennadale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > (mailto:kennadale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > > Date: January 18, 2009 12:55:58 PM CST > To: _showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > Subject: strange and frightening > > > > Wonder if any of you have experienced something like this. My ten > and my > eleven year olds started eating dirt out of one of the empty > flower pots. > First question: > does anyone know why old dogs do this and perhaps what mineral > they might be > lacking? Second: that evening the male started throwing up white > foamy > piles, s few > with a little undigested kibble. ( They were fed in the morning.) > Of course, > this really alarmed > me as it is one of the symptoms of bloat. So I kept an eye on him > all night, > but he had none > of the other symptoms and felt fine. There was some of the > ingested dirt in > one of the foamy > piles. I know they will emit this foamy material if they have > been in > contact with frogs, but > I could find no evidence of a frog in the flower pot. Any ideas ? > TIA, > Carolyn > Carolyn McKenna > _kennadale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:kennadale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > > > Molly > > > > > Trillia German Shepherds since 1972 ph 409-287-3940 > Member GSDCA, GSDCC, GSDC of Beaumont (recording secretary), Life > member CKC > "The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being > can alter his life by altering his attitude"-William James > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in > just 2 easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol? > redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072% > 26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De > cemailfooterNO62) > > > ====================================================================== > ====== > POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. > > 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ====================================================================== > ====== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================