Tag: kibble

Treat ball

Treat ball

Faye bought this this treat ball for Kendal several years ago. Like most Labrador Retrievers, Kendal has a tendency to Dyson any food that comes his way. That’s unhealthy and has a small potential to be dangerous because bloat or torsion can result. This treat ball dispenses food in a slow manner and makes Kendal work for his food.

The treat ball is hollow and you dribble kibble into the hole visible above Kendals’ nose. He pushes the ball around with his nose (which he does with an admirable single-mindedness of purpose) and when it rolls just right, a piece or three falls out. He Dysons it up and resumes the process until either all the kibble is gone or he gets bored (the latter is very unlikely). It’s quite entertaining. Nothing gets in his way or distracts him from his ball.

Chili Dog

Chili Dog

You may have wondered how Achillles is.

He seems to be fine, He spent more time in the laundry room than typical. His appetite, energy level, and so on were fine, but little if any pooping. We fasted him for a day then put him on a chicken and rice diet.

Faye took him to the vet yesterday. His temperature is normal, no unusual reaction to palpations. Perhaps he picked up a bug during a recent stay at a kennel we have never used. The vet prescribed a short change to Hills Prescription Diet and seven
days of metronidazole (antibiotic).

We are talking about switching all three dogs to a home made diet. We spend around $80 every three weeks on one of the Acana kibbles. While Acana is a good quality food it may be as cost effective, and healthier, to feed a home made diet.

Our vet is very, very good and we like him quite a bit. Faye has taken her dogs to him since well before we met.