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Ravioli continued to have a poor appetite despite the anti-nausea and appetite stimulant medication. About a week and a ...
07/01/2025

Ravioli continued to have a poor appetite despite the anti-nausea and appetite stimulant medication. About a week and a half ago, I began to wonder if she may be battling a cobalamin (B12) deficiency, which can cause anorexia and lethargy. Cobalamin deficiency is not an uncommon side effect of gastrointestinal issues, and with the massive amount of antibiotics she was on (despite being on Fortiflora), I wondered if her intestinal biome wasn’t in great shape. Maybe she had some dysbiosis? Liver disease can also be a contributing factor, although her liver values are currently normal.

I reached out to her team at Tufts via email, led by the amazing Dr. Ossman, to get their thoughts. It took a couple days for her to get back to me, as she was finishing her ECC residency this month (Congrats Dr. Ossman!). She agreed it may be an issue and we discussed doing a GI panel to see where her values were.

In the interim, I began supplementing her with B12. It’s a water soluble vitamin, which means, their body will flush out any they don’t need. It’s a simple OTC tablet (also available as an injectable), given once a day. Within a couple days, we noticed a difference in her appetite. Within four days, there was a noticeable increase in her appetite and energy levels. We are now about a week and a half into giving B12 daily, and she has finished her bowl 6 out of the last 7 meals! She had not cleaned a bowl in months. Over the last 3 days, we began to wean her off her other medication and she continues to eat better on just the B12. While she still requires some convincing to eat some things, she has begun to beg again, which we think is a good sign.

So, we will still get a GI panel done at some point soon (there are other potential supplements she may need), we are happy she seems to be feeling better and showing interest in food again!

Go Smoli!

06/27/2025

As a brand new broke dog, Forest King Climb Every Mountain "Summit", has made it to the #32 gundog in the country right now. Can't wait to see what fall brings!

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Not sure how they were able to get four V’s to stand still, but check out this adorable photo sent to me! Four of Allie’...
06/27/2025

Not sure how they were able to get four V’s to stand still, but check out this adorable photo sent to me! Four of Allie’s puppies, Rory, Brigid (formerly Dottie), Paxton and Morrigan. We are blessed they have amazing owners!

Junes said no thanks to air conditioning and opted to roast herself instead. 🫠
06/24/2025

Junes said no thanks to air conditioning and opted to roast herself instead. 🫠

So Ravioli has had a slightly rough last two months. About 2 months ago her appetite began to wane in the morning. We br...
06/12/2025

So Ravioli has had a slightly rough last two months. About 2 months ago her appetite began to wane in the morning. We brought her to Tufts for a recheck and her bloodwork still looked great. We kept a close eye on her, but her appetite continued to decrease to the point of not wanting to each much dog food at all anymore. Sound familiar? 🤦🏼‍♀️

A few days ago we went back for a recheck and besides her weight loss, she looked overall great, and her bloodwork was “more perfect than ever.” We tried two days of anti-nausea medication and an appetite stimulant, with limited success. I opted to have her go back to Tufts today for a full ultrasound to see if we could determine why her appetite was so poor. Her ultrasound was normal, of course 🤷‍♀️.

She is acting like herself, wants to play and snuggle as usual, but getting her to eat can be a struggle.

So, she is going to stay on the anti-nausea medication and appetite stimulant and see if we can get her back on track.

She likes to keep me worried about her, that’s for sure. Here she is yesterday with me, trying to convince her to eat, and Toby, insisting that he needed to partake of her dinner.

With limited time on the ground, Summit still became the  #7 Derby dog in the country for 2024!! Just one shy of grandma...
06/09/2025

With limited time on the ground, Summit still became the #7 Derby dog in the country for 2024!! Just one shy of grandma Rogue who hit the #6 slot in 2009. ❤️

This is a great chance for a wonderful litter!
05/09/2025

This is a great chance for a wonderful litter!

Little Junes Macadamia went to her first trial today to run in the amateur puppy stake. For a puppy who hadn’t seen bird...
05/05/2025

Little Junes Macadamia went to her first trial today to run in the amateur puppy stake. For a puppy who hadn’t seen birds until two months ago and had never seen a horse, she did well. Stake had 11 dogs in it, so she beat quite a few! Mike was her handler today and I actually rode a brace from horseback!

Kansas didn’t have enough run or confidence to place, but had a good, positive experience, so that was good! Summit made a mistake (not fully his fault) so got picked up early in his brace and did not finish the half hour. Nobody’s perfect! Next time, Summit!

Summit is back home for a few days of rest after his second time on the ground as a big boy. With hot weather most of th...
04/21/2025

Summit is back home for a few days of rest after his second time on the ground as a big boy. With hot weather most of the day Saturday, he ran a good race and again placed 4th in an Open Limited gundog stake with some heavy hitters running against him. Thanks to Andrew of Seabank kennels for all his expert training and handling and to judges Paul Shirley and Jared Smith for their time in the saddle. Summit has this coming weekend off from competition and then is back at it the first weekend of May for the Connecticut Valley Vizsla Club trial. Good job, buddy!

He seems quite content to snooze on the couch when not out competing, and both his canine family and us are happy to have him home for a short break.

Huge thanks to Andrew at Seabank for his awesome work with Summit! We are so proud of what he is already accomplishing!
04/14/2025

Huge thanks to Andrew at Seabank for his awesome work with Summit! We are so proud of what he is already accomplishing!

We had a great day at the Vizsla Club of Central New England Hunt test! The day started with Nele, a German exchange stu...
04/14/2025

We had a great day at the Vizsla Club of Central New England Hunt test!

The day started with Nele, a German exchange student who is staying with us this year, and has never been to a hunt test before, running Cava in junior to earn her first pass in Junior Hunter Advanced. Followed shortly by Jaida running Ravioli in her first time out since she got sick-and she RAN! She also qualified for the first leg of her JHA. It brought tears to my eyes watching her run when just a few months ago she could barely walk. ❤️

Late morning had Mike running Junes and Kansas (he was gunning in the senior/master field prior). While neither puppy brought their ears with them today, they both found birds and qualified for the first leg of their JH title!

Thanks to all the judges for their time!

Summit has now received his CHIC certificate showing he has all the recommended clearances and that they are publicly av...
04/11/2025

Summit has now received his CHIC certificate showing he has all the recommended clearances and that they are publicly available for review. Very proud of what this special guy has accomplished so far!

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