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FOUND 8.5 oz canned pears
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> I made it for one of our dogs. She lived till the age of 17. She ate
> slug bait as a puppy and wound up getting poisoned. This caused her to
> get a seizure disorder that she had for the rest of her life. She also
> had back problems, arthritis, a liver problem and had gone blind and deaf
> not long before the end of her life.
>
> I did not have to use a recipe for her food although I have had dog and
> cat food cookbooks. Because of the liver problem, she really didn't want
> to eat much so the vet told us to feed her whatever she wanted. Which was
> often finely minced steak although she would sometimes eat scrambled eggs.
> When she was younger, she wasn't picky at all and would pretty much eat
> anything. I think her favorite food was popcorn.
>
> I probably only made food for her for about a year, if that. She was the
> dog that wouldn't die. Can't tell you how many times we had to take her
> to the vet, only to have them call us a few days later to say that we
> should consider it the end as she hadn't gone potty. I always told them
> that she was embarrassed to go like that and if she could come home, she
> would go. The vet would then give her 24 hours and tell us if she hadn't
> gone by then, it should probably be the end. Poor thing would be shaking
> so badly as we drove her home because she really had to go. Then we'd put
> her on the grass, she'd go, then wag her tail and be all happy!
>
> Her mom died when she was one day old. She had a brother. He was black
> and she was white. Not sure how long he lived. Somebody else adopted
> him. But she seemed to think she was a human and for sure a little Diva.
> She refused to set her feet in mud and if it was raining, somebody had to
> hold an umbrella over her and hold the back of her up while her front paws
> stayed on the patio so she could go potty. Also required being tucked in
> at night if she had to sleep in her dog bed. She preferred sleeping with
> me. And she did when I lived at home, although my mom forbade having pets
> in beds. I still managed to sneak her in there though.
 ) lucky dog )
>
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