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is my aussie small for her age???
A guy at the aprk scared me saying she was so little for her age
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BrittANDdooney
Posted: 6:37:46 PM 7/26/2007
She is 5 months and about 25 lbs. Does this sound right? Im only bothered because of all of her alergies I have been feeding her fish and sweet potato which they dont make in puppy! Any other aussie owners is this right? Could I have ended up with a mini with two standard parents?
In return for scraps he is loyal, affactionate, our best friend and protector. It's the best deal man ever made.
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patchOPits
Posted: 9:02:04 PM 7/26/2007
I would talk to the breeder first off about the allergy issue and secondly about the growth rate of her bloodline.

How much does her dam weigh?

I honestly don't think she sounds too small? But then again I'm not an aussie person though I do agility with quite a few of them.

Make sure the food you are feeding is an all life stages food. It is ok if it is not a puppy food as long as it is all life stages. If it isn't look into another single source protein food.

Do you know what she is allergic too or are you just guessing it is the food?

It could be environmental or even the p food she is on knwo.

What did your vet say?

Growth depends on many factors
such as but not limited too
genetics, nutrition, health, stress
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brittANDdooney
Posted: 11:19:04 AM 7/27/2007
The vets gave me a bunch of bull.
They had me treat her for ticks.. then I find out we don't have ticks in vegas! Then I bring her back and they told me not to worry it was nothing serious. She was even doing it in front of them! Different vets by the way. The itching has CALMED since I switched her food but not ceased completly. Im trying to avoid getting the 400$ test if I can/ if I have to then I have to but I'm sure you understand why I am TRYING to avoid it. If she is allergic to somethinglike grass.. what do I do? Not let her play in grass??? And she actually comes from a breeder of oversized aussies! Her mom was 55 lbs and her dad was 60lbs!
In return for scraps he is loyal, affactionate, our best friend and protector. It's the best deal man ever made.
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brittANDdooney
Posted: 11:20:39 AM 7/27/2007
the breeder said she was not itching there, but after talking to her more. I don't think t's that she wasn't itchy. I think it was that they didn't notice. The breeder told me once I got her that she was A) Open Feeding them B) Had done no kind of training and it was "an effort to let them out and make sure they got enough exercise
I asked what she had been feeding, but I guess I had assumed alot about the rest.
In return for scraps he is loyal, affactionate, our best friend and protector. It's the best deal man ever made.
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jackie17
Posted: 11:31:26 AM 7/27/2007
The average weight for an aussie is 40-65 pounds. I think she is ok. how tall is she? Aussies are "heavy" dogs, but they do have a little weight. I used to own 2 of them, their great dogs to have and excellent companions.

She could probably stand to gain a few, but overall, she seems ok by the weight. Are there any other problems? Or just the itching?
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brittANDdooney
Posted: 1:06:53 PM 7/27/2007
just the itching! No others that I can see. She is on adult puppy food because of the allergy but I give her plenty of suplments such as a fish oil capsul every day and lots of peanut butter.
In return for scraps he is loyal, affactionate, our best friend and protector. It's the best deal man ever made.
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BlueDixie
Posted: 1:30:10 PM 7/27/2007
I'm confused but what's new?

You keep saying your dog has an allergy as determined by itching and you've restricted the dogs diet.

What makes you think it's a food allergy?
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BlueDixie
Posted: 1:35:11 PM 7/27/2007
As far as the weight of your dog, there is such a variance in the size of the Aussie that you can't really tell by weight.

Judge by appearance. Here's a general chart you can go by

http://vet.osu.edu/1851.htm
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brittANDdooney
Posted: 2:23:26 PM 7/27/2007
thanx blue!
Im not sure its a food allergy. Im trying to see if it is. Im seeing if changing the food helps, and if it does nto Im going to get her tested
In return for scraps he is loyal, affactionate, our best friend and protector. It's the best deal man ever made.
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jackie17
Posted: 3:15:48 PM 7/27/2007
IMO,,she really should be on puppy food. It has more of the vitamins & nutrients she needs. You won't have to supplement either. Try giving her chicken. I have a rottie who was allergic to corn. If it was in the top ingredients, he couldnt eat it. We feed him Nutro Large breed Lamb & Rice. Give it a shot, couldnt hurt..:)
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BlueDixie
Posted: 4:40:37 PM 7/27/2007
Britt- Although food allergy may be the cause it's more than likely external. Check out this website

http://www.dog.com/vet/dermatology/01.asp
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BlueDixie
Posted: 4:42:14 PM 7/27/2007
be sure to click on the part in the small box at top that further discusses food allergies and symptoms
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brittANDdooney
Posted: 4:53:08 PM 7/27/2007
haha well thanks for the post!
However... the first line "Unless a dog has moved to a different part of the country and has unexpected exposure to new allergens".. well mine did! otherwise i would say Food allergies BINGO. Perhaps THATS why the breeder said she wasnt itching there!
In return for scraps he is loyal, affactionate, our best friend and protector. It's the best deal man ever made.
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brittANDdooney
Posted: 5:05:43 PM 7/27/2007
Thanks Jackie, but I tried it.
I tried Sciende Diet Chicken and rice to lamb and rice
to Nutro Chicken Otameal and rice, to lamb and rice
She only got worse...
so now I am having to go hollistic and the only allergy hollistic that seems to be working (fish and swet potato) doesnt come in puppy, not even in other brands of it. So this is my last resort. And I mix in the wet food w the dry food, plus she is in training so she gets lots of treates, and a peanut butter stuffed kong. If THIS doesnt work Im going to go raw. or maybe even start using raw as her supplment
In return for scraps he is loyal, affactionate, our best friend and protector. It's the best deal man ever made.
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pwcorgilover
Posted: 5:18:47 PM 7/27/2007
If you are trying to see if the dog has a food allergy you need to restrict everything that goes into the dogs mouth. and work backward. If you are giving treats from various different sources you are not really resticting the diet. Try using the puppy's food as a treat until you get the allergy thing figured out.
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brittANDdooney
Posted: 1:52:51 PM 7/30/2007
of course! I should have specified. I also threw out all her treats and am giving her treats from the same holistic store which contain so soy wheat or corn.
In return for scraps he is loyal, affactionate, our best friend and protector. It's the best deal man ever made.
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jackie17
Posted: 10:21:27 AM 7/31/2007
Seems like you're trying. Keep it up, and hope she gets better.

Keep us posted.

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