The point is to put weight on a dog in a nutritious, healthy manner.

From his symptoms, it does sound like he may have had an allergic reaction to crab meat. It's kind of odd, though, since an allergy takes more than one time to develop. For instance, you won't know you're allergic to penicillin until you've had it mo...

Yeah, like mine ever looks like that! LOL!

Yours sounds scrumptious! I'll give it a try. Thanks!

Satin balls are a good, nutritious thing to feed as a treat or supplement (IMO) to help a dog gain needed weight. There are lots of recipes on the 'net. I've used the one at:

I've never had this with the cheese! You should rename it 2x4x1 Soup!

I'll give it a try. Thanks for the recipe!

Since Oxford won't give up her recipe, the one I use is at:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/peanut-butter-cake-ii/detail.aspx

Delicious!

No DNA test for FSF yet (but they're trying), see:

http://www.cspca.com/Health/FamilialShar-PeiFever.pdf

It seems that it'll be just about impos...

Should I have them all done or is there a reason that we have only done some?

I'm sorry I can't answer that question. You need to find a mentor knowledgeable in the Shar-Pei breed, or at least find a breed-specific forum to help you...

OFFA fee structure:

http://www.offa.org/fees.html

CERF:

http://www.vmdb.org/history.html
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Search the Breeder Classifieds at akc.org. There are 143 registered AKC dachshund breeders throughout the US, with a couple in AR.

Also check out the