I was so pleased to hear from my new listener Ann, who heard my WOR show and is a patient of the fine dermatologist from the Animal Medical Center, Mark Macina, whom I had as a guest. She wrote:
Hi Tracie — I just finished listening to your program where you featured Dr. Macina from Animal Medical Center. I have a German Shepherd guide dog who has been my loyal guide and friend since April 2008. When I got her, she had a lot of spots on her where there was no hair. I took her to A.M.C. where they tested her for scabies, etc. Everything came back negative. She’s been seeing Dr. Macina for almost a year now and is now on an antihistamine, another medication to enhance hair growth, melatonin for hair growth and omega3. She looks like a new dog. I am also feeding her Wellness — lamb and all the treats that I give her are either Mother Hubbard or Wellness treats. I had a bag of treats which I found out had chicken by-products in it and better be safe than sorry, I threw the bag away. I just wanted you to know that I think the world of Dr. Macina. Hazel’s allergy is not a food allergy, but I’m thinking about having Dr. Macina allergy-test her to see if we can find out what the allergy is. If you have any suggestions, I’d be happy if you could send me an email.
P.S. I do wet the Wellness since I have to put her meds in with the food.
Ann followed this up with a call into the show last week because I let her know that another listener who used a guide dog would be calling in to announce that my book THE DOG BIBLE is now available for sight-impaired dog owners. I told her that her dog’s diet needs to change to at least one half real protein and vegetables and that I hope she’ll sign up at www.Proportions.com to be amongst the first to get the trial sample of the feeding plan that would be a great help to a person without sight — three pouches, one with kibble (and she can continue with Wellness lamb or try another brand or flavor Smartpak Canine carries, including their own Live Smart premium dry food), a pouch of shredded chicken breast in pumpkin soup, and a pouch of raw dehydrated real vegetables and fruit. I predict his skin is going to get a lot better just from increasing the quality protein and less-processed ingredients.
Tracie
The Dog Bible
