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Taurine... YES THIS IS WOOF RELATED !!!!!

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Abby

Where ya' goin'?- Can I go too?

Barked: Thu Nov 20, '08 5:49pm PST


	Looked in "Manual of Natural Veterinary Medicine, Science and Tradition" and it recommeds taurine and carnitine for dogs that have cysteine bladder crystals or stones. Also taurine for cataracts, congestive heart failure, hepatic lipidosis, retinal disease and for seizues. Sorry guys, I only give the short version. Sunni, you are a posting miracle!

Luvin Life

Barked: Thu Nov 20, '08 5:59pm PST


	Thanks Sunni for all the great information...........

It\'s Tough- Being A Spoiled- Puppy!

Barked: Sun Sep 6, '09 3:54pm PST


	Hewo! My mommy has been feeding me an organic homecooked diet for 6 years, and she also adds 250-500 mg Taurine a few times per week. It's an amino acid which needs to be in cat food, but doggies also need it for heart health. When I was fed RAW (it didn't go well for me, unfortunately), my mommy would add in some RAW beef heart (hard to find in our area! ), because beef heart is a rich source of taurine. But once cooked, taurine is destroyed. So, when she switched me to homecooked, we had to add in a taurine in supplement form. The pharmacist told us that this form of taurine (in a capsule) is also heat sensitive, so if your pup is on a homecooked diet and you cook the food fresh, make sure you let the food cool down before you add the taurine to it. Great thread! Sedona

Too cute for my- tail!

Barked: Tue Sep 8, '09 7:46pm PST


	Abby, you had me at 'seizures'! I have two epi pups, and home cook their food. They get chicken and turkey, so I guess they're probably deficient in taurine, too. We're going get supplements tomorrow! Thanks for the great info!

Bridge Angel - always loved

Barked: Tue Oct 6, '09 2:24pm PST


	Taurine is an enzyme that both humans and dogs manufacture, but cats do not. That's why you'll see taurine specifically emphasized in feline diets, but not canine. Not to say that we humans and dogs always produce enough, though. Taurine deficiency is known to cause not only heart disease, but blindness. For the record, I object to the term "mongrel". I am a mutt. When Mom's mad, I'm sometimes a cur - usually paired with "rotten" or "ungrateful."

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