When we first adopted Izabella, her tummy was almost completely grey/black, and her nipples were very large and dangly. Vet said she'd recently weaned a litter. I did not know until I joined PV that the dark color was actually a sign of a dog less than perfectly healthy. We put her on a good grain free (though not completely carb free) food, Taste of the Wild High Plains (I think that is it, the one in the yellow bag).
Here is a picture of her tummy a few weeks after being on the TOTW:
She'd been spayed the day I took this picture. It actually had improved a bit already. It is difficult to see just how floppy her nipples were, but the back ones in particular were very dangly. In fact, when I first picked her up out of the middle of the highway, I felt to see if she was a girl or a boy, and guessed boy from feeling one of the nipples! It felt just like a little puppy's business!
This was taken after a few months on TOTW. I forgot exactly when this was taken, and did not date it.
And I took this one tonight, amost exactly six months after we adopted her. What an amazing difference! She still has some black crusty yeasties on the very back nipples, but those were solid black to begin with.
Wow!!! I noticed today that Leto is a nice pink now too!! He's on TOTW Pacific stream. Good stuff!!!
Heather, Mommy to skinkid Toby and Furkids Sir Wally of Pugzu and Duke Leto Prancypants the Fragrant.
Also Mom to Just Dakota the Canadian X gelding; pudgy budgies Kiwi, Fidget and Bree plus rescue budgies Spud, Minty, and Wendy. Stepmom to Monty Python.
Main squeeze of high school sweetie Scot.
Just look at that pink tum-tum. I've been feeding TOTW for about a year now and mine are all doing great on it.
We never touch people so lightly that we don't leave a trace.
What an improvement a lot of love and proper care can make. Good job on getting your little girl healthy. I know she really loves you for it :)
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“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” - Josh Billings
Nice job!
Jackie,Mom to Robbie & Stacy my human children and Tinker my furkid.
Wow! What a difference! Looking good, Izabella!
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Mom to Wonka the Dancing Pug, CGC, W-FD, W-TFD
and Miss Nilla Sassafras Pug CP (couch potato)
In the Land of Pugovia, Fairy Pug Tails ~ the Book
A beautiful pearly pink tummy indeed!!!
Izabella is a lucky little pug to have found her way into your car that fateful day.
Take care,
Lisa
In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
- Mohandas Gandhi
Well done![]()
Smartie, Audrey, Noah
and Chihuahua siblings: Kirby, Shadow, Zeta and Fizzy Dave
OMG! How amazing! Beefy's jealous of her adorable pink belly!
"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”
