Our Little Rambo's Food

Aileen says:
Rambo is our little furry son and a major project in our life.  Leave it to two naturopaths to have a dog with allergies and irritable bowels. We are determined to cure his doggy dermatitis (itchy-scratchy-dry skin) and soothe his sensitive gut, naturally, of course.

After spending hours calling our nutraceutical reps to see if our favorrite supplements were doggy friendly, we learned that Nutra Sea Fish Oil has a vet line as does Thorne Professional Products!! Unfortunately, it only took us a couple dosages of feeding Rambo fish oil to make us realize that this was going to be an obstacle. Even though we mixed it in his food, he somehow managed to smear the fish oil all over his snout, paws and even his ears! He then ran around the house and smooshed his face all over our bedroom comforter and living room armchair (the one I stood in line for over two hours to get at the coveted annual Gus furniture Warehouse sale).

After an afternoon of doing laundry and steam cleaning our armchair, we made a joint decision that fish oils had no place in Rambo’s naturopathic wellness plan to optimal health. The only thing was that we both noticed that his obsessive scratching had already noticeably decreased by the next day.
The anti-inflammatory powers and skin soothing properties of the fish oil were already pumping through the little guy’s system and who were we to deny him of this! After combing the local pet foods stores for a fish oil alternative, we found a great new food for him that is fish-derived. It is called Acana Pacifica Grain-Free fomula (dogs have difficulty digesting grains) and it is made with a blend of pacific Salmon, Wild Pacific Herring and Wild Pacific Flounder.


We’re happy that we are no longer awakened in the middle of the night with the thud, thud, thud of Rambo’s foot frantically scratching his sides and he’s happy that he has delicious food! I guess this makes him a pisco-vegetarian!