My sister just moved to Cedarburg and turned me onto The Feed Bag. I have had my Pitbull for almost a year. When I got her, she was extremely malnourished. Her hair was falling out and her skin was in terrible shape. Her nails would routinely crack or break and bleed, and she was 20lb under weight.
It has been a hard year trying to get her healthy. Our main problem has been gut health. I have gone back to the Feed Bag over and over again. I got to much help, but again and again her body would reject the food. I turned to making homemade food, but I don’t even cook for myself that much, let alone the dog, so it has been frustrating.
I made the 45 minute drive back to the Feed Bag today and begged for help, as I am at the end of my rope. All the internet research and talking to the vet I have done, it still feels like I have not gotten very far. Her skin, nails, and weight are better, but I haven’t been able to fix her gut.
I asked a girl who happened to be new. She told me she did not know how help me, but would get someone. That person said the problem needed someone who knew more about food (even though the girl was obviously knowledgeable), so she got a manager. I was incredibly impressed that they both were willing to ask for help, instead of just blowing me off or giving me the most expensive thing they could find.
I talked to the manager for a good 20 min. We talked about a lot of options and what could be causing the issues. I went through the whole list of very expensive dog foods I had tried and he listened. Yes, you heard me. He listened.
We made a plan to help rebuild her gut bacteria with probiotics and a very neutral dog food that was chalk full of vitamins. It wasn’t cheap, but he told me to bring anything back that made her sick and they would exchange it.
I feel like I finally have a plan and may have a handle on this situation. I am so grateful to the people at Feed Bag who have put so much effort into trying to help me make my dog healthy. I cannot recommend them enough. Their selection is huge and their prices are a little cheaper to on par with most places. But, I have never seen the know or the care they put into their jobs anywhere else. Well worth the drive.
