Solid Gold

[Dogmomx2]

Hi,

I am new to this forum but I have a question that I am hoping someone may be able to answer.

My four year old chocolate lab (BoBo) was turning up his nose to his previous dog food. We were feeding Nutrisource Chicken and Rice and then moved to Lamb and Rice. He was beginging to vomit after eating. We then switched him to Wolf King by Solid Gold. I transitined him over two weeks to prevent gastric distress. In the begining we had no problems and he loved the food. He has been eating straight Wolf King for about a month. About a week ago he started showing less interest and he has terrible gas. I thought it may be the new food but could he being showing signs after a month??? Why does he go from LOVING this food to disinterest in a month? Is it OK to give him an over the counter gasX pill to relieve his gas? Thank you.


Melissa

ps The two year old German Short Hair Pointer (Bailey) still loves the food ahas not shown any problems.

[wolfsoul]

First of all, welcome to Pet Talk, and good for you for feeding a high quality food!

It is absolutely possible for a dog to develop an allergy, even to something he's been eating his entire life. There are digestive enzymes you can buy specifically for dogs that should help with the gas, and you can also go to your natural food store and pick up some natural sugar-free yogurt. My friend's dog was very gassy and they refused to switch her food --- as soon as they started giving her yogurt, the gas stopped.

Good luck! Hope you stick around and show us pictures of your dogs!

[dragondawg]

is a contradiction in terms. Labs are not known to be finicky eaters.

You need to get the dog into a Vet for a blood work up. Various metabolic disorders can cause eating or digestive problems. Also just as likely are parasite problems. Gas-X is ok as simethicone pops the gas bubbles by lowering the surface tension on an air bubble. It's a totally inert substance biologically in the intestine. Of course popping gas bubbles doesn't quite get to the root of the problem.

[borzoimom]

Wolf King is not the same as solid gold. Try Solid gold Lamb or holistic. wolf king as more grains and less protein.. also- eating too much can make gas..

[cmayer31]

Wolf King is not the same as solid gold. Try Solid gold Lamb or holistic. wolf king as more grains and less protein.. also- eating too much can make gas..

I might be wrong, but Solid Gold makes Wolf King. Solid Gold Wolf King, bison and salmon based, and Solid Gold Hund-n-Flocken, lamb based, are 22% protein and their holistic formula, all grain with some fish meal, is 18%.

If you're going for more protein and less grain I would think that Wolf King is a great mix of the lamb and holistic.

As to the question, there he may have developed a food allergy, or maybe there is something else causing the situation. I've heard of using yogurt and I think taking him to a vet to rule out other issues is a good idea. If you really think it's the food switching him slowly to another food may make the difference. The Solid Gold lamb formula that Borzoimom recommended may be a good option.

[Dogmomx2]

Thank you for all the replies........I am feeding Solid Gold Wolf King Bison and Slamon. Bobo was at the vet about a month ago and had a workup when he was vomiting the other food and it was suggested a possible food allergy. We are trying to keep him away from Chicken. I may the enzymes and see if that works and a different flavor of Solid Gold. Does Solid Gold make the enzymes? We had a rescue that had epliepsy (she went to the bridge a couple years ago) and we fed a boiled beef and rice diet because of her illness but switched BoBo back to Kibble when she passed and we rescued Baily from the shelter. I have considered going back to that diet but with our work demands it was getting difficult to keep their meal prepared. Thanks again.

Melissa

[dragondawg]

. Bobo was at the vet about a month ago and had a workup when he was vomiting the other food and it was suggested a possible food allergy.

Go back to the Vet and suggest they look again for protozoan type parasites- not always easily found. Ask them if a short term course of metronidazole might be worth a try? It also has an anti-inflamatory action on the intestinal lining. That's an easy try.

The fact your dog was nauseated once before on a different diet, and is now behaving as though it is feeling nauseated by its anorexia would suggest something other than a food allergy is going on. Another easy try is to ask the Vet about using an acid blocker for a month, with the idea your dog may have the beginning of an ulcer. I would suggest that you discuss with your Vet using Cimetidine 400 mg 2X daily, or Prilosec 1 mg/kg, but alas on this forum people get excited if one mentions specific dosages. So I better not mention such things.

If you want to keep exploring food allergies, then ask the Vet for a specific hypo-allergenic dog food that can be tried for a short period of time or a couple of months. Again it seems strange all was well, and now all of a sudden the dog becomes anorexic on various food tries.

As for enzymes, one should first have the pancreatic enzyme levels checked by the Vet. Most enzyme insuffiencies results in diarrhea that appears greasy due to undigested fat. Note: When low pancreatic enzymes are diagnosed the Vet will usually prescribe a prescription enzyme preparation such as Viokase-V, or Pancreazyme. The cost is somewhere between $60-100 per month. What should one think if they run across a web site advertising an enzyme supplement for $20 a bottle? You get what you pay for- including nothing.

In summary you need to complain to the Vet that their guess of food allergy needs to be revisited.