Help please

[juju]

I have changed his dog food 3 times now and hes been on james wellbeloved dry food for 6months.The vet didnt say what the allergy was and when he said its nothing to worry about I didnt. should I chance vets.

[lv4dogs]

I've never heard of that food. I did find it on the net but I still was unable to locate the ingredient list.

How long did you keep him on one food before changing it? Sometimes it takes a little while to see a difference. And you should also change their diet gradually, slowly adding a little of the new food to the old food, within about 2-3 weeks they should be on the new food & off of the old food.

Is he having any other symptoms at all or is it just the upset tummy? When you say upset stomach what exactly do you mean? What is he doing?

I wouldn't change vets... at least not yet anyways.
First I'd call them & explain to them that the problem keeps returning. I'd also ask them what allergy they found and why they thought it wasn't important.
Since this problem has happened quite a few times i'd deffinitely bring him back for another exam & fecal sample.

[juju]

I did change his food slowly, hubby has just reminded me that the vet said to find out what the allergy was we needed to have further tests so we are going to next week, he has diarreaha.I am from England so maybe the food is only available here. thank you for your replies.

[lv4dogs]

When he's having diarrhea make sure he drinks plenty of water please. That can dehydrate a dog (or any other living creature) in no time.

Good luck at the vets next week.

[juju]

Thankyou for your advice about the water.

[Eastwood Great Danes]

Hi, Maybe the food, maybe something else. When you switched foods were the ingredient list very different? People often change foods not realizing they are not getting anything different.
Are you using heart worm protection? Just tossing this out there for thought.
FYI
Ivermectin has been proven to cause the following side effects: Vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, paralysis, jaundice and other liver problems, coughing, nose bleeds, high fevers, weakness, dizziness, nerve damage, bleeding disorders, loss of appetite, breathing difficulty, pneumonia, depression, lethargy, sudden aggressive behavior, skin eruptions, tremors, and sudden death. Though a minority of dogs experiences these reactions, they are seen in many breeds. Veterinarians also report that many dogs also get stomach and intestinal upsets, irritability, stiffness and just feel rotten for the first 2 weeks after each monthly dose of heartworm protection. An American Veterinary Association report on adverse drug reactions showed that 65% of all drug reactions reported and 48% percent of all reported deaths caused by drug reactions were from heartworm preventative medicine.

Keep in mind the stats at the bottom are from "reported" incidences and I believe that the reactions and deaths due to this drug are probably much higher. The reaction doesn’t have to be immediate either. A dog can be seemingly doing fine on heartgaurd or any other heartworm prevention containing Ivermectin (Ivomec) for months or years then all the sudden fall ill and neither the vet nor the owner would suspect the medicine

[juju]

we took charlie to the vets this morning, we couldnt start the tests for his stomach as he has a water infection and she has given charlie some antibiotics, but if he has it again we shall start the tests right away. the vet didnt seem to think it was anything serious as it was not something he has all the time. thankyou for all your replies.




julie