Help please

[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

[ontariogreys]

James Wellbelove and Burns is now being sold in Canada at speciality pet stores, I understand they are quality foods though I have not checked out the ingredients.

Others that suggested food may not be that far off, check for common ingredients in all 3 foods you have tried, in my one greyhound Sunny's case he cannot tolerate corn, it will cause him to vomit and cause loose stools.

Another possibility which can cause ocassionally vomitting is empty stomach symdrome, often you will know if this is the case as the vomitting is mostly occuring in the mornings, it can be helped by feeding 2 meals a day instead of one and also giving them a bedtime snack like bread or toast, so they are not going long periods without food in their stomach.

[juju]

The vet said if it was the food he would constantly have the runs. not periodically.So we are all baffled as to what it is.

[Bonny]

Has the veterinary taken any samples & tested them to see what could be causing the food to pass through your dog like it has been doing. Maybe there is an intestinal infection & it needs to be treated with medication. Maybe check with the people you got the pup from also to see if they have had any problems their own dogs. Just some suggestions. Good thoughts & prayers sent your way for your pup.

[Eastwood Great Danes]

The vet said if it was the food he would constantly have the runs. not periodically.So we are all baffled as to what it is.

The vet is wrong on that one. Dog food does not have the same sources of food in each batch/bag. In fact you don't have any idea what is in it or where it came from. Each batch may be simular, but its not the same chickens, the same corn, the same anything and dog food companies do not really know either. The dead/rejected for human consumption animals are taken to a rendering plant and cooked until the moisture is gone then turned into a powder and sold to dog food companies as 'meat'. The 'meat' now in powder form could have come from anywhere. Most likely diseased too. Not trying to gross you out, but if the meat in dog food was good enough for humans then humans would be eating it. That is a fact. What is in most if not all commercial dog foods is 'meat' that would be unacceptable/unfit for human consumption. So it CAN be the food and more then likely is in my opinion.