Help please

[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.

[juju]

when we had his poop tested about 6 months ago there was bacteria found, but as i explained in my other post test couldnt be done this time as he is on antibiotics for a water infection.

[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.

[juju]

we have to take charlie back to the vets saturday,so we shall take further steps to get some tests done.

[juju]

when we first had charlie we fed him pedigree chum, then nutro choice,and now james wellbeloved, do you think I should try another brand of food? If so do you have any suggestions.I appreciate any help.





thanks julie.

[Karen]

I would ask your vet, of course, but maybe try a lamb-and-rice food, which is supposed to be pretty non-allergenic for most dogs, switch over gradually, and then just stick to that food forever if it works. Switching foods around a lot isn't great for their tummies, either.