Sensitive Stomach

[Karen]

Try the basics - one-ingredient options. Start by giving him some plain cooked chicken, see if that stays down. Then add some either rice or sweet potato, see if those two stay down, etc. He's obviously reacting to something he is eating, And by trying one ingredient at a time, you can often work out what it is that's causing the issues.

[wolf_Q]

All of my huskies seem to have somewhat sensitive stomachs, but with Nebo it's a bit ridiculous. It will only take one bite of something that doesn't agree with him to have really bad diarrhea/sometimes puking episode...often he'll act really ill for the rest of the day too. I took him to the vet for this multiple times, had blood tests, x-rays, etc. and nothing was ever found. I found he does much better on lamb or venison based food, I used to feed him a chicken based food and it was way worse. He will still periodically get these episodes (came home to one last week it was pretty awful) sometimes he'll go a few months and be fine and sometimes he'll have problems twice in a week. Usually I can trace it to something he ate but sometimes all I thought he had was dog food so I'm not sure.

Personally I don't think Science diet has very good ingredients, especially for the price. Most of their formulas contain corn and by-products which are ingredients I would want to avoid. I've had him on multiple foods over the years (he's almost 10) and he's had the same problems with all of them (just worse with chicken based foods). When Nebo gets ill I don't feed him anything until the next day to give his stomach a chance to settle down. Usually that's all it takes and he's completely fine after. I have given him pepcid AC tablets as well which help some and also plain canned pumpkin (not the kind with any spices) is good to help with the diarrhea.

[Karen]

What I should add is, if the chicken makes him sick, try a different protein - lamb, for example. The whole point is add things one ingredient at a time until you can figure out what's safe.

As a human with food allergies, I have to do this whenever I develop a new one. It doesn't make for thrilling meals, but it is nice not to dread what I might feel like afterward.

[Woodnymph]

Dog foods with Grains,additives,chemicals cause skin,stomach problems. Try Taste Of The Wild,Bison or others like it.... Google it and you will see. I used to cook for my dogs, which ended the stomach-skin issues. After 2007, people woke up and demanded food without cheap grains. I have been feeding my dogs this food for 3,1/2 yrs. NO problems. Don't just believe the "Natural" claims, but get familiar with what's really in these dog foods.

[Freedom]

You can learn about dog foods and how to read labels here:
www.dogfoodanalysis.com

For a start, read a few 6 star reviews and then read a few 2 star reviews. You will catch on quickly!

As already said, Science Diet is not a very good food; the Taste of the Wild mentioned is an excellent choice!

It could be the issue is not his food, but perhaps a treat? Or, being a beagle, something he finds and eats while outdoors? Because you said it seems random with him being fine for a few days to a few weeks at a time

Getting him on a quality food will be a good first step.