leopuppy04 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Looks like one of my dogs might just have a permanent sensitive tum.. Looking for recommendations as I am LOATHE to raise her on i/d food - of successful BARF diets or dry that has kept their tummies happy. We are still at the very much beginning stages of this as she has been on carafate with i/d for about 4-5months now, no problems. Re-introduced black hawk, no probs... then weaned off the carafate and she's upset tummy again. So I'm looking for some other alternatives to find out what she can/ can't eat and what people have gone through with this. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I would do an elimination diet with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Best to work out what is causing the upset ... my youngest is sensitive to grains and beef. I find that running around lots and stress can also contribute. To make life a little easier and reduce the runs I include pumpkin on a regular basis - maybe twice a week (they love chicken and pumpkin so they think they are getting a treat), yoghurt and Inner Health Plus (or another probiotic). I was feeding raw but found my youngest was not keeping enough weight on and he wasn't "loving" it ... they now get raw with Canidae PureSea (was Canidae Salmon Grain Free) and both are doing brilliantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) I've been feeding BARF for over 10 years to several different dogs. I had one dog that couldn't eat kibble and raw bones. Once I cut out the kibble and went to all raw he was fine with the bones. Some dogs have a hard time digesting lamb but are fine with other bones. One I have at present that has a sensitive gut after a whole lot of medication over the last year is doing best on mainly turkey necks. Hopefully we will get him back to a variety of bones in the future. With BARF type diets it is a bit of trial and error to find out what combination suits each dog. Edited September 29, 2011 by dancinbcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormie Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I'd probably do an elimination diet, too. Have you looked at Euk FP? I used it with Orbit whilst he was still growing as the calcium/phos ratio was pretty much on par with most other Large/Giant Pup foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinabean Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Leopuppy I understand how you feel about the Hills i/d. I have a 9 month old pup who has had ongoing tummy issues. My vet put him on a Eukanuba prescription diet and suggested regular vitamin B12 injections when diahorrea (sp?) recurs. While the Eukanuba low-residue didn't seem to cause diahorrea, he lost a lot of weight on it and he barely ate it. This pup already looked emaciated but did look worse on the prescription food. My vet suggested that any new meat/ food needed to be introduced slowly and given 4 weeks chance. Like Tilly I often add a little bit of mashed pumpkin to my dog's food. I'm starting to think that there is something in many biscuits that doesn't agree with my pup (read: causes frequent foamy/ liquid poos! ) This got me thinking about trying BARF as it is possible to feed a single meat, grain-free food. Most biscuits have so many ingredients it's hard to work out what exactly is the problem. So I'm trialling Big Dog Barf at the moment, one meat at a time. He also gets chicken and roo bones as these have proven to be fine. If raw seems like it is working for my dog, I will read up and learn how to correctly make my own raw diet. So far so good, my dog is looking better now than he ever has in his skinny life! He is eating with enthusiasm now too. It's truly frustrating to have a sickly-looking dog who barely wants to eat. Good luck with your dog, let us know how you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopuppy04 Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 Thanks everyone for their thoughts. I think the pumpkin is a great idea as this will be a good additive. Am happy to consider an elimination diet however I'm not 100% convinced that she has an allergy/ tummy problem as she's basically been on a bland diet for 6mths, and had foods slowly introduced with no ill effects and then when nothing has changed, out of the blue she will have a grumpy tum!! Very frustrating!!! And I am loathe to feed her what the vets recommend eg: processed and crappy dry foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason_Gibbs Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I have a similar isdue with my dog, he will eat the same kibble for months and then have a problem. He does best on a cup of canidae salmon a day, some meat and a bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopuppy04 Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 thanks M_G - I've fed mine on Canidae prior and find it a really good product (the salmon one) but didn't continue due to the $$. Glad to hear a few have done well on it thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason_Gibbs Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Yes it is pricey but as i only feed a cup a day it lasts me ages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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