Alfie02 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hi all, I thought I would ask the question here before I take my boy to the vets once again. He is a 2year old ridgeback who we love to death, he is a big softie who unfortunately has a constant case of upset stomach. On and off for the last year he has a bouts of loud gurgling stomach noises, eating grass and vomiting it back up and not wanting to play or eat anything. After a couple of days he feels better and all is good again for a couple of weeks until It happens again. He is feed advantage dry and a small amount of advantage canned food and has a shiny coat. The only thing is.....he eats chicken poop! I'm just wondering if this might be the thing upsetting his stomach or if you think it might be something else? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosmum Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Coccidiosis? (sp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Isn't bird poop toxic to dogs? I don't imagine it would be very good for him. I hope you find out what is wrong with him but I think he really needs to see a vet and maybe get a stool sample to take up (full blood work up as well might help). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espinay2 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Yep get him checked for coccidia perhaps.Next time he has an episode, take a stool sample for testing. You might want to add a probiotic to his diet. Get one in capsule form from the chemist or health food store rather than giving yoghurt though as it is stronger. You will find them in the fridge section. Edited January 14, 2013 by espinay2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie02 Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Thanks for the replys :) When he was 9 weeks old he got very very sick with what the emergency vets thought was coccidiosis... He was treated and made a full recovery. Do you think this may have just been dormant in his body until now? I think it's time to go back to the vets and request a blood test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie02 Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 I will also give the probiotics a try :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espinay2 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 If he has had it, it is possible. It can be hard to get rid of if you have it on your property. Try to limit access to the chook poo if you can (hard I know if you have free ranging birds. You may need to rethink how you manage the dog and birds though). Definitely back to the vet . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan_ Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Maybe PM Erny too - she has a RR and had very similar issues for years. I believe he is doing well now on the Augustine Approved food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie02 Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Thank you for that info, I will send a pm now :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeebie Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Yep definately needs stool sampling and blood samples done possibly salmonella http://www.dog-world.com.au/salmonellosis-in-dogs.htm which you can contract from dog as well as anyone else handling excreations, also Giardia is another bad little parasitic infection. Dog would need complete course of appropriate antibiotic medication + keep all water boiled to prevent reinfection with giardia, hard I know but lives in water in lakes/creeks/dams/tanks/ bowls that are not frequently washed and cleaned properly, some humans and animals develop a natural tolerance others don't and become very unwell. http://www.dog-world.com.au/giardia-in-dogs.htm Also you will need to keep dog away from any fowl droppings if you don't want a very expensive vet bill over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara8430 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Maybe Giardia i would think as well, also have you tried a RAW diet? Maybe he has intollerance to kibble, i know my girl had stomach upsets frequently and now since i removed kibbler shes been much much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie02 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Yeah I have booked him in for Saturday morning to go and see the vets. I'm thinking it must be some sort of parasite from the bird poop...so now I have to keep him away from it...harder than it sounds...lol. Yeah , we will try the blood tests etc and then if nothing comes up then we will have a look at his food. So complicated to try and figure out what makes him sick when he eats so many different things...most things that shouldn't be consumed anyway! Ahhh the stomach and mind of a ridgeback will never cease to amaze me :) Thanks for the help DOLers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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