Doggy with an upset tummy!

iamashoppingaddict

Katiehound wrote: »

Please keep us updated!
Hope the poops are of a more desirable consistency!!

Haha! They are getting there, however he just isn't going very often at all! He went Saturday but didn't go again until this evening. He's a frustrating doggie!

Need to go to pets at home tomorrow with the ingredients list from the prescription food to try and find an equivalent.......

pinksgirl

hi,
My jack Russell cross Milo had the same problem, I have him since he was a puppy. Suddenly he had stopped being interested in food as before and had runny and stinky poo.
Being the first time dog owner I rushed him to emergency.

Although he had little fever vet didn't give any medicine.
However he gave me few advice about the food -
Cut down giving milk, feed boiled rice and chicken once a day and his tummy settled down since.
I buy pets at home frozen meat food and thaw it before giving him.
That works and you can make similar at home. I don't know if it helps but I feed him dry food thru toy so he eats little at a time. Give him bones too it's good for their tummy and tummy rub after food 😇
All the best and hugs to your baby.

artbaron

First, forget Chappies. It's a terrible food, one of the worst, almost on a par with Baker's for its total lack of nutritional value and grotesque low quality ingredients.

Second, take any vet's advice with a pinch of salt (metaphorically). Many are tied into certain brands, with manufacturers openly sponsoring veterinary training and practices, so any advice you get is unlikely to be unbiased. Also, vets don't have any more idea on what food is beneficial to a dog any more than your average dog owner. Indeed, less than most. It's not part of their training and unless they're dog owners themselves they have little idea.

If you want to feed wet then what I would advise is to select one food and try that for a week. Don't let him have anything else. No biscuits, no treats, nothing at all, just that food and water.

Select one initially that's grain free, high meat content, free from artificial additives, hypoallergenic and clearly labelled.

Loathe as I am to recommend Pets at Home I have to admit their Wainwright's Grain Free wet trays fit the bill and are very good for sensitive stomachs. They are also fairly inexpensive (for a good food). Get two different types, say Lamb and Chicken, and feed one type only for a full week, then the other type. See how that works out, I'd be surprised if you don't see a positive difference. And obviously, if one flavour doesn't agree with him, use another.

If you can't get Wainwright's (P@H seem to have serious supply problem that they can't be bothered to resolve) then have a look on here and select foods that fit the above description above. Examples would be Forthglade (same as Wainwright's but with grain), Lily's Kitchen (very expensive, look for the grain free ones) and Nature's Menu. There are many others, too.

If he becomes more regular but his poos are still a bit loose, try some prio-biotics like Bionic Biotic. Not too expensive and it does firm up the output as well as balancing the bacteria in the gut.

The important thing is to be consistent so you can eliminate foods that don't agree with him and continue with those that agree with him. So I repeat, don't give him anything at all to eat outside of mealtimes.

It's possible that he has a grain and / or fibre sensitivity. This can result in constipation, the runs, or both intermittently.

When you've found a food brand that agrees with him then obviously keep on with it, but do try him on different flavours of that food. If you keep him on a single flavour then it is likely he'll develop a sensitivity to it somewhere down the line. Maybe vary the flavour once every couple of weeks or something.