Dog with dodgy tum

sangie595

Live yoghurt is great advice - but only if you have got the dog used to cows milk from being a puppy. Most (but not all) dogs are lactose intolerant. If you haven't, live yoghurt can make things worse.

Egg can be a good source of protein for dogs - but you need to be careful. Dogs need a much lower protein diet than most people realise. For a non-working dog, less than 20% animal protein in the diet. If you are giving egg AND turkey (or another animal protein) then that could be way too much - and will actually result in dicey tummies and all the rest!

After a very bad bout of "dicey tummy" it can actually take as much as a year to fully recover, depending on how bad the infection was and the age of the dog. Dry food isn't great during this time as dry food makes the stomach work harder. If you would prefer to avoid wet food, try a semi moist. And don't mix foodstuffs. Give the dog "dog food" only, with no "human food" - dog food is designed to provide the right mix of proteins and other staples. And dog treats are of any sort are perfectly ok as long as you factor them in to the daily diet. My last lad got attacked by two dogs some years ago and the antibiotics left him with a dodgy tummy for over a year - for a couple of months he was impossible to feed because he didn't want his food, but mixing it with Bakers Bacon Sizzlers cut up did the trick. There is always something the dog can't resist!

One final hint - milk is good for a dog who is having feeding problems. But as I said, dogs may not be lactose intolerant. If you aren't sure, try small amounts of either dog milk (it has the lactose removed) or goats milk. Anybody who has a pup - get it used to small amounts of milk and yoghurt on a daily basis, to build up tolerance. These foods can be life savers IF the dog can digest them in later life.

Beckyy

I hope your dog is feeling better now OP.

If it continues I would take a stool sample into the vets for analysis, it will eliminate bacteria which could be causing problems.

Chappie wet food is the one that is usually recommended for upset tummies, the dry as already mentioned is much lower quality.

I would look into YumPro probiotics and keep her on a food which he has taken well before. They worked magic for our dog. You can buy stronger sachets and then tablet form. We used both initially and then just the tablets. It worked a treat, they're similar to kaolin but have far more in them and you can purchase online for a reasonable price.

trolleyrun

Pipsqueak's tummy is back to normal thank you. I think she might have had a reaction to salmon. I did offer a stool sample to the vet but he said to only bring one in if it didn't clear up or comes back.

I want to keep her on mainly dry food as she gets quite sloppy deposits if I only give her wet food (including Chappie). She seems fine on her new current food so will stick to that one for now. She does get tired of her food quite quickly though and refuses to eat. I swear she was a cat in a previous life

sheramber

I had a dog who get fed up with the same food all the time.

I found what worked for her was to use three different foods on rotation, using a bag of each food at a time.

So I bought a different one of the three each time to use.

mummyjane

I've yet to find anything that works as well as slippery elm, its a constant in our pet first aid kit. We've even saved puppies on the brink with it. Works for sickness/diarrhoea and constipation. I should add our dogs are both raw fed and they NEVER get fed up with it x

trolleyrun

Raw feeding is not an option due to our circumstances, especially as we're currently staying with friends as my place got flooded.

ladymarmalade222

My terrier often suffers with dodgy tum and skin issues and we have been using skinners chicken and rice with great success.

Occasionally my OH will give her some "proper" food like left over chicken and ham which always sets her tummy off

I have recently come across something called pro kolin+ which has been like a miracle for when she has the first signs of a dodgy tum. It is a probiotic paste and doesn't go out of date quickly so great to keep jnbtge cupboard.

Hope that helps.

Xxx