[Christine U]

I just read the fat on his RC dry and it said 7.5 and his wet 3.5%. I think he’d eat all wet. I always thought all wet was too much overload for his gut, but since fat is half, maybe it would be better.

All his issues have only affected upper GI. All his burping and gulping episodes never included diarrhea. I do hear his tummy rumble and he does have the occasional toot. The vet wanted to do an endoscopy as the next step but I didn’t. I wasn’t sure I wanted to put him through another procedure and if it would actually tell us anything. It seems to be controllable with food so I wanted to try that. (I have IBS and have been through too many procedures all for nothing). The food change to Royal Canin cut his symptoms by 75% or more so I know we’re on the right track. Plus a gal at the vets has a dog with super sensitive stomach. She told me all the stuff her dog tested for, procedures….eek! And it told her nothing….her dog just has a sensitive stomach. I know all dogs are different but Chewie has been through hell more than once so I try to be careful with him and avoid unnecessary stuff.

I’ve tried a couple different probiotics and like you said, did not agree with him.

[Christine U]

Thanks for the reply. Vets have tried those meds for Chewie, plus Zantac, Prilosec, and Pepcid. Zantac was tolerated the best but still issues. Nothing made a significant difference that was life changing. He doesn’t tolerate beef, even plain chicken sometimes seems to bother him. He does love COD.
I did not realize that about the kibble. I’ll have to read the percentages of his wet versus dry. He does tend to like the wet more. I know since we’ve taken him off grains, he’s done better.
Thanks for the link. I will check that out!

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