[Jo K]

thanks for info–i have never softened charlie’s kibble–didnt know i should do so–i do know he belches after each meal, i thought because he wolfs it down but perhaps taking in too much air with the kibble.

i will speak to my vet about the ocean fusion–i so appreciate the information!

one last question–charlie likes to eat grass/leaves–not every day, but occasional. he doesn’t throw it up and i don’t see it in his poo but i know its not digestable–i have read that is sign stomach upset and then i have read it means nothing–does Patch eat grass?

[Jo K]

Thanks Susan…sounds like a good plan to try to wean him off the Tylan, can u tell me why u chose the earth born food u mentioned?

[Jo K]

to be honest, i can’t say if he was tested for SIBO–i do remember there was some kind of “bad” bacteria that was showing up in his fecal test, but all blood work was normal. they did test him for something that starts with a “G” I think, which was negative–i believe a parasite.

he has been taking the Tylan (i/4 tsp) once per day (although it was prescribed twice per day) for a few months now–i have heard of other dogs that stay on it for life–but the vet hasn’t told me yet if she wants him weaned off of it–i will be calling for a refill soon (this will be third one) and i guess i will find out then.

I have noticed that charlie is drinking lots of water–during the summer i attributed it to the weather (its very vey hot where we live) but i wonder if its related to the food? or the tylan…

i do use a slow feeder as he has a tendency to inhale his food and then he burps–the slow feeder doesn’t slow him down much though so i do try to parcel out the food in a couple of batches to help digestion

• This reply was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by Jo K.

[Jo K]

hi i am new to this forum and thought i would share my experience or rather my springer’s–he had been eating Fromm’s grain free kibble for almost a year and then suddenly he had terrible diarrhea and vomiting; I took him to emergency vet (on the weekend) who put him on the metronidazole meds, bland diet of rice and chicken for awhile, etc. he got better–until the metronidazole wore off…he then went on the RC gastrointestinal low fat food–got better until another round of metronidazole wore off. took him to another vet for second opinion and more tests (not showing anything specific) and she recommended we try tylosin powder coupled with the RC gastro-low fat food–and i am happy to report he is much, much improved. he has regained the 10lbs he had lost and has normal stools–i know there is much criticism of the prescription foods and i know it alone didn’t solve the problem, but until this quits working (which i pray never happens) this is where we stay for food.

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