[Susan]

May I ask how do they do the allergy test, is it just a blood test or do u have to feed the dog certain foods & see if they react…

[Susan]

Another thing my vet told me was to throw his kibble around the yard, I dont have a yard & I thought of all the dirt & stuff that he’d eat but I did scatter the kibbles around my lounge room it took him longer to eat looking for them, I just didnt like the idea of kibble around the place then the cockaroaches coming… I found the best way was to just devide the cup up & give smaller portions..

[Susan]

My boy is a fast eater that causes burping & stomach problems, I dont put the whole cup in his bowl at once, I sit with Patch & only throw a few kibbles in his bowl at a time as his kibbles are big, u could just add about 5 kibbles to Bentleys bowl then I wait a few seconds then add more of the kibbles, I take about 5-10 mins to feed 1 cup of kibble to him, it has stopped the bloating & burping, he just does 1 big burp now when finished & seems to enjoy his food more.. Ive also taught him ‘slow’ & ‘chew’ I make sure he’s chewing his kibble, when he’d spew his kibble before it would be whole kibbles unchewed still whole, I think thats why companys are making the kibbles smaller cause some dogs dont chew they gulp their food, smaller kibbles would digest easier..

[Susan]

No good, a poo shouldn’t be too hard, sounds constipated to me, a poo should be formed & when u pick it up it feels soft, not too soft where it leaves a poo stamp on the grass, nice & firm like a un cooked sausage, what food do u feed him?? try giving him some boiled Pumkin & maybe a kibble that is higher in fiber, thats if he eats kibble..

[Susan]

I have problems with my boy the last 6months & my vet also wants to cut him open, I said NO, he was supoost to have an Ultra Scan the other day, but I cancelled it cause Patch didnt have his pain under his right rib cage & he looks like he’s getting better..My boy was put on Eukanuba Intestinal.. But first he was put on Royal Canin then Hills ID, the Hills fiber was too high for him & it has Flaxseed that made things worse..to much crap in the I/D….The Intestinal worked better then the Hills I/D.. My boys diarrhea stop within 2 days of being on the Intestinal..I know its has corn & its a vet Diet but its the only thing that has helped my boy, there’s no By Products & its a Limited ingredient diet I think its has better ingredients then Hills or Royal Canin.., Intestinal is a low residue kibble the kibble breaks up easy, so very easy on their tummys even if u put ur boy on the Eukanuba Intestinal for just 3 months then very very slowing try introducing new foods thats what Ive done, then last December Patch became very ill again real bad pain under his right rib cage & really bad stomach acid, I started blaming the Intestinal kibble, got refunded from Eukanuba, but we’ve realised 2 months later no matter what Patch eats he’s in pain….Even on the Zantac, The vets says as long as his poos are excellent you keep him on the Intestinal, which they are..So I mite get an Endoscope down his throat if the Zantac hasnt made a difference in 1 month, if the vet doesn’t find nothing then do the Ultra scan to measure his Pancreas liver & look at his bowel to see whats happening in his tummy & bowels..

[Susan]

Patch never had the Ultra Scan he has been doing well on the Zantac & the pain under his right rib cage has gone again, I want the test done when he is real ill again not when he’s better like the blood test I had done for Pancreas, I had them when he was better, they came back all clear, should of been done when he’s was unwell..I dont want another false reading for the vets as its confusing them.. The vets where I go are very very busy, by the time u book something Patch seems to get better then he’s ill again.. I really think he has either a ulcer & a Ultra scan cannot pick this up or he’s suffering from Acid refux. He’s always burping.. I heard the vets talking about GERDS… Something I suffer from the acid comes & goes u have good days then u have bad days..

[Susan]

Gee we dont have coupons in Australia, I think that’s an Americian thing the coupons. At our Pet Barn we swipe a Pet Barn Card then on ur 10th purchase of kibble u get the same size bag free.. Probably works out the same in the end…

[Susan]

When My boys feet are red & itchy I put some cold water in a shallow bath enough to cover his paws & add 2 capfuls of Detol Antiseptic {for humans sores & cuts} or Betadine in the water with the Betadine water must look like tea & it works out too dear so the Detol Antiseptic does the trick.. sook his feet as long as you can then empty bath & towel dry his feet this kills any bacteria & stops the itchy feet, excellent for ant bites too…

[Susan]

He eats 2 & half cups of kibble a day & only half of one of those small alfoil little tin wet foods & just 2 pieces of his toast with little bit honey finely spread, Ive just started the toast again I know bread is bad but it seems to agree with him.. he has the toast about 6.45am then walkies then sleep at 9am..Oh his Probiotic at 8am. I was giving him his half a cup kibble at 9am but have stop cause of pain & whinning so Ive just started the half small tin again then about 15mins later I only give quarter cup of kibble very slowly, I hand feed the kibble, I throw 1 kibble at a time in his bowl & he knows to chew every kibble, he use to gulp & no chew when I first got him, then at 12pm half a cup kibble & walkies then sleep at 4pm just under 1 cup of his kibble then walkies he gets all his wind out on his walks then at 6pm his Zantac & at 6.35pm the other half of his kibble then wees wees then bed, since being on the Zantac a third of a tablet he’s been having better sleeps not getting up thru the night swollowing & licking & going from room to room but some nites he’s so restless & wants me to rub under his right rib cage thats why on Wednesday they’re doing a Ultra scan to see his Pancreas liver bowel etc.. I’d love to not feed this kibble but worried the tins will give direhhea he can eat rice that goes thru him..Patch has 2 vets one vet is a dog stomach & bowel surgeon vet the other vet is just a vet but when she’s not in he see Johnathon the stomach & bowel vet another nut that believes in kibble nothing else…I know now why he was left at the pound & owners never came for him Id say he was ill…hes only 5 yrs old..

[Susan]

Patch has IBD & cant have much fiber, Eukanuba Intestinal is the only kibble that is 1.70% fiber & 10% fat, Protein 23%.. I live Australia & cant get alot of the brands everyone talks about on this site..I can get the Instinct Natures Variety LID Rabbit but the real big bag only. Amazon have put me on a list if they get the smaller size bags..But its so hard finding anything thats low fiber & low protein & fat, Thats why the vet just keeps Patch on the kibble but I think the kibble irritates his tummy, & the tin food Intestinal is all byproducts of fish & chicken & after its been in fridge u see all the white fat settled on the top.. discusting.I say no when she says give the Intestinal wet…After he eats his kibble he gets pain after drinking water. I said to the vet the kibble must be expanding giving him pain cause after his toast & tin food he drinks water & is fine.. If I give him too much tin food his poos are very soft & I stop & go back to just a quarter tin food plus he starts to get itchy on this Kangaroo tin food he’s eating at the moment.. I mite look up some good wet foods..

[Susan]

Thank-You everyone for responding, I just dont know how Patch is going to go without his toast at 6.30am, He wakes up at 5.50am on the dot, I give him his Zantac then I go back to bed then he just waits for me to get up. Cause he has bad stomach acid the toast must settle his tummy, Ive realised his kibble is making it worst but vet wont listen to me, with dry toast & tin food he seems so much better, but vet just wants him on kibble diet thats not working. If he had just 1 piece of toast at 6.30am I think it will all be gone by 10am, cause when he has vomited 2 hours after eating the toast is always gone but the kibble hasnt its all in his spew…I might ring the vets & ask them is he getting anesthetized he is a bugger & doesnt keep still, then I wont give 1 piece of toast..

[Susan]

When I asked my vet how long will it take for my boy to ajust to his new food, she said anything from 1week to 3months when trying new foods, but I disagree with that, I notice within 3 days for poos & skin allergies…I’d do what Patty said try a probiotic a good one, there’s alot of crap ones out there, the one I use is kept in fridge {Protexin}..also whats the fibre in this new feed maybe its too high, her old food might have been a bit lower…

[Susan]

Thank-you for the info Kelly, with these blood test did ur dog stay on the Hills ID & when they did the blood test or do they feed the dog different foods?? I saw my vet yesterday as Patch has real bad acid reflux & is up all night again & vomited blood the other morning, when he was on the Metronidazole this went away so I said to my vet that his acid is back thru the nite & in the mornings, he must have stomach bacteria, that has caused a ulcer, she dosnt think he has stomach bacteria. I think I need a new vet, I asked for all the meds that treat the stomach bacteria after I argue a little with her, I got them but Ive just been giving Patch the Zantac yesterday & today, I want to see if his acid gets better or if not i’ll start him on the Metronidazole & Amoxcillian & the Zantac for stoamch bacteria.. How did you treat ur dogs bacteria & Also what are they eating now.

[Susan]

Yes, the Metronidazole {Flagyl} stopped my boys acid on the second day, no more waking up 1am 4am swollowing & licking..I went to the librabry & borrowed a book called The Complete IDIOTS Guide to Digestive Health its for humans but Ive learnt more about SIBO the stomach bacteria goes wild if untreated & moves to their small intestine causing gas bloating vomiting & sloppy poos. Us humans have a hydrogen breath test to diagnose stomach bacteria {H-Pylori virus}but with dogs they cant have the Hydrogen breath test.. I think they test their poos & blood but must be done when dog is ill when the bacteria has gone wild…with Colitis my dog doesnt get acid & the flagyl does help their bowel if its inflamed..For 7momths my vet has been saying to me its IBD & Colitis now Ive read up on this SIBO Im pretty sure he has it, he has just finished his Antibiotics but next time as soon as I see him ill again Im getting the poo & blood test to be 100%..I read you need a low carb diet as the bacteria loves carbs & my boy got ill after trying another kibble with Potatos & fish Im giving him kangaroo tin food now as its high protein & low fat but Im still giving him his kibble, the kibble has made his poos excellent but I think this all started when he was put on this Intestinal kibble, he was a rescue dog & I dont know his past…

[Susan]

I’d stay away from the high fat as this makes diarrhea worse..The noisey gut/bowel sounds, I was told is Colitis, my vet told me no fat or lower the fat content if u can..Have you thought of making his meals boiling him some pumkin but pumkin makes my boys diarrhea worse.. then freezing all the meals.. also a good probiotic I use {Protexin} I know this one really works but must be kept in fridge that helps their gut/bowel..google diets or food for Colitis..

[Susan]

Wouldnt those small tin sardines be best all natural, give some as a treat around lunch time…

[Susan]

Yes, I think we have BARF at ur Pet Stock & Pet Barn, I dont know if Barf is good we also have the dehydrated & freeze dry Ziwi Peak & K9 Natural from New Zealand thats suppost to be very good, The Guaranteed Analysis doesnt tell how much carbohydrates in alot of the dog foods.. I thought my boy couldnt have boiled chicken but I was adding it with boil rice, so it must of been the rice he has problems with even to home cook, I dont know where to start every time Ive boiled pumkin, sweet potatos, chicken & rice he has very very soft poos, so I’d just do the rice & chicken then he wakes up early hours of morning with his colitis, his bowel was rumbling…The only thing thats stops everything is the Eukanuba Intestinal but its corn based, corn is a carbohydrate.. I think thats why he’s having the Bacteria overgrowth from being on the Intestinal also about 1 hour after eating his kibble he starts with the licking his mouth & swollowing, it gets worse when he drinks water maybe the kibbles start to blow up in his tummy.. Ive told my vet but she says as long as his poos are good its OK but Im sick of watching him every morning for the last 4 months feeling crap not playing, sometimes he walks around the house whinging. I know something is wrong.. I suppose I’ll have to have the carmera put down his throat but the vet said it could come back all good as they can only go so far & if its his small intestine I dont think they can see the small intestine, the vets said, the only way to find out whats wrong is to cut him open & I dont want to do that to him, poor thing.. so I thought change his diet, he seems hungry all the time like he’s not getting all the nutrition…I thought of changing vets, but I cant see how another vet can hep him..

[Susan]

Can’t get Natures Variety medallions here in Australia also having trouble finding the Tylan powder here too, Amazon has it but in big quanititys, Ive been slowly adding Kangaroo Fillet can food with his Eukanuba Kibble, I slowly want him off the kibble Since being on kibble all these problems started, I think he was a can tin food dog before I rescued him…Less carbs too in can dog foods,

[Susan]

Thank-You for all the info, ur a god send, Ive been going mad over my boy becoming ill getting better, then getting sick again, I have taken the Metronidzole & I know it made me feel ill, so I really want to try something else, I’ll look on line for the Tylan Powder…… With the Tylan Powder how much do u put with a meal, my Patch is on Kibble can it be mixed with water instead of his feed, he weights 17kilos at the moment but when he gets better he weights 18-19kilos..I think thats about 39pounds..Also what do u do when u need to worm ur dogs, we worm our dogs in Australia every 3 months but the worm tablets make Patch ill with diarrhea all nite, so the vet said dont worm this month as he’s due, she’ll do a float test on his poo instead… I dont know what a float test is & is it 100%

[Susan]

Do u mean Tylosin {Tylan} thats tablets isnt it, I asked the vet about Tylan she said that they probably cant get it in as its used more for pigs, so he was put on Metronidazone another stomach & bowel antibiotic..the Metronidazole seems to fix things up but in about 3 months time it all happens again vomiting, bad wind, soft poos about 3 a day, he is also getting stomach acid with it too, I thought Stomach bacteria that gives you bad acid.. Ive google S.I.B.O it doesnt tell me much, what foods to feed him or how to stop him getting the bacteria overgrowth, thats why Im wondering has anyone else been thru this S.I.B.O & what has help stop the bacteria Overgrowth he’s on a very good probiotic for dogs {Protexin} it cost me $65 for 2 months worth, I changed from the Protexin & got a cheaper one on the net in December then about 2 weeks later he started to be unwell again, Patty said a low card diet, he’s on the Eukanuba Intestinal only cause the fiber is low only 1.75% he cant have too much fiber either, the intestinal is corn based, I looked up is corn a carb & it said yes, I dont know what other kibble to feed him as I cant find another low fiber one here in Australia…I tried the Holistic Select Duck as it was a single protein & a hydrolized kibble but the flaxseed gave him bad wind & he was getting up early to poo & I has only given him quarter to his cup of Intestinal, so imagine a full cup of the Holistic Select..hes getting better cause he’s been on the Metronidazole for over 1 week now, everythings back to normal the vet wants to keep him on the Metronidzole but a lower dose, I said no, we’ll wait & see if he gets sick again & i’ll have a blood test to check if his folate is high, I think thats what they look for with S.I.B.O..

[Susan]

When You say you give ur dogs honey how much do u give them & how??? I was giving my boy honey on 2 pieces of toast no butter just the honey when he has his Colitis of a morning as he wouldnt eat nothing else, this help stop the gurgling noises in his bowels, I told my vet & she said stop with the honey it has sugar.. But I thought that honey was a natural sweetner..My boy has seasonal allergies worst in spring & summer gets better in colder months..Instead of the shampoo with their feet I use Detol antiseptic I put a couple of caps of the Detol antiseptic in a very shallow bath with cold water sook my dogs feet & all his reddnes & swollen feet go away also good for ant bites, Betadine Antiseptic Liquid is also excellent but it gets too dear the Detol or homebrand antiseptic works out cheaper.

[Susan]

Look at is the Fiber % this may be his problem too high. My dog cant have high Fiber nothing over 3%, also Flaxseed.. I found that he gets real gassy & poos when a kibble has Flaxseed in it.. at lot of the kibbles have flaxseed now & peas & pea fiber all these can cause gas problems.. If you can find a low fiber with no peas or Flaxseed, Id love to know.. I have my boy on the Eukanuba ‘Intestinal’ it has stopped his itching, his gas & sloppy poo’s its low fiber 1.75% with no Flaxseed..He does 2 normal poos a day now..

[Susan]

Does anyone know with Pancreatitis can a dog have Pancreatitis & when he’s normal not sick have the blood test & comes back fine or do the blood test come back positive even thought the dog isn’t having a problem at the time of blood test…

[Susan]

When we are pregnant some of us feel sick, she may be feeling sick after eating the Acana Pacifica, try changing the flavour instead of the fish, Is there Duck, something not fishy maybe after she gives birth try the fish again..Make her a meal boil chicken breast & boiled rice or potatoes or some sweet potatoes, Dont add the Acana kibble as if this is making her sick then mixing it will still make her feel sick still.

[Susan]

Maybe he cant handle too much Fiber, My boy cant, he’s on the Eukanuba Intestinal they make a puppy Intestinal..I know people dont like vet diets but the Eukanuba doesnt have too many ingredients, I’d put him on the Intestinal to get everything working right for about 3 months then slowly, very slowly start adding a new food or a kibble u’d like him to be on, My boy cant have too much fiber or Flaxseed & flaxseed is in a lot of these suppost to be healthy new kibbles…I really think that there’s too much added to these grain free kibbles, when there’s too many ingredients u dont know whats upsetting their tummy & bowel..if you dont want the vet prescription its sold at pet shops as Eukanuba ‘Sensitive Digestion’..Its also money back guaranteed if ur dog doesnt eat or doesnt stop diarrhea..

[Susan]

When U buy a kibble always look at the Fiber as well. We thought that our boy had Pancreatitis but blood test came back good, so now the vets said IBD & colitis & seasonal Allergys.. My boy was put on Eukanuba ‘Intestinal’ vet diet..fiber-1.75% Fat-10% its a low residue kibble easier for them to digest, his poos are excellent now, just 2 poos a day but when he was on the Royal Canin Hypoallergyenic his first poo was good the next were just sloppy, u couldn’t pick them up on our walks, the fat was too high 19% fiber-1% was good.. I looked up the fiber for Fish & sweet potato & its 4.5% fat-10% have you tried the Duck & potato LID its just 3% fiber & fat is 10%.. sweet potato has high fiber..Also google ‘Canine Atopy’ you’ll read about the 5 different allergys dogs can have as people often think its the feed & its not…

[Susan]

Hi Rose, Healthy anal glads empty when a dog has a bowel movement. Unfortunately some anal glands dont work as they should because of inherited malformations or cause of a history of poor-quality foods that produce poor quality bowel movements found in alot of rescued dogs. Why did u change from Natural Balance & why is ur dog on a grain free diet some dogs do better on a grain diet while other dogs do better on a grain free diet. With the Wellness Core original the fat is 16% & the protein is 34% fiber 4%..My boy also has colitis & anal gland problem & has to go vets every 2 months to have them expressed. My vet told me with the colitis he needs a lower fat diet maybe the N/B was lower in fat.. I was going to try the Core original as my boy Patch is on a vet diet kibble & I hate the vet diet foods but the fat is only 10% & the fiber is 1.75% Patch also cant have too much fiber, he’s poos are beautiful & we are not waking up thru the nite with a grumbling tummy with the colitis at the moment.. Maybe try a kibble that is lower in fat but u’ll find the fiber will be higher thats the problem I’m having at the moment finding a low fat & fiber kibble, But ur girl mite be able to handle more fiber… I also found another kibble I like Holistic Select Duck the fat is 13% the fiber is 3.9%. made by Well Pet that makes Wellness Core .Im in Australia we dont have the Natural Balance & some of the other American kibbles.. But ur girl might of inherited the anal gland problems next time ask the vet & see what the vet says…

[Susan]

Thats what I’d like to also know, my boy doesnt have Pancreas but if it wasnt for his blood test coming back good, Id swear he had Pancreatitis, instead the vet said he has IBD & Colitis & Canin Atopy… Ive been looking & looking on the net for a low fat, low fiber premium food, the foods I like are in America, L.I.D Natural Balance & Canidae.. Im in Australia & cant get them.. So Ive come up with 2 that I really think are good..The Wellness Core Oringinal but the protien is 34% fiber-4% FAT-16% Wellness also have “Simple’or “complete Health” also Well Pet the company that makes Wellness also makes another kibble ‘Holistic Select’ Duck meal… Ive read & read all their ingredients & I like the ‘Wellness’ Core or the ‘Holistic Select’ Duck formula as the Holistic Select duck is only 13%-fat-3.9% fiber.. I suppose we’ll just have to slowley introduce one of the kibbles & pray that our dogs tummys & bowels also like what we have picked for them..Ive read that the food is very palatable but after my poor boy being on such a stricked diet he’d eat anything….So sad, I wish he could talk for just 20mins & tell me how he’s feeling & what feed makes him feel ill or better.. My Vet likes that his poos are good now but I know the Eukanuba Intestinal that we have him on makes him either feel sick or gives him stomach acid as he sometimes licks & licks his mouth after his kibble in the morning & wants grass & his breath smells like something fermenting. Then some days he doesnt do his licking & his breath smells good..
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