Why you should never change your dogs food quickly....

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So pup has been abit off his food we think he does have something lodged as his lymph nodes are up again perhaps grass blade or seed as previously suggested...we are off to the vets today(again!)
He was refusing to eat his raw food so we has some old puppy kibble left.. sensitive hypoallergenic nonsense and made abit of a "bran mash" with it so it would be easier for him to eat(which he ate)- but I didn't think about the consequences of changing his food.
This morning we woke to this-

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Bad mum. :(
 
Whilst I agree with you in principle, I suspect that this may be more to do with generally being under the weather/poorly.

Good luck at the vets.
 
thing is bran mash has a laxative effect so I wouldn't have given it to a puppy or any dog come to that your better of with cooked chicken and some brown rice if they are poorly.
 
Gsds do have sensitive digestion. Im guessing therecould be something more going on with him. I hope your vet has some ideas.
 
Whilst I would agree you should ideally gradually change food, a puppy kibble shouldn't have that effect on a dog that has been fed it previously unless it was seriously out of date. I would tell the vet about the diarrhoea, could be part of an ongoing infection.
 
Agree that it's far more likely to be whatever is making him poorly that caused the issue, not the puppy kibble. ASBO dog has about four brands of kibble that she'll actually eat now that I've weaned her off the Bakers she was eating before I got her :eek: and I can chop and change between these brands without it causing digestive issues.
 
Been to the vet she is going to sedate and scope him on Thursday to see if there is anything lurking. Temp etc were ok as is his appetite for treats... *rolls eyes* she suspects it's probably been the kibble and him having a sensitive stomach rather than a bug of any sort. He has a probiotic to help his gut lining for the next couple of days.
He is still abit reluctant to eat "his" food though seems to be gagging abit, we think this is down to him having slightly swollen glands again. He seems to manage scrambled eggs and fish fine but should I be feeding him that for the next couple of days? Any suggestions are welcome!
 
mine have a bit of this and that,it never occurs to me that this may happen.
they are always very consistent in what they `do`....thank goodness :)
 
Scramble egg and fish all good for a couple of days. Eggs are meant to have a binding effect so may firm up poo. Has the vet suggested gardia?

I had similar sights when I stupidly swapped the pups to raw without thinking it through and gave them way too much raw salmon trimmings.
 
cinnamontoast said:
Scramble egg and fish all good for a couple of days. Eggs are meant to have a binding effect so may firm up poo. Has the vet suggested gardia?

I had similar sights when I stupidly swapped the pups to raw without thinking it through and gave them way too much raw salmon trimmings.
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And what a sight it was OH did a runner but no what is it?
 
Gardia is a parasitic infection which can cause diarrhoea - you would need to take a stool sample in and a lab has to take cultures, so it can take a week or two to get results

When I took my dog in with recurrent diarrhoea the vet explained it could be bacterial or parasitical - he prescribed antibiotics in case of the former, and had tests done for the latter. Luckily the antibiotics (combined with ProKolin to retain the probiotic balance in the gut) cleared things up - we had 5 days or so on cooked chicken and rice/pasta, then put him on Chappie for a while (not great quality food but excellent for sensitive stomachs) and now I am moving him onto Barking Head all-in-one for sensitive stomachs

My worst experience was when I stupidly gave one of my greyhounds cows milk years ago - it went straight through her. Literally. Not fun to clear up....!!!
 
I've got one dustbin who can eat anything, but have had others who who get the runs/rip all their own hair out with any slight change in diet.

However taken in the round with the other stuff that's going on, think it's right that there's a thorough investigation.
 
Thanks Levrier for clearing that one up. Hoping it's not been a bug but rather the change in diet. Eggs rice and a dash of probiotic for him the next couple of days!
 
Lévrier;13793831 said:
My worst experience was when I stupidly gave one of my greyhounds cows milk years ago - it went straight through her. Literally. Not fun to clear up....!!!
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they are all different-mine have a splash of cows milk on their dinner every day.
 
The one and only time my dog's had gastroenteritis was when I was on holiday and my sister was looking after him.

She'd come home from a night shift to a sea of diarrhoea, sick and blood. It was everywhere - sofa, rug, bed, floor... poor boy spent a few days at the vets but I'll be forever grateful that he waited for that until I was out of the country!
 
Dogs are made for eating what ever comes their way, unless the dog is sick or especially sensitive I really wouldn't have any problems with changing food from day to day.
I'd suspect the stomach thing came before the food change. It would also fit with him not wanting his regular food.

Anyway, I wish him a speedy recovery, there's nothing worse than when one's pet is poorly.
 
amymay said:
How did you get on with the vet last week?
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Goodness knows but thank you for asking I'm sure he is out to cause us alot of money! His scope for foreign body got cancelled due to the runny bum. He had the probiotic paste and that seemed to clear things up.. He now has an infection in his willy which he had a course of Antibiotics for - they have finished and his willy is still gunky so back to the vets we go today. We are away on holiday on Saturday and he is in kennels so I'm hoping he starts getting back to 100%. The snorting has begun again today- he won't eat his own breakfast but he seems to manage ours and the cats fine! He is sky high running about and on MAJOR chew mode so is being watched like a hawk but I'm sure he'll have ingested something he shouldn't have and no doubt he'll be gravely ill on Friday... *rolls eyes*


Any idea if you can mulch together several vets trips and claim it as one for your insurance? -lives in hope!
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Insurance is done per condition not per visit and depending on your policy it's per condition per year OR per condition up to a certain cost OR per condition for life with an excess paid each year.
So yes potentially more than one visit for the same condition can go on a claim with only one excess being paid.
 
twiggy2 said:
Insurance is done per condition not per visit and depending on your policy it's per condition per year OR per condition up to a certain cost OR per condition for life with an excess paid each year.
So yes potentially more than one visit for the same condition can go on a claim with only one excess being paid.
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Thanks twiggy my predicament is they have been similar but not the same condition- all little things amounting to around £100 and our excess is £99 so pointless claiming. :/
 
Regarding the infection in his nether regions - can you remind me what age he is, and do you have a copy of his pedigree? PM me if you prefer. As may be able to offer some guidance.
Does he have any issues with skin or ears at this point?
The thing with the kennels may work out in your favour. It was how we discovered my own dog had environmental allergies, as he totally cleared up in a sterile kennel away from triggers.
 
CorvusCorax said:
Regarding the infection in his nether regions - can you remind me what age he is, and do you have a copy of his pedigree? PM me if you prefer. As may be able to offer some guidance.
Does he have any issues with skin or ears at this point?
The thing with the kennels may work out in your favour. It was how we discovered my own dog had environmental allergies, as he totally cleared up in a sterile kennel away from triggers.
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Thats intresting to know, he has no pedigree although mum and dad did he was an accident child... I think he'll have allergies, he was very itchy as a young pup and got shampoo and antihistamines from the vet but since being raw fed that seems to have subsided. His ears are fine... thank goodness. His skin appears fine just now but he does get quite "itchy" at times.
He is 9 months just now. How do you manage your dogs allergies CC?
 
If you could get me the pedigrees of sire and dam (as in, which dogs are behind him), that would be helpful as it will inform any advice I might be able to give you.
The dog I am referring to is no longer with us but a lot of his issues were genetic, which is why it would be useful to know your dog's lines.
 
CorvusCorax said:
If you could get me the pedigrees of sire and dam (as in, which dogs are behind him), that would be helpful as it will inform any advice I might be able to give you.
The dog I am referring to is no longer with us but a lot of his issues were genetic, which is why it would be useful to know your dog's lines.
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Not sure how I would get a hold of them as the chap wasn't a breeder(or wasn't suppose to be!) and I no longer have his number. How did you manage the dogs allergies?
 
A combination of things, antihistamines, feeding, shampoo, isolation from allergens. It was all firefighting, but your dog is still young so hopefully you will have a handle on it. Do pay attention as he matures.

If I knew his lines I could help better direct you or hopefully discount anything more sinister.
Do you even have his name or the rough area the dogs are from? Did this seller offer no aftercare at all?
 
CorvusCorax said:
A combination of things, antihistamines, feeding, shampoo, isolation from allergens. It was all firefighting, but your dog is still young so hopefully you will have a handle on it. Do pay attention as he matures.

If I knew his lines I could help better direct you or hopefully discount anything more sinister.
Do you even have his name or the rough area the dogs are from? Did this seller offer no aftercare at all?
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No seller was very disinterested in his unexpected litter sadly. Name was Robert and he was in Paisley Scotland thats all I have. Just back from vets I'm clearly being paranoid apparently entire males tend to have some discharge?
 
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