My dog has a SUPER sensitive stomach help!?
My 8 month old boston terrier mix has an extremely sensitive stomach and I dont know what to do anymore!
We have tried 4 different types of food and none seem to help him.
First was Orijen which was the worst because of how high in protein it was, he had blood in his stool and wouldnt eat it eventually. And yes we have had multiple stool samples done and all came back negative.
Then we tried Wellness which we kept him on for about 3 months….but he always had loose stool and sometimes extremely liquidy!
We were told to change his main protein in his diet so we switch to performance choice lamb and rice. He was on this for about a month or more and he was even worse then when we was on wellness…it was always super loose and watery. I did some research and found California Natural which is supposed to be for sensitive stomachs and allergies. It seemed to get even worse….he was going RIGHT after he ate like it just went right through him and it was all liquidy and green sometimes. I always do the transition very slow especially because of his stomach but that doesnt seem to make a difference.
The only thing that seems to be good for him is when I make him rice and chicken to settle his stomachs when it gets really bad…but I know that it doesnt have enough vitamins and nutrients in it to feed him all the time.
I feel really bad changing his food so much and Im sure that doesnt help his stomach either but its getting out of hand and I just dont know what to do anymore. We have even had the vet give us pills to make his stool solid and those barely help!
I have gotten to the point where I think a home made diet will be the only thing that will be good for him but I dont have the time to make something super complicated for him everyday.
If anyone has any ideas what to do, or a simple homemade diet that still gives him everything he needs please help me!
He’s lively and has tons of energy so hes not sick or anything but I dont want him to have a upset stomach anymore :(
Thank you
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i have had two dogs with similar issues. i feed one purina sensitive stomach (salmon and rice formula) and the other i fed i believe it was nutro vegetarian formula. i add a small amount of plain yogurt and a small amount of the 100% pure pumpkin (in a can) this has worked very well for me. i feel it is too difficult to try to make their food daily. well good luck!
Try a trip to the vet, and a presription for
"ID"
(Intestinal diet made by Science Diet)
It has worked wonders with my friends Wheaten Terrier who can not tolerate any other dog food.
I would recommend a raw diet. It will likely take him a little while to adjust (give it at least 6 weeks due to his history), but it’s well worth it.
Some links:
http://www.fotodanes.com/diet.htm
http://www.skylarzack.com/rawfeeding.htm