My 2 dags have had bloody poo's,,beem to the vet loads,,this week Robbie had bloody poo's,,enough is enough,,back to the vet,,he could not find and lumps or bumps,,temp normal,,we now think its IBS,,the dogs are fussy,,just eat chicken and pasta and bakers balls,,they now only getting to eat chicken with tablets in them and the vet dry food,,both eating the food now,,and getting chicken,,tossed in the air,,to try and help them eat the dry vet food,,sofar so good,,they eating the vet food,,what food do you give your sensative eating whippets,,vet said in a month if they eat the food he gave us,,he would help to recommend food for them,,in big bags,,dry food as my dogs graze,,whitch is good with tummy probs,,what food should we try,,or do we stick with the vet stuff,,want a good food for them,,must be dry,,and for dogs with tummy probs,,,would like a few to ask the vet if they ok for my boys,,help please if you can
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From experience Royal Canin and Hill's (ID) do both wet and dry Sensitive. I only have one dog on this and the Hill's is definitely the preferred choice and the one tolerated the best. Do your dog/s have diarrhoea with blood or are their poos firm and have they lost weight? If they have diarrhoea, then I presume they've had poo samples tested for parasites and eggs - giardia and campylobacter are contenders for their symptoms. Both zoonotic infections and nasty but treatable with the correct anti biotics. What tests has your vet done because it may be time for a referral to a gut specialist.
I found James Wellbeloved with fish and rice (if you can stand the smell) excellent for my dog when he had an IBS flare up. Now that the IBS has settled down, I feed Beta Sensitive and some tinned sardines 3 times a week which seems to suit very well.
For some reason my dogs get an upset stomach if I feed them cooked chicken. It may be worth you cutting the chicken out and seeing if that helps. You could try Sardines and Pilchards instead.
Would avoid Bakers as it is full of additives and the pasta as it is made with wheat flour. Many dogs are allergic to wheat.
If this has been ongoing for a while, a specalist opinion would be best.
For some reason my dogs get an upset stomach if I feed them cooked chicken. It may be worth you cutting the chicken out and seeing if that helps. You could try Sardines and Pilchards instead.
Would avoid Bakers as it is full of additives and the pasta as it is made with wheat flour. Many dogs are allergic to wheat.
If this has been ongoing for a while, a specalist opinion would be best.
Some dogs with sensitive stomachs do well on tins of Chappie . I was very sceptical about this as I always thought it was cheap and nasty but I tried it with one of my dogs and it really was very good . It doesn't seem to suit all dogs though and some just refuse it anyway .
However it is worth trying it .
However it is worth trying it .
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the best success we have had was with James Wellbeloved Duck and Rice...Little Bill the beagle had lots of trouble with blood and runny poo and it turns out he is allergic to chicken...since putting him on Duck and Rice( Duck being a novel protein) he has been completely normal( in the pooing department anyway, he's too naughty to be considered a normal dog in any other way!)
Chappie original tinned stuff and to some extent the chappie dry food has been good for two of my dogs, one has chronic pancreatitis, the other has colitis.
Chappie original tinned stuff and to some extent the chappie dry food has been good for two of my dogs, one has chronic pancreatitis, the other has colitis.
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Completely agree with this advice Debs and it is what I have tried to advise others to do myself in the past. :thumbsup:
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I've found slippery elm helpful in settling down colitis in the past, might be good while you are sorting their diet out.
My dogs are fed on Burns dry complete, Burns dry complete puppy and Hill's ID wet. I have talked at length with two vets (different practices and one is a personal friend) and vet nurses and none of them recommend raw, especially not for the sensitive tummies. They say they have seen far too many incidents of salmonella and, from personal experience, I could not bring myself to give raw chicken, both from the salmonella aspect and sharp bones. However, feeding is not a one answer fits all and a lot is trial and error until you find the one that suits that dog. I would be interested to hear what fecal sample results you have had though.
Wholeheartedly agree about the Bakers and a few others on sale in the supermarkets - nasty stuff.
Oh dear,here we go again,bloody vets who haven't got a clue on how to feed dogs.Why are people sooooo brainwashed into thinking junk food is good for their dogs,or for themselves come to that??? :nuke:
i've fed raw foods to my dogs for 35 years & have NEVER had problems & have always had healthy dogs that hardly ever see a vet other than routine stuff.
Fact,dogs can pick up salmonella from all sorts of things,including tinned & dry food,pigs ears,treats etc,never mind all the crap they pick up!!!
Just read this.... http://www.ehow.com/about_5376183_signs-sy...nella-dogs.html
Dogs are carnivores & their systems are designed to eat raw meat & bones,not boring manufactured kibble.Raw food is the very best thing for sensitive tums,to start with it helps to get the immune system back in balance so it can function properly to keep the the many bad bacterias that are around at bay!
i've fed raw foods to my dogs for 35 years & have NEVER had problems & have always had healthy dogs that hardly ever see a vet other than routine stuff.
Fact,dogs can pick up salmonella from all sorts of things,including tinned & dry food,pigs ears,treats etc,never mind all the crap they pick up!!!
Just read this.... http://www.ehow.com/about_5376183_signs-sy...nella-dogs.html
Dogs are carnivores & their systems are designed to eat raw meat & bones,not boring manufactured kibble.Raw food is the very best thing for sensitive tums,to start with it helps to get the immune system back in balance so it can function properly to keep the the many bad bacterias that are around at bay!
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Are you the only person allowed to be rude on whippet forums ? :blink:
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I can only speak from my own experiences and say that I have tried raw feeding my dogs but unfortunately the ones with chronic pancreatitis and colitis and the one with an allergy to chicken all developed chronic diarrhoea on the raw and no matter what I tried I couldn't get it back under control so reverted to the dry stuff and the one who gets colitis has been fine for over five years now he's on the right dry for him..similarly my other two dogs and my previous dogs have lived long healthy lives on dry food with only routine vaccination visits and a couple of stitch ups..I guess what I'm trying to say is that for some dogs, raw is probably great but I have had equally positive experiences of feeding dry foods.
you are obviously passionate about raw feeding but to say manufactured kibble is boring is just your personal opinion,my dogs wolf down their food and don't appear to find it boring at all..in fact they steal it given half a chance (w00t)
please note, nothing I have typed here is meant to cause offence or an argument, it's just I really have had good experiences of dry food and perhaps it demonstrates that there isn't a single diet that suits all...my dog Zoe cannot be fed raw no matter what, her pancreas simply cannot cope with it.
Just because people don't agree with your OPINION doesn't mean to say they are wrong .
So you are allowed to be rude but nobody else is allowed to be rude back. Well, it takes more than a vet to brainwash me or a raw food bore come to think of it - be they a breeder or otherwise. I did say in my post that not one answer fits all so kindly take on board other peoples valid arguments and opinions and do not resort to insulting me. I may be new to whippets but I've been around working dogs all my life and neither they, nor my family, and I am responsible for feeding both, have ever been fed junk food. Don't presume to spout about things that you clearly know nothing about, it's both ignorant and un-necessary.
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For goodness sake, what is wrong with you Tillynpip and hula?????????????
Are you the only people who are allowed an opinion???? There are people on here who have been in dogs for years and feed the "old fashioned" way, meat, meaty bones, veg, fish and wholemeal mixers or toasted crusts.
None of the dogs fed that way had "sensitive" stomachs, if they did they were fed Chappie or cooked chicken and rice until they got over the squits.
There is nothing wrong with feeding RAW meat, chicken wings that have been frozen, beef rib bones, and lamb ribs.
Mine have clean teeth, correct 'poohs' and very very rarely get and upset tum.
So. just accept another persons take on things, don't keep having a go at Moonglow, she's had dogs for years and knows what she is talking about.
Are you the only people who are allowed an opinion???? There are people on here who have been in dogs for years and feed the "old fashioned" way, meat, meaty bones, veg, fish and wholemeal mixers or toasted crusts.
None of the dogs fed that way had "sensitive" stomachs, if they did they were fed Chappie or cooked chicken and rice until they got over the squits.
There is nothing wrong with feeding RAW meat, chicken wings that have been frozen, beef rib bones, and lamb ribs.
Mine have clean teeth, correct 'poohs' and very very rarely get and upset tum.
So. just accept another persons take on things, don't keep having a go at Moonglow, she's had dogs for years and knows what she is talking about.
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Totally agree with this. Each to their own of course but freezing raw food before feeding to your dog does not kill any bacteria present. Freezing only makes the bacteria dormant. Hence when cooking food for humans it is supposed to be thoroughly defrosted and thoroughly cooked to ensure that any bacteria present is killed.
Agree with comments on some of the supermarket dog foods but like with anything you get what you pay for. Very happy with what I feed the boys. Their coats gleam, perfect stools and clean teeth. They are taking no harm at all and are quite capable of walking/ running the almost 25 miles that we have put in this week.
We are not all going to agree but isn't that just what this discussion is about.
Why do you think so many dogs have problems with sensitive digestive systems these days? Is it more common in pedigree dogs? Is it a genetic thing? Is it more common in certain breeds? Is it related to feeding manufactured dog food?
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