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RachelandSadie · 03-05-2010, 07:20 PM

i haven't read the whole thread, but thought I would share some of Sadie's history with vomitting and diarrhea episodes. i used to home make her food, it was a raw diet and it was great, but she kept getting sick with these episodes. the ER vet one night told us it was S-shaped bacteria in her digestive system spirochetes or something like that and i believe he mentioned colitis. anyways, she was on meds and got better for a bit, then got sick all over again. we took her to the reg. vet at banfield (yes unfortuneatley we are stuck with them until Aug. because of a wellness plan, i liked the vet i had, he left, and i'm ok with her current vet until we can change) anyways, the vet said she had the bacteria again, they wanted her on science diet something or other, i tried it and she got the worst case of itchies EVER, so i just did a bland diet, basically the exact same idea as the tummy science diet food, boiled chicken and white rice and she ate fine and got better, i did the probiotics from the vets, they helped and the meds. she's all better and we decided to change her diet from home made raw to nature's variety raw. since the switch, she's never been sick again. it's all because of getting good quaility raw meats and veggies i really believe that. i was fine with my home made stuff, but it couldn't provide her with as much variety, i wasn't able to give her nearly as perfectly measured amounts to maintain her weight, and i wasn't sure the raw hamb. in my home made was lasting in the fridge for as long as i expected it to and it could have been spoiling before she ate each small batch. ??? i don't know that, but i like the switch we made!!

my personal philosophy about tummy issues with our pups, and this is simply my own beliefs here...is that vets are amazing for medical stuff, but i don't trust them for nutrition all the time. i take what they say about diets and food with a grain of salt and research and come to my own conclusions about food. they will almost always recommend science diet or royal canin foods...but i don't agree that either of them are the "BEST" for my girl. i'm a raw natural feeder and 100% grain free. both RC and SD are almost fully grain or soy/wheat/corn protien and not meat protiens.

i hope that your poor dog is going to be ok, and that you can use my story to help with your situation in some way. i'm not really sure how much it relates at all, but thought i'd share it anyways.

03-05-2010, 07:20 PM	#69
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	i haven't read the whole thread, but thought I would share some of Sadie's history with vomitting and diarrhea episodes. i used to home make her food, it was a raw diet and it was great, but she kept getting sick with these episodes. the ER vet one night told us it was S-shaped bacteria in her digestive system spirochetes or something like that and i believe he mentioned colitis. anyways, she was on meds and got better for a bit, then got sick all over again. we took her to the reg. vet at banfield (yes unfortuneatley we are stuck with them until Aug. because of a wellness plan, i liked the vet i had, he left, and i'm ok with her current vet until we can change) anyways, the vet said she had the bacteria again, they wanted her on science diet something or other, i tried it and she got the worst case of itchies EVER, so i just did a bland diet, basically the exact same idea as the tummy science diet food, boiled chicken and white rice and she ate fine and got better, i did the probiotics from the vets, they helped and the meds. she's all better and we decided to change her diet from home made raw to nature's variety raw. since the switch, she's never been sick again. it's all because of getting good quaility raw meats and veggies i really believe that. i was fine with my home made stuff, but it couldn't provide her with as much variety, i wasn't able to give her nearly as perfectly measured amounts to maintain her weight, and i wasn't sure the raw hamb. in my home made was lasting in the fridge for as long as i expected it to and it could have been spoiling before she ate each small batch. ??? i don't know that, but i like the switch we made!! my personal philosophy about tummy issues with our pups, and this is simply my own beliefs here...is that vets are amazing for medical stuff, but i don't trust them for nutrition all the time. i take what they say about diets and food with a grain of salt and research and come to my own conclusions about food. they will almost always recommend science diet or royal canin foods...but i don't agree that either of them are the "BEST" for my girl. i'm a raw natural feeder and 100% grain free. both RC and SD are almost fully grain or soy/wheat/corn protien and not meat protiens. i hope that your poor dog is going to be ok, and that you can use my story to help with your situation in some way. i'm not really sure how much it relates at all, but thought i'd share it anyways.