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Originally Posted by gaijingirl  I haven't been giving him any cheese for about 4 days now. Before that, it was just a shred here and there or pin-head sized bit for reward. But, if it will upset his stomach, I will not give him any more.
Should I put him on just a bland diet for a few days, like rice and some sort of protein source?
I know the Orijen is really high in protein. I'm getting so confused about all this food stuff! Everything I've read on here and other sites talks about how this food is pretty much the best stuff out there. I've read that dogs with IBD should be on a really high protein, low carb diet...and then I've also read that they should be on a low protein, high carb diet.
I've heard that Orijen is about the closest thing you can get to a raw diet, in a dry dog food form, And, if the dog was "in the wild" eating raw meat, wouldn't they be eating a high protein diet? If I was to feed raw, would that be harmful to Snickers if he had IBD? I know most people who do feed raw are huge believers in it and feel it is the best and only way to go.
So, should I take him to the vet ASAP? And if so, what EXACTLY should I ask them for? |
I fed raw before and read alot on it. If you read the raw diets on primal.com they are not very high in protein surprisingly. For ex see below from primal it is 16% protein and fat is 4%.
Complete Raw Diets for Pets: Canine Venison Formula
Raw is not bad it is just if you get a bad batch you are screwed
as my friend did of stevies and her dogs were all sick.
I do not like raw for IBD dogs though as the intestines are inflamed so the food sits in the digestive tract too long thus can cause problems like salmonella or ecoli. If a healthy digestive tract then it is fine.
If he is not throwing up over and over then you may be ok and just start transition off this food to a lower protein and lower fat food and stop everything else immediately. The fact that he is showing these signs means he is not handling this diet well as nothing else is showing up on blood work etc.
How long have you been feeding this food and did you have blood work after feeding it?
I am a believer in the best food for a dog is the one that works.