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Originally Posted by gaijingirl  Well, the vet couldn't give me a definitive answer about what the problem could be for sure. He gave me 3 prescriptions: one for an antispasmotic to calm his stomach, and then some metronidazole and pancur. He said that he did de-worm him back in April, but wants to do it again in case it's Giardia and said it can't hurt.
He did a blood test again and everything came back normal.
He agreed that the food he is on now could be too high in protein or in fat for him and that maybe he just has a very sensitive digestive system. We also talked about allergies causing some of his problems (he is itchy a lot and rubs his head, especially after waking up, and has had a pimple on his front leg for the past couple days, so he definitely has some skin issues that are coming up, whether it be from environmental factors or food, I don't know.)
He prefers me to try staying on the Orijen for the next few days and feed nothing else and see if the medication makes any difference. He said after that if he is still having problems then we should look at a different food. I told him that I was concerned about the food causing pancreatitis if it is, in fact, too high in fat for him. He understood the concern about that also, I think he wants to try to put in or remove variables one at a time. Snickers always seems to be OK when he is on an antibiotic, but it's after he gets off of it for a few days that he gets bad again. So, I think he might be OK for the next few days, but it's after that I am concerned.
So, now I don't know what to do! Obviously, I want to do whatever is going to be best for Snickers so he will feel better as soon as possible and I also want to figure out the cause of his troubles so we can fix it as soon as possible. Should I do what the vet says and keep him on the Orijen? Or, should I try just putting him on a homemade diet with just a rice and protein source for a little bit? |
UGHHHHHH the vet is just covering up the symptoms with drugs sadly
Did he do a fecal to rule out giardia? Why give a antibiotic if no infection? Why give panacur if no parasites. Both of those things can be ruled out with a fecal so why give these two drugs if nothing is on the fecal makes no sense to me. Also why give an anti-vomitting drug to a dog to cover up the vomitting. He is just trying to mask the problems instead of figuring out what is truly causing this which i am 99.9% it is the food and supplements along with extras given. That food is way too high in protein and fat for this breed. The protein can lead to stones as well as kidney issues and the fat can lead to pancreatitis. Vets are clueless when it comes to food as they take one class in vet school on nutrition
The pimple on leg can be a staph infection from itching. Usually staph can happen when dogs are itching and licking. Allergies and ibd many times go hand in hand - one is a food intolerance and one is a allergic reaction to food but go along with each other. A dog with either needs to be on a limited ingredient food only and no treats or supplements until you can figure out what is going on.
If you want to do a food elimination diet then cook cod (you can get at costco in frozen section ) and you have to have never fed cod before and then feed sweet potato if you have never fed sweet potato - you do this for 12 weeks and this will tell you if it is food related allergy or ibd. It has to be a novel protein and novel carb something they never ate before. The protein is usually where the reaction comes from