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Originally Posted by Taryn0405  Can you get some canned as well? I know my vet put Giz on Science Diet W/D canned and dry and my vet let me warm up some chicken broth and pour it over the food. This helped it be more appealing.
I wouldn't recommend you do it without asking your vet first.
With regards to asking a vet about IBS, I would track bowl movements, when the happend, what they looked like, how much/little, etc. So you can bring it to your vet.
When your baby had bloodwork, was anything elevated? I see they didn't do an xray which I'm kind of shocked at. I thought an x-ray would be done to simpl rule out a blockage. |
It was the canned he refused to eat. I couldn't get dry food yesterday of the Medical, so I got a can, knowing that he needed something to eat for the weekend until I can get to a vet Monday that carries the dry food. At least they have both a canned and dry which are the same formula, so it shouldn't upset him to switch between that.
I have a book that sits next to his toilet system, so I mark down everything now. I track when he eats, exactly how much, how much poop comes out, it's consistency and color. I'm weighing him weekly, and checking his temp periodically. I also have Zantac on hand which I've been instructed to give if he needs some tummy settling. I give him the occasional syringe of pediatric electrolytes too if he's not drinking much and his gums loose color. I record all of this in his "dog log". I also keep track of giving him Hi-Cal too. I've been doing this consistently for 2 weeks, I got tired trying to guess things while at the vet.
In the blood work, the first set, just his white blood cells, which I think the vet said was from bacteria. They went down after being given an antibiotic. The most recent blood test we tested everything, and it all came back normal. I believe she said that one thing, possibly the kidneys or liver (not sure) was off a bit, but she said the second parameter was perfect so it wasn't a sign of anything wrong. Which makes sense, every dog's levels are different, I know he usually has a slightly lower temperature than the range (only by a small decimal and it's consistent when he's healthy).