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Originally Posted by ladyjane  I have a pup that had awful gas and also funky looking stools. I spoke with my vet and we were suspecting IBD or some food intolerance/allergy . Before even putting him through a lot of tests, we decided to try Ultra Z/D . Problem is fixed and that was almost a year ago!  |
This sounds almost exactly like what was going on with my pup. Before starting to run every test in the book, a fecal was done and his vet chose a food that historically has worked well in these cases for her (happens to be Eukanuba - so an Iams product - she thinks the fiber content/make-up is good for some dogs). It's hard to assess how he is doing because he eats inedible stuff all the time. However, it is the best he has done on a food and the gas has stopped. It can take about 3 weeks to even start to assess how a food is working for the GI tract. What I'd say is this. Your vet has had many, many patients, some with similar issues. If these two foods have worked well for them and they are suggesting it to you, then that's what you should feed. My girl eats corn starch and soy and my boy eats chicken by-products and corn. They are fed what they do well on, not what a person on the internet considers a good food based on biased research.
I wouldn't say eye boogers are a good thing, but honestly I think sometimes it's paid attention to way too much. Intestinal health is more important, imo. Also, there is always the possibility of allergies or tear duct issues.