For a dog that has not been eating well or able to retain what he eats, he had diarrhea, don't remember about throw ups, I would be surprised if he gained weight eating cottage cheese for a few days or so.

Oh yeah, I don't think he'd gain weight, but high fat foods can trigger things like pancreatitis and other IBD problems which seem to be what she's trying to get rid of... so just thought I'd throw that out there!

I'm not interested in debating the issue, it's just that I've had good experiences using it with other dogs as well and there is always low-fat.
Just my opinion. She could always check with her Vet about it.

Oh, I am not trying to debate, sorry if seemed that way! I just tend to be cautious with things like cheese now because of what happened to Jackson with his pancreatitis so I just wanted to throw the warning out there!

Novartis doesn't claim that Sentinel kills fleas. Sometimes an adulticide needs to be added. Just about any drug can cause GI upset. I'm really not even sure how you got Revolution from another vet office unless you showed them a negative heartworm test. If they didn't ask for that, then they have no business being in the field (imo).

My impression on the food thing is this. The vet wants to stay as consistent as possible. They wanted you to use RC and you didn't want to. They agreed to the Salmon because you didn't want to use RC, right? Now they want you to try and stick it out, but are suspecting that it could be causing issues. Maybe this RC diet is hydrolyzed? I think there is some miscommunication here. So far I've heard nothing that would make me think this is a bad vet. If pup has another episode, I would explain what happened with RC the last time and let the vet decide what to do. If they still want to try it, then it's time to try it.

Thanks all,

I've gotten some good feedback on here, he's eating the kibble right now, I offered some rice too last night, but he only ate was hitting the kibbles. I think what's frustrating me is the fact that the vet keeps changing her mind. First she suggested one RC food, then another, then yesterday a third and this was all in 2 weeks. She also mentioned a bunch of meds on Monday last week when she saw him, and prescribed a completely different med yesterday. After asking 3 times I finally was told why she changed to that one. In addition she is now saying the fleas are making him sick (either from a possible parasite or bacteria) but at the same time saying the food is making him sick. I brought a friend with me when we went Monday so that she could process all the recommendations better than me in my stressed out state, and even my friend said she was confused with the vet's reasoning. She kept telling me that the food I picked was too high in protein, but it was the same as the one she suggested (or one of them).

He just had a good poo, and has increased appetite, so hopefully this is all clearing up. He had the Revolution Tuesday, the vet said wait 2 days to bath, so I'm going to give a bath tonight. I was wondering do you think it's safe to let him back in our bed? I'm going to wash the sheets double as frequently and I'm going to vaccuum the carpets and couch multiple times this week, but I hate bugs and really don't want fleas in our bed. Thoughts?

Also I noticed someone mentioned about the vet even giving me the revolution, when I called they said it was over the counter and I could just walk in and buy it without the dog even being present... Is this maybe a different policy in the US vs Canada? I just called and asked her what to do and the tech lady at the desk sold it to me....

Hope that answers everyone's posts. I'm going to give the Go! one last chance. I want to keep him consistent, and truly believe another food switch in the midst of all this mess is not good for him. He's already been switched 2 times plus multiple bland diets (all on vets recommendations) these last two weeks, no wonder his system hasn't allowed him to recover.

I hope he is feeling better