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Feeding a little bit of what you eat is just fine. That's not going to hurt a thing as long as the food is dog-friendly. Ham and bacon do not fall into that category. I would not feed every protein known to man or every grain because if you ever need to do an elimination diet, you will have nothing to go to. Sadly, I have an example. Ellie has gotten rice, barley, pasta (so wheat), oats, probably flax in cereal...so now if she develops another intolerance, where do I turn? Probably couscous, quinoa or millet but since those aren't common and can be pricey, it isn't the best scenario. When you feed more than 10% treats, the diet can easily be unbalanced which can lead to a whole bunch of issues for different reasons. In puppies it can lead to nutritional cataracts. So while variety is good, it has to be balanced. I see nothing wrong with giving canned food all the time as long as it's AAFCO approved. Oh and Ellie loves ice cream too. :) Of course she can't have it now with all of her issues but a very small bite occasionally shouldn't be a big deal. |
So sorry little Thor is not feeling good. Bile would be the first thing you would think of with the yellow foam. I would just make sure he eat something in the morning and at nite before bedtime. Just IMO, I would not feed any type of pork and I have had my schnauzers really get sick on the greenies. I only bought them one time and now mine only get the bully sticks for snacks along with Mother Hubbards tiny bones. They are holistic and they really like them. Maybe just try putting his meds in a piece of cheese. Pancreatis is really bad. We lost one of ours to diabetes 2yrs. ago. He was on 2 shots of insulin a day and survived alittle over 2yrs. after being diagnosed. He ended up dying of pancreatis. It just scares me I guess and I'm real picky about what mine eat. Hope you find out whats wrong and that baby gets to feeling good again. Its so scary when they are sick. |
Well, he hasn't had any problems since I started caring for him in mid-December, so I'm not convinced that sickness in the past week indicates a major dietary problem. I am also very judicious with the amounts I give him - like if he gets ham, it's literally 2 calories of ham. The jerkey treats are well balanced, which is why I let him get away with eating so many. Also, just so it's clear, it's not like he gets that much different stuff every day! One week he might get some roast beef along with his kibble and standard treats, and the next maybe some scrambled eggs with green beans. I know there are a lot of people who believe passionately about how to feed their dogs. I happen to believe that dogs should get "real food" and were probably healthier when they ate table scraps (shrug). That's my food religion. I know there are many different faiths. I'm feeding chicken and rice now to keep him on a bland diet until his stomach problems subside. |
Also, I would never give Thor, say, a Cheeto. I believe in feeding foods that have a small number of understandable ingredients. But if I'm making a soup that has a couple different veggies in it, a little butter, milk, rice, chicken stock, and maybe some shaved nuts on the top, you have a dozen ingredients right there. I still think a couple tablespoons of that soup could be good for him and help round out his diet. |
Update Hm. Well Thor has seemed fine for the past few days. This morning he seemed on the verge of being sick again: acting restless and refusing to eat. I remembered that he seemed better the second we left to go to the vet last time, so I decided to take him out for a walk. I did force feed him a little mashed potato, just in case. As soon as we got outside, he perked right up, and when we got back inside, he ate some chicken and potatoes. Usually we go out for a big play session in the afternoon, and then have an indoors play session in the evening. He's never been big on morning walks. I'm still a little concerned because he seems to be acting unusally, but at least he's not throwing up! |
Oh, poor little guy. I wish I knew of something that might help. Hope he gets back to normal soon!! |
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Also, he has never vomited before in my care. He vomited three times in the past week, and obviously I am concerned. I'm still giving him the Flagyl. |
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Yeah, if Thor was vomiting once per week, I would definitely be re-thinking his diet! We'll see. I would have expected him to be completely better by now, so if he's not completely back to normal by the end of the week, I'll get more blood work done and go from there. |
I'm sorry about your little guy. My Pia was vomitting yellow foam every morning for four days in a row. However, she was not acting sick at all. Today was the first day she didn't vomit. Pia does NOT have a sensitive belly so I found this very strange. She seems to be compeletly back to normal now and I hope it stays that way. I hope your little guy is back to himself very soon. Not knowing what's going on can be really upsetting. Hugs to you and Thor. |
Oh sorry to hear about your furbaby, glad that is doing much better:aimeeyork |
Update #2 Well, he woke up with some of the same behavior today, restless and not interested in his usual foods. This time I tried Breathies Minis treats, broken into 32nds :rolleyes:. That seemed to settle him right down and he's sleeping again. I wonder if maybe his schedule is just off. Normally he sleeps until the early afternoon, at which point I take him to the park for an hour or so, then he sleeps again until the evening, and we play for another hour or so, and then if he still has energy before bedtime, I give him a flossie. I wonder if his rhythms have been thrown off because I have been working very late hours recently... not sure why he wouldn't be hungry in the morning, though. Oh well. Saturday morning will be his last pill. I can certainly give him little bits of Breathies in the morning... I just don't want to mask an underlying condition. :confused: |
Update #3 Thor seems to be all better. He completely his Flagyl course yesterday, he has not been vomitting, and his stools remain normal. He's also gone back to being a lazy bug in the morning. :) On the bright side, I've found that he really loves Breathies Minis, and he only needs a tiny piece to be happy. I am going to make an effort to stop feeding him some of the richer foods he gets. We do a lot of trick training, and I sometimes need something he's really excited about to get him motivated for a difficult trick. But Breathies just might be that treat. :) |
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