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I know you do not want to home cook but the ims did tell me if purina ha did not work for dex that i should seriously consider homecooking so this might be your last step if this food does not work:( Just a thought to start learning now on diets for ibd. Kibble is much harder to digest than homecook or wet as well. I really wish i could be of more help :( |
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that doesnt seem bland to me; u think i should boil some chicken and feed her that instead without the rice? i am taking tomorrow off to watch her and if she gets sick again i will take her back by the way how much does it cost to consult with susan davis about homecooking. |
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I would not do the chicken as when dex ever gets a vomitting episode i restrict food to let his tummy rest and then i soak his kibble and slowly introduce food back then he lets me know when he feels better as her barks at me to give him more food loll I will not feed him anything but that food - Luckily we have only had a couple vomitting episodes but he usually gets right back on track The best food is the one that works so it really is hard to say as food issues are a process of elimination but she has been on this food long enough to see if it will work and since she is relapsing it is time to transition off. Seems like chicken is culprit as alot of chicken stuff in this food and our ims said ibd dogs do not do well on chicken diets. My dex is on a hydrolized soy diet so it is soy and it is broken down further |
I am so sorry to hear that Ava is ill again. :( |
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What did vet say about diet? |
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anyone heard or tried evangers dog food? i was looking at their canned food and they seem pretty healthy. any feedback? http://www.evangersdogfood.com/dog/ |
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I went to a yorkie meet up this weekend and Susan Davis spoke and she had stated many dogs with dietary issues do best on venison diets |
I honestly don't think I would suggest what I use for her. I have a few on special diets...one with IBD is on Ultra Z/D and doing terrific. |
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Careful with the Z/D. Works great for some, but it may set this girl off more. Was nothing but problems for Ellie... Anyway, maybe it's time for the vet to talk to a veterinary nutritionist. These foods all have slightly different purposes and sometimes it goes way beyond teh ingredients. |
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I would not suggest anything for her at this point! I agree she needs a vet nutritionist. There is one at A&M. I can get his name if you want it Ellie. He drew up a homecooked diet for my Cody who had renal and pancreatic issues and could not eat any of the RX diets. The consult with my vet was $150 and that included two recipes. |
So sorry Ava is sick again. I hope she gets better soon and you find a good food that works for her. |
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can u please give me the info for the nutritionist. thanks |
i noticed the following ingredients in purina which can be toxic, especially for a dog with IBD and [COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]digestive[/COLOR][/COLOR] issues. Copper sulfate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex and sodium selenite; these ingredients can be toxic and cause vomiting and are not meant for long term use. however the vet said she might be on this diet for a long term if not her life. can anyone please tell me more about these ingredients, why are they added to this formula and how safe are they? thanks |
Contact Dr. John E. Bauer Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Sciences 4474-TAMU College Station, TX 77843-4474 |
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She has had this disease at least 3 years and was doing pretty well. Then within the last 6-7 months she would vomit, have gi issues. After another stay in the hospital and testing, my vet told me he thought she had a food allergy. I really didn't think so. He said trust me, put her on Royal Canin hypoallergenic hp and it has worked wonders! R.C. is not something I would have normally fed, but this is really working for her. Good luck to you and your girl. |
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what food was she on before RC HP? i think it's food related too; because my dog did fine on halo hollistic salmon for almost 10 months with no episode; and then her diet was changed to different dog foods and then she started having frequent episodes. can't keep count i think this is her 5th or 6th episode. but now i rush her right away to avoid further damage. she was on iams low residue; but since it has corn and it showed up as an allergen on her allergy test. we are going to try purina EN now; it's doesnt have corn, i am hoping it will help. soy also showed up on the allergan test; so she probably can't have purina HA or RC HP. if this keeps up i might have no choice but to homecook; which i am trying to avoid. thanks again |
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I just like to give the other side and make sure OP knows this food doesn't work work all pups. Miss Ellie has a vet nutritionist. She isn't allowed any rx or commercial diets whatsoever. Fun times. |
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Wonder why my vet doesn't check kidney/liver functions? Although she requires the prednisone to function, so... |
had not heard of this one but mine is on hydrolized soy diet as well but it is purina ha and he has done great on it for almost 5 years now. My dog with allergies is also on that diet as well. Did you ever try the soy diet Elly? I cannot remember sorry :( I just do not put much credence in blood tests for food allergies as i know you know as we have talked about that. |
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Ellie is on a fish based diet that would be likely not work in this case. |
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