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07-30-2008, 11:17 AM | #1 |
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| Hills ID My yorkie just got put on this today after she's been vomiting off and on for a week now. The vet thinks it may be related to her food. She's never had a problem before...so either I got a bad bag, its all of a sudden not agreeing with her, or there's a more serious issue going on (hope not!) I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good food for yorkies with sensitive stomachs that I could put her on when it's time to switch her off the prescription Hills ID. She's normally fed Wellness Puppy. I never expected this food to give her problems, as I thought it was an excellent food. Anyways - it is time for her to change to an adult formula. She'll be turning 11 months in 2 wks. Thanks for any suggestions! |
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07-30-2008, 12:41 PM | #2 | |
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07-30-2008, 01:33 PM | #3 | |
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07-30-2008, 01:34 PM | #4 |
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| lol.. don't worry.. it's ok... Layla was on it for a while too before i knew better. Some vets are paid to sell certain food.. so they do. |
07-30-2008, 02:30 PM | #5 |
YT Addict | I started Baylee and Bruno on Wellness yesterday. I took them to the vet for shots today. He gave us a 6 pound bag of Purina Pro Plan even after I told him they are on Wellness. Acted like it was a better food.Also gave us this book from Purina on puppy care. When we left I told my hubby I was not feeding that junk to my dogs. He could give it away if he wanted to but it wasn't being feed to my babies!!! Just shows that deff. vets try to oush diff. foods depending on who is paying them to do so!!
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07-30-2008, 02:34 PM | #6 | |
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07-30-2008, 05:54 PM | #7 |
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| The Honest Kitchen (which is freeze-dried raw) has a supplement especially for sensitive tummies. Check it out..... Dog Digestion, Pet Nutrition Supplement – The Honest Kitchen
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07-30-2008, 06:52 PM | #8 |
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| I have an 11 year old yorkie in excellent health that spent the first 8 years of his life on Hills I/D because of a sensitive stomach. I even had to buy the canned I/D, cut it into cookie sized rounds and bake it for a long time at a very low temp (which made it crunchy) to make his treats. It was the only thing that kept his poop normal and kept him from vomiting. After 8 years I switched him to Hills Sensivitive Stomach diet and he ate that for the last 2 years. He seems to have finally outgrown his sensitivity and since getting a new yorkie puppy last year they are both now on Innova. I will not argue that Hills is not one of the best foods on the market and I do not feed my dogs their regular diets. However, I believe there are some cases where the veterinarian knows best, has your companions best interest and health at heart, and is not out to take your money. I am and have been the manager of an animal hospital for 11 years. I have never heard of any veterinarian getting "paid" for selling Hills products. In fact their suggested retail is only a 15 to 20% mark-up over what we can buy it for, and most vets do not make much money selling their products. Just be sure to find a veterinarian you can trust and put your pet's health in their hands. They are the ones who have been to 8 years of school to become a veterinarian and have the expertise and experience to diagnose what is wrong.
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07-31-2008, 03:17 AM | #9 | |
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Well, I did compare Hills to Wellness and would rather her eat the Wellness, but if she can't....she just can't. She is gobbling up the Hills right now...so that's a good sign! She didn't vomit last night on it either - just heaved once for about 10 secs. We'll see how she does for a full day on this food... | |
07-31-2008, 03:55 AM | #10 | |
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As for vets always knowing best because they have gone to school for so long, even Ellie's vet admits that she didn't learn much about nutrition at all and it just isn't her area... Vets do get free and very reduced food from pet food companies in vet school and most, if not all, of the nutrition classes/seminars are taught by dog food company representatives (especially Hills). Vets get used to the idea of feeding it in vet school because it is cheap for them and then they go on to recommend it. Even on YorkieTalk, MyFairLacy is studying to be a vet and has said this is true. So I don't generally trust just a regular DVM about nutrition but sometimes your dog needs a prescription diet and nothing can be done about that unless you want to do something like homecooking, which is great, but some people just don't want to. I think after things settle down, there will be other foods you can go to. Did this happen right after you opened a new bag of Wellness?
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07-31-2008, 06:27 AM | #11 |
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| Yes, right after I bought a new bag of Wellness - she started vomitting. She had gone through 2 bags of Wellness before this one with no problems at all. |
07-31-2008, 06:39 AM | #12 |
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| Normally I wouldn't suspect Wellness but if it was immediately after a new bag, I would be suspicious. Have you called them?
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