Food for a sensitive tummy?
 

I have a new puppy, not a Yorkie but his sister Pixie is, so we'll just say he's part Yorkie by association. Tuck arrived fine just nervous, I flew to pick him up. He was vet checked by my favorite vet in the group practice, a factory in my opinion. Tuck checked out super. He had a tough two weeks settling in and had a upset stromach starting the second week here. I had kept him on the same food as the breeder. Two weeks ago Friday, he had mucous with blood so I called and rushed him to the vet, open Friday's to 6 p.m. He saw a vet that I don't know but she has been there for many years, means nothing. He was alright, looked at his records, declared 'all puppies have worms.' He didn't previously but it's was a possibility. He was wisked off to be weighed and was given Drontal. I was given a prescription bottle with another whole Drontal to give 3 weeks later which would have been this coming Friday.
After arriving home about an hour total from leaving the vet, barfed his guts out, not focused and wobbly. I gave him pedialyte with nutrical in a syringe. After two hours became himself, playful. I was given a can of Prescription ID and gave it to him the next morning, barfed it up. I have never had a dog eat this and keep it down. I put him on chicken and rice he was fine.
Something bothered me, this was not normal to me. On the Monday after, was going to call the vet but his regular one operates on Mondays so I decided to call Tues. Meanwhile late in the day, looked up Drontal online. He was given a whole pill and should have been given 1/2 pill for his weight. I called and wanted to speak to the vet he saw, I was furious. She wouldn't speak with me and relayed the message to give him another whole pill as prescribed. I asked to speak with the hospital administrator and she said Dr. Brady had overdosed Tuck and apologized. She made an appointment to see his regular vet the next day, Tues. He did a fecal exam, as he did first check-up, normal,etc. No Giardia,etc. I was told to try several different dog foods until I found one that agreed, felt he had a sensitive stomach. His breeder says not so when he was with her. Results came back Friday. I can't switch him over to puppy food,even very gradually. I have tried Merrick puppy plate, Nutro natural puppy chicken meal, rice and oatmeal, Solid Gold, all dry. All not at once with chicken and rice between each alone. I now will try Canidae dry. Has anyone gone through this. Usually it takes a week to switch over but after an increase to only 5 pieces of dog food with chicken and rice, messy poop. The vet gave him gastrafate (for inflammed intestines)1.5cc divided into two doses. He is back to 2.4 lbs. after going down to 2 lbs. from the overdose day. Tuck is 20 weeks on Tuesday and supposed to be 4 lbs. as an adult. He's fine and playing,etc. Maybe I should keep him on bland longer before trying adding any dry food.
Sorry this is so long!
Appreciate any input.
Jessica

I would keep him on bland foods untill his stools firm up. My dogs had diahrea recently and they could eat the ID food, chicken and rice, and cottage cheese. I mixed the ID food with cottage cheese and they would eat it. It sounds like your having luck with the chicken and rice so I would stick with that

I have had Cali and Maya both on hamburger or chciken for the past month due to diahrrea I am now just starting to wean them back to dog food very slowly. I would keep him on the chicken and rice for as long as it takes. Good Luck!

Thanks for your replies!
Jessica

I have had a similar problem with a 4 yr old dog. It started in the summer time. We have to feed him rice & chicken or meat. We keep trying to add in dry dog food but when we do he gets the runs again. He seems to do well on this bland diet. I just wonder how long you can feed a dog this diet. I add oil to the rice and he does eat small amounts of other foods. I add the other foods in one at a time and small amounts to see how he does.

Nutro makes this for sensitive stomachs. Has anyone tried it? http://www.nutroproducts.com/nccropup.asp

I did try this puppy food. Tuck loved it, smells yummy! However, it didn't agree with him. I'm going to keep Tuck on chicken and rice for another two weeks, think his intestines are still inflammed from the overdose. After, I'll try this food again but introduce it extremely slowly.

I make my 2 yorkies and our westie chicken and rice all the time. THey love it. I throw some vegetables in it also. I have read that it is good for them. Probably better than some of the food you buy. I give them eggs and cheese a couple of times a week also. I keep dry dog food out for their teeth but they rarely eat it.
It really isn't that much trouble to made the chicken and rice. I just cook a whole chicken, debone it and then cook some rice in the broth from the chicken. Mix it all together with some vegetables and keep it refrigerated. I warm it a little in the microwave before feeding it. It makes a big bowl and feeds them for quite a few days.
Sometimes I fix hamburger and rice for something different.
I have one Yorkie with a sensitive stomach and some things (some dog food) makes him vomit. The chicken and rice always agrees with him.