Need some advise on getting my Irish Setter to gain weight - Exclusively Setters2024-03-29T05:06:44Zhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/need-some-advise-on-getting-my?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI have been feeding Orijen an…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-07-18:865021:Comment:9698782012-07-18T19:47:13.514ZAstrid Landsaathttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/AstridLandsaat
<p>I have been feeding Orijen and Acana since my first girl started seizing. She improved on this diet. Never had weight problems with any of my pets on these brands.</p>
<p>I have been feeding Orijen and Acana since my first girl started seizing. She improved on this diet. Never had weight problems with any of my pets on these brands.</p> Hi Denise,
He is doing reall…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-07-18:865021:Comment:9698772012-07-18T19:47:04.213ZHenriette van der Zwanhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/HenriettevanderZwan
<p>Hi Denise,</p>
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<p>He is doing really well! Thanks for thinking of us! Yes, we have the same problem. All our dogs are on a gluten-free diet so there is no problem in our pack. But recently we went on vacation with my sister and her 3 Weimeraners who are not on a gluten-free food and who eat much slower so he would chase them from their bowls and eat their food. This caused him terrible pain and upsets, but after about a week he was back to his old self again. Luckily we now know what…</p>
<p>Hi Denise,</p>
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<p>He is doing really well! Thanks for thinking of us! Yes, we have the same problem. All our dogs are on a gluten-free diet so there is no problem in our pack. But recently we went on vacation with my sister and her 3 Weimeraners who are not on a gluten-free food and who eat much slower so he would chase them from their bowls and eat their food. This caused him terrible pain and upsets, but after about a week he was back to his old self again. Luckily we now know what to do and what not to feed him. When this happens I give him a buscopan or scopex and this helps to ease the pain at least until the gluten is out of his system. He still struggle to gain weight but is now at more or less a normal weight and his bones nicely covered with fat! He is also very active and run with my husband daily so that is also not helping to keep the weight on. If only we can get him to stress less, but we are working with a behaviourist on this! </p> I have fed all my dogs over m…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-07-18:865021:Comment:9698372012-07-18T19:26:36.651ZTorie Lancasterhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/TorieLancaster
<p>I have fed all my dogs over many years on Acana or Orijen and can honestly say I have never had a problem with fussy eaters, dogs which were under or over weight or anything else healthwise. They also have all sorts of leftovers from our meals but no artificial gravy (gravy granules and the like).</p>
<p>Mine have 3 large mugs of dry food divided into two meals per day. They only have dog treats (Denta Sticks) twice a week and I don't feed them any sort of animal hide chews.</p>
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<p>I have fed all my dogs over many years on Acana or Orijen and can honestly say I have never had a problem with fussy eaters, dogs which were under or over weight or anything else healthwise. They also have all sorts of leftovers from our meals but no artificial gravy (gravy granules and the like).</p>
<p>Mine have 3 large mugs of dry food divided into two meals per day. They only have dog treats (Denta Sticks) twice a week and I don't feed them any sort of animal hide chews.</p>
<p>I must be one of the lucky ones :)</p> Dear Henriette
Just looking o…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-07-18:865021:Comment:9698352012-07-18T19:01:02.631ZDenise Lee Turonekhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/DeniseLeeTuronek
<p>Dear Henriette</p>
<p>Just looking over some of the older posts I have here & was wondering how your boy is doing on his gluten free diet? My Hudson is doing well, we really have to be careful that he has NOTHING with gluten in it...any treats that friends, mail delivery people give him without knowing he has this problem sends him into a terrible bout of stomach issues.</p>
<p>Dear Henriette</p>
<p>Just looking over some of the older posts I have here & was wondering how your boy is doing on his gluten free diet? My Hudson is doing well, we really have to be careful that he has NOTHING with gluten in it...any treats that friends, mail delivery people give him without knowing he has this problem sends him into a terrible bout of stomach issues.</p> Dear Henriette,
Thank goodnes…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-10-10:865021:Comment:8224692011-10-10T13:41:36.073ZDenise Lee Turonekhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/DeniseLeeTuronek
<p>Dear Henriette,</p>
<p>Thank goodness for the info that I received from this site...Hudson is back up to a healthy weight of 70lbs. The gluten free diet is working wonders. Good luck with your boy as well. He will be fat & healthy before you know it!!</p>
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<p>Kind regards,</p>
<p>Denise</p>
<p>Dear Henriette,</p>
<p>Thank goodness for the info that I received from this site...Hudson is back up to a healthy weight of 70lbs. The gluten free diet is working wonders. Good luck with your boy as well. He will be fat & healthy before you know it!!</p>
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<p>Kind regards,</p>
<p>Denise</p> Dear Denise,
I'm so glad I ca…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-10-10:865021:Comment:8220222011-10-10T06:58:26.422ZHenriette van der Zwanhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/HenriettevanderZwan
<p>Dear Denise,</p>
<p>I'm so glad I came across your post! This sounds EXACTLY like my story!! My boy was diagnosed with gluten sensitivity only this week and he is slowly getting better after I've put him on a gluten free diet. I'm so glad there are other owners who went through the same as we did. Let's hope in a couple of weeks he will be fat and healthy!</p>
<p>Kind regards,</p>
<p>Henriette</p>
<p>Dear Denise,</p>
<p>I'm so glad I came across your post! This sounds EXACTLY like my story!! My boy was diagnosed with gluten sensitivity only this week and he is slowly getting better after I've put him on a gluten free diet. I'm so glad there are other owners who went through the same as we did. Let's hope in a couple of weeks he will be fat and healthy!</p>
<p>Kind regards,</p>
<p>Henriette</p> Excellent news! I hope Hudson…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-06-05:865021:Comment:6090922011-06-05T13:26:00.991ZSusan Stonehttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SwissSusan
Excellent news! I hope Hudson continues to thrive and all past worries can be forgotten.
Excellent news! I hope Hudson continues to thrive and all past worries can be forgotten. Thank you to all for the advi…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-06-03:865021:Comment:6071772011-06-03T19:37:27.535ZDenise Lee Turonekhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/DeniseLeeTuronek
Thank you to all for the advise...I'm am happy to report that over the last month we have weaned Hudson to his Gluten Free Diet & he is responding wonderfully! He has gained the correct amount of weight & now has no issues with the loose bloddy stools & vomiting or losing weight!!!!! He even sleeps through the night for me now :) Now I can rest easy knowing my lil guy is on the road to good health!
Thank you to all for the advise...I'm am happy to report that over the last month we have weaned Hudson to his Gluten Free Diet & he is responding wonderfully! He has gained the correct amount of weight & now has no issues with the loose bloddy stools & vomiting or losing weight!!!!! He even sleeps through the night for me now :) Now I can rest easy knowing my lil guy is on the road to good health! That make sense as well! I wi…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-05-04:865021:Comment:5627842011-05-04T21:33:14.447ZDenise Lee Turonekhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/DeniseLeeTuronek
That make sense as well! I will try that with Hudson & his brothers. Thank you
That make sense as well! I will try that with Hudson & his brothers. Thank you Say, there is one more thing…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-05-04:865021:Comment:5619592011-05-04T21:27:38.532ZJohn Bell Young - Mike Connollyhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JohnBellYoung
<p>Say, there is one more thing that seems to help our dogs, and which we learned from a couple of reliable sources We don't let them drink water with their meals, allowing their natural juices to digest what goes into their stomach We wait about a half hour or so before we give them water, which they drink plenty of, just as they should, throughout the day</p>
<p>Say, there is one more thing that seems to help our dogs, and which we learned from a couple of reliable sources We don't let them drink water with their meals, allowing their natural juices to digest what goes into their stomach We wait about a half hour or so before we give them water, which they drink plenty of, just as they should, throughout the day</p>