summers stomach!!

[sue dimond]

hello everyone can any one help! summer has a very sensitive stomach she gets full of wind ,and her toilet very loose so been to the vets they suggested chappie!! actually shes been loads better not smelling and toilet been good ,still full of wind in her stomach ,shes very slim and dosent putt weight on she goes to the toilet at least 6 times a day ,really want to find a biscuit, she was on james well beloved  does anyone have the same problem as summer?

[Philip Hall]

OHHH mince and tatters, took me back to my Navy days...Stovies...a plate of this with a pile of white bead and Yorkshire relish...all was well with the world (and the old sea dogs never complained):-)

AHH well bread and cheese tonight and yes the boys will get a little square of mouse trap.

[Ilona & Gina]

Yes, we had this problem with our boy Anton.

1. We took him to a vet to exclude any underlying problem.

2. Then we put him (and his sister Gina) on the following diet:

He can't have too much liver and no wheat. So we feed raw meat and bones, hardly any grains, only vegetables. No canned food from the shelves, no dry food, as this is full of wheat and stuff I don't really want to know. If it has to be grains, we feed cooked and mashed chickpeas or we bake special bickies with home ground oatmeal (or roasted and ground chickpeas). Sweet potatoes are very good, and pumpkin. Pumpkin helps when your dog has runny stools, but also when it's too firm. I would be careful with potatoes though. They wouldn't harm your dog, but add no nutritional benefit.

I also find that bones help keep the stool firm. However, each dog is different. May not work for other dogs.

 

This information comes from someone who really had to "study" dog food, out of sheer desperation (one dog with dermatitis, one dog with a sensitive stomach) They are both fine and thriving on their diet.

 

PS when it's really bad, get some slippery elm bark from the health shop. Give him 1/2 teaspoon his his meal (once of twice a day for three days or even four). This is a first aid remedy.

 

You can also bake charcoal bickies: 2 activated charcoal tablets, mix with ca 300g oatmeal, an egg, a teaspoon of honey, some water,  (is good for dogs contrary to popular myth), bake that on 150 C for 20 minutes. Keeps two weeks in the fridge. Or you dehydrate it for six hours. Then it keeps ages. give him two bickies a day.

 

Good luck!