It's like children when they're sick. You want to when they're fighting and making a ruckus. But when they're quiet and sick you wish they were back to making that Ruckus again.She was whipping Rags arse
Glad to hear she's up to her old tricks!
It's like children when they're sick. You want to when they're fighting and making a ruckus. But when they're quiet and sick you wish they were back to making that Ruckus again.She was whipping Rags arse
Will be interesting to see how she tolerates the fish oil now. Fingers crossed.She was whipping Rags arse yesterday so I think so. Seeing one more legit poop pile would put us in the clear I believe.
Since we have been feeding the low fat GI tract wet food, I’ve noticed her back/skin is back to flaking real bad. This morn I started re-intro of the tuna/whitefish half with the wet GI food.
Yes…Will be interesting to see how she tolerates the fish oil now. Fingers crossed.
Yep. For humans, pancreatitis can be very painful. The whole system can go into spasms. Personally, I would avoid the fish at all for a long while. I wonder if there have been any studies on mercury levels in dogs who have the daily diets that include fish? (Just thinking aloud.) Very glad to hear that he got better so quickly.Yes…
Started transitioning her back (half cup) to the trout/whitefish because her coat started flaking on the low fat Royal Canin.
I noticed after one meal she was burping, stomach rolling and after second meal she was shaking as in pain. Next day she vomited after first meal… it absolutely kills me to see her like this. Poor thing. Gave her the last Cerenia for vomiting/nausea and she settled down.
Went back and bought 6 more cans of Royal Canin low fat and continued on with this. Solid poop today with no vomit or shaking. I guess she is not ready to come off the low fat food. Still kicking Ragnar’s arse though.
Definitely do not want to continue on with Royal Canin- only good thing about it is low fat otherwise I am not encouraged by the other ingredients and the $$$$.
Researched DogFoodAdvisor and found Eagle Pack reduced fat. It appears to be one of the better low fat foods. Will probably order this and see how it goes.
More research tells me that it may be weeks/months for Freyja to overcome this bout of pancreatitis…some say there’s a chance of no full recovery. I tend to think Dobermans are very resilient and just need to care for it appropriately.
If interested:
FROMM trout/whitefish
Protein- 27% min
Fat- 16% min
Fiber- 6% max
Moisture- 10% max
Royal Canin GI low fat:
Protein- 20% min
Fat- 5.5%% min- 8.5% max
Fiber- 3.9% max
Moisture- 10% max
Eagle Pack reduced fat
Protein- 24% min
Fat- 6% min- 9% max
Fiber- 4% max
Moisture- 10% max
I am no animal dietician expert but I think Eagle Pack may be a decent recovery food and DogFoodAdvisor gives it 4.5/5 stars.
Thoughts??
Well that's very distressing! I've never dealt with this so I'm no help to you. Just feeling the emotions! It's just amazing that she would react like that after just two meals. I guess it's going to be a slow process. I'm so sorry you're going through this and no fault of your own! Just a stupid thing that happened with the neighbor. Who would have thought?Started transitioning her back (half cup) to the trout/whitefish because her coat started flaking on the low fat Royal Canin.
I noticed after one meal she was burping, stomach rolling and after second meal she was shaking as in pain. Next day she vomited after first meal… it absolutely kills me to see her like this. Poor thing
That's what Albert's breeder wanted him on when he came home (for Pano prevention) and he did okay on it. I later switched to Fromm since it had similar ingredients and our feed store carries it where they didn't Eagle Pack.I think Eagle Pack may be a decent recovery food and DogFoodAdvisor gives it 4.5/5 stars.
Thoughts??
Yes.Canned pumpkin?
Less food switching or less sudden changes in the food switching?
Nothing to be embarrassed about! It happens. Just this morning I fed Kaiser and 5 minutes later my hb sends me a text saying he already fed Kaiser. Oops. Oh well. Back to Freyja, the Eagle Pack seems fairly similar to Royal Canin GI, so you may as well give it a go on day 4. For day 3, you could add in some boiled chicken to see if she is tolerating solid food before reintroducing kibble. When you do give the kibble, I'd give really small amounts that have been presoaked.I really didn’t want to post this latest episode- redundant and embarrassingly idiotic but figured if somebody else had these issues and searched….it may help them with their issues.
Agree!I wonder if you should fast her for 1 day so her GI tract can calm down. Maybe just give bone broth so she gets some nutrients in liquid form instead of solids. I have also given plain rice boiled in broth.
Ugggg….
So my youngest had her first college game yesterday that I went to watch. So I gave instructions to my oldest to feed the monsters at noon. She got the food mixed up and fed Freyja, Ragnar’s food. Tbh, I did not think it was that horrible because Freyja has been pooping good solids for three days now. But man… a fiasco was incoming.
Woke up this morning and Freyja had a good solid poop and then I fed her the new Eagle Pack low fat dog food. (She has been doing good with this for last two days.) 15 mins after feeding her she vomits and then has at least 8 bouts of mucous diarrhea. Then throws up again with more mucous diarrhea. Then about 5 bouts of bloody diarrhea. Had to give her some CBD oil and a Cerenia and she is finally calming down.
So the way I figure it. The good bowel movement this morn was in her GI tract, then the wrong food sat behind the good bowel movement and irritated/aggravated/mutilated her GI tract causing an protective mucous reaction. What is left is a tore up GI tract that is raw and bloody. Frickity Frack.
Well damn….thought I had it under control. Not fully sure if the Eagle Pack is a factor with this but I think the accidental feeding of Ragnar’s food is a definite.
Gonna have to go StrykerDobe on her again.
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Along with the Answers Goat Milk, should I give my probiotic also?