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Intestinal Blockage??

strykerdobe said:
ALERT: If You Have This POPULAR Dog Food- THROW IT AWAY NOW And Contact Your Veterinarian IMMEDIATELY
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Blue Buffalo Company is voluntarily recalling one production lot of BLUE Wilderness® Rocky Mountain RecipeTM Red Meat Dinner Wet Food for Adult Dogs, as the product has the potential to contain elevated levels of naturally- occurring beef thyroid hormones.

Dogs ingesting high levels of beef thyroid hormones may exhibit symptoms such as increased thirst and urination, weight loss, increased heart rate and restlessness.
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Blue has really been on a roll with the recalls lately...
 
Horselady said:
But my guess was accurate, they get about 4-5 cups a day. Neegan is fat to me, most would say he's a good weight. I don't care for fat dogs. Most would call Congo lean, I call him a good weight.

When they feed free choice they don't gobble down 3-5 cups of food and then gonplay hard. They eat a mouthful here and there throughout the day, and in my (very dated) experience that can help prevent bloat. I've had older dogs die of bloat, so I do understand it's causes and consequences.

At that time they did suggest many smallheeals or free choice. My grandmother's saint Bernard died of bloat (he was 8-9 I think, oldish for a St), my first show Akita/Jr handling dog died of bloat (she's was 11, so oldish for an Akita), and a standard poodle at a kennel I worked for had a 9-10 year old bitch die of bloat. I also took care of great Danes and showed great Danes, and do know the breeder I worked for had 3+ stories of dogs who had to have surgery, and I worked for a vet emergency hospital that had 2-3 cases of bloat while I was there. It's a sad scary issue.

This is what I'm calling "fat" he's not fat by any vet I've used standards, but to me he's not lean and trim. Probably because he has puppy fat rolly skin still. View attachment 71605 View attachment 71606
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I think you missed the part where I said a corn based food. What you are feeding is not corn based. It's actually a decent food. No, not a five star food, but for the price it's a good food for people on a tight budget.

As an example, if they were eating let's say, Purina dog chow - the bag would say my lab needs probably about 5 cups a day. In reality, I'd expect to have to feed him 8-10 to maintain a decent weight. Even at 4 cups of a non corn based food he is lean. By lean I mean people accuse me of starving him because he doesn't have the typical lab straight line belly. You can actually see his stomach cut and a couple ribs, even at 75-80 pounds.

Kaizer is still growing so he's not a great example. He just got upped to 6 cups a day, plus extras (eggs, chicken quarters, etc) and he's also quite lean. I don't even want to think of how much I would have to feed him of a corn based food.

The biggest issue most people have with free feeding is weight control. That said - it works great for some people as well. My husky had to be free fed or he'd be rail thin. He was just a goof that way. My lab would likely do ok free fedding. Kaizer I can almost guarantee would over eat. He's a greedy pig. Since we also do quite a bit of camping and traveling, I have to know that I'm allowing adequate time after eating to exercise as they remain tethered in camp so I have to deliberately exercise them.

I don't really count whole grain brown rice in the "grain" category for dog foods. Things like corn and soy are the big ones I feel need to be avoided, especially when they are a primary ingredient.
 
Regalis said:
I think you missed the part where I said a corn based food. What you are feeding is not corn based. It's actually a decent food. No, not a five star food, but for the price it's a good food for people on a tight budget.

As an example, if they were eating let's say, Purina dog chow - the bag would say my lab needs probably about 5 cups a day. In reality, I'd expect to have to feed him 8-10 to maintain a decent weight. Even at 4 cups of a non corn based food he is lean. By lean I mean people accuse me of starving him because he doesn't have the typical lab straight line belly. You can actually see his stomach cut and a couple ribs, even at 75-80 pounds.

Kaizer is still growing so he's not a great example. He just got upped to 6 cups a day, plus extras (eggs, chicken quarters, etc) and he's also quite lean. I don't even want to think of how much I would have to feed him of a corn based food.

The biggest issue most people have with free feeding is weight control. That said - it works great for some people as well. My husky had to be free fed or he'd be rail thin. He was just a goof that way. My lab would likely do ok free fedding. Kaizer I can almost guarantee would over eat. He's a greedy pig. Since we also do quite a bit of camping and traveling, I have to know that I'm allowing adequate time after eating to exercise as they remain tethered in camp so I have to deliberately exercise them.

I don't really count whole grain brown rice in the "grain" category for dog foods. Things like corn and soy are the big ones I feel need to be avoided, especially when they are a primary ingredient.
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Yes I did miss the corn based part. I guess I feel like the cheaper foods are getting a bad rep lately.

Diamond maintenance or diamond premium has corn and I don't feed it. I don't mind some corn but I like to see the first two ingredients, at least, be meat. The diamond naturals line I've been pretty happy with. I used to feed MyMy blue Buffalo but honestly she didn't care for it. She's a min pin, I can afford to feed her whatever. The old English is my biggest eater and he makes a dent.

What shocks me is by ingredients, iams sort of sucks, but I've seen animals on it that have amazing coats and are healthy...
 
Horselady said:
Yes I did miss the corn based part. I guess I feel like the cheaper foods are getting a bad rep lately.

Diamond maintenance or diamond premium has corn and I don't feed it. I don't mind some corn but I like to see the first two ingredients, at least, be meat. The diamond naturals line I've been pretty happy with. I used to feed MyMy blue Buffalo but honestly she didn't care for it. She's a min pin, I can afford to feed her whatever. The old English is my biggest eater and he makes a dent.

What shocks me is by ingredients, iams sort of sucks, but I've seen animals on it that have amazing coats and are healthy...
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Just like people, animals can look all sorts of ways despite their diets. I eat healthy and my hair is just naturally dry and frizz prone. Some one else might nothing but junk food and have smooth, shiny hair. Genetics do come into play to some extent. Since we are tasked with making those choices for our dogs, the best you can afford is your best bet, yes.
 
Apollo's Dobermom said:
So my dog threw up this morning and I'm wondering if it was the bone broth I fed him for the first time? It was thin and neon/bright yellow?
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That's bile. Which on its own would not be too alarming, but considering his lack of appetite and everything, he really should see a vet. There are many things that can cause bile throw up and lack of appetite - pancreatitis, toxins, parasites are the first to come to mind but there are others.
 
I will. All vets are closed now in my area so I will take him tomorrow. This is his 3rd time to the vet this past week and a half :/ Also, I have some bone broth left. Should I try feeding him plain white rice and top it off with a bit of the broth? Last time I gave him rice, he had diarrhea..but maybe I should try again?
 
You don't have any 24 hour ER vets?

I really am not sure about feeding him. Water, yes. But food I dunno. Without knowing what is causing it my instinct would be to withhold food as it can aggravate some conditions.
 
I would withhold the food and bone broth. It could even be that the raw chicken you gave him didn't agree. I know some males will vomit when the hormones are kicking in and it was the same with Albert with the yellow foamy vomit, even though he was eating his regular meals.
 
Took him to the vet this morning.....did an ultrasound..nothing. Nothing nothing nothing. He said his stomach was inflammed but other than that, we did not find anything that could have been missed on the xray. Doing blood work on Monday. He also got a shot which was supposed to help him feel a lot better. The vet said if it really is his stomach just being inflammed, this shot is supposed to get his appetite back within an hour after the shot. He should be eating normally again. Well..he got the shot and we gave it two hours. Still not eating. Not even out of my hand. So..this means it must not be the stomach and the problem is worse than we thought. Oh. and he was 70lbs on Monday when we weighed him at the vet. Today is Saturday and he is 62lbs....
 
To lighten to mood though..today we came back from the vet and he went to go drink water..halfway through, he went out of his way to get his toy frog, picked it up, and intentionally dropped it in his water bowl and proceeded to drink! Hahaha. What a weirdo!
 
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