New foster dog has horrible gas

[Quee]

The food'll definiely do that! But also stress, illness, even the way you position the food/drink. When I 1st got Pippi she had terrible gas, partly from what I fed her but also partly from the height of her food bowl. I had to get her an elevated food bowl and the gas cut waaaaay down. But I still just about died even with just little farts until I got her on the right food for her. Ironically (because not all dogs do well on this) it was Nutro Natural Choice Grain Free Limited Ingredient.

She still farts - all dogs and especially Dobes do - but I'm not knocked out every time she does anymore.

 

[Quee]

You have to feed them what works best for your dog's tummy. I was at a lure coursing event this weekend and one of the other dog onwers had this tall, beautiful Doberboy. He was a purebred from a breeder, and I asked her what she feeds him and she said 'Bill Jac'! That's not known for being the best food, and seems odd given that she paid a ton of money for that Dobe with his pedigree, but she went through tons of high-quality foods including Blue Buffalo (I went through that with Pippi too - BB has too high a protein content for her, and gave her diarrhea poor baby!). Bill Jac was a 'last resort' food and it worked for her boy and didn't send him to the vet with stomach problems, so she's stuck with it since it works.

 

[Rits]

You have to feed them what works best for your dog's tummy. I was at a lure coursing event this weekend and one of the other dog onwers had this tall, beautiful Doberboy. He was a purebred from a breeder, and I asked her what she feeds him and she said 'Bill Jac'! That's not known for being the best food, and seems odd given that she paid a ton of money for that Dobe with his pedigree, but she went through tons of high-quality foods including Blue Buffalo (I went through that with Pippi too - BB has too high a protein content for her, and gave her diarrhea poor baby!). Bill Jac was a 'last resort' food and it worked for her boy and didn't send him to the vet with stomach problems, so she's stuck with it since it works.

Yep, if one can afford a better food, obviously try the higher end stuff and if it doesn't work...then just keep going down the list. If the food happens to not be the best food but it's the best food for your dog and is the only thing that works for them, why try and fix it if it isn't broke? I'm surprised at how many breeders and show dog owners feed their Dobes pro plan but it seems to be a good medium and works best for their dogs.

 

[Gelcoater]

I don't know if this will work on dog fart smell or not,but....

An old trick house painter used to do is after painting a room,crack a windo just a little,close the door and place a candle on a pie pan.The flame would "burn off" the gasses escaping from the drying paint.So light a few candles,preferably some scented candles.

 

[Denissov43]

Kirkland is made by Diamond foods and right now Diamond foods have been recalled all over the place.... I would not feed any "Diamond Food products' or Diamond made products...

a simple and easy recipe for a dog with soft stools in a transition phase is to add a tablespoon of canned pumpkin to the new foods and also add a white rice mixture of white rice made in chicken broth.. 1/2 cup in a new food will help in keeping the stools firmer.
I think you are better off feeding him your previous 'quote" of chicken, green beans, rice, sweet potato and or ground beef as well. a cup of his old food and 2 cups of the new stuff with a dollop of pumpkin and you should have no problems... add a bit more pumpkin each meal till the solidify to a solid consistency...
speeds the transition period up!
He is farting because he is NOT digesting the new food. Dog food/ Kibble usually makes ALL dogs fart because they do not have the digestive enzymes to digest grains and or processed foods.. but like us if you keep feeding them a thing long enough they just adapt... its a canine adaptation special ability. but they are carnivores... its a wolf in a dog suit!

Alright, I'll look into that. I also found one, Kirkland signature brand grain-free food that's rated 4 stars on that website, and apparently isn't too expensive. Maybe I can get my uncle with a costco card to buy me some, and I'll pay him back in cash!

 

[kaloric]

Kirkland is made by Diamond foods and right now Diamond foods have been recalled all over the place.... I would not feed any "Diamond Food products' or Diamond made products...

It's worth mentioning that the recall primarily affected eastern North America and some exports, and some of the recalls were not related to any pet illnesses or samples testing positive for contamination, but rather were voluntary & proactive over the possibility that there might be contamination out there, somewhere. The latter was the case with the Kirkland & Taste of the Wild at least. With the scrutiny they're going to be under for the foreseeable future, one would hope they'll get their act together and actually be the safest food out there, but we shall see. I just doubt they're going to let a premium brand like Taste of the Wild or even their house brand be ruined by this, and I'm sure Costco isn't happy and will be finding a new manufacturer if Diamond doesn't convince them they've shaped-up. Anyway, hope it gets sorted and there is no more trouble, I really like my one-stop shopping at Costco!

 

[DocReverto]

Just my two cents.... When you do switch to a permanent food. My guys have just switched to Acana fish blend, they were on taste of the wild. Acana is a little more expensive, but in all reality they are filling up on less. The gas has gone down incredibly, and their poop is small and solid as can be. If you can afford it I would try putting them on a great kibble. The smell of Acana is very potent, so it may help with your doberkid not having a huge appetite. Mine are on antibiotics and there appetites had been mediocre, but switching to Acana cured that. Sometimes all it takes is finding a food they agree with. I did a little test panel with 10 different holistic grain free foods/favors. They were all over every flavor of Acana and Orijen but wanted nothing to do with anything else.

I also would read up on the Diamond recall. It says only a few states have been affected. This is false, our local grain free food store had to throw away over 50% of his stock in taste of the wild. We are in Kansas, one of the states not supposed to be affected with the recalled food. I fear this stuff is everywhere by now.