Looking for Sensitive Tummy Advice for Food

[mellie]

I feed a multi-protien diet myself...Sally does well on" Evo," but only gets an 1/4 cup in the am and gets 1/3 can of" by nature organics", and then she gets small bites of whatever we are having at mealtime. Just no cooked fat or sugary things. She gets American made turkey jerky and does great on all this. Has NEVER had diarrhea and has vomited 3 times in 3 years and 1 of those times I induced vom. b/c I thought she may have eaten a mushroom growing in our yard. The cat on the other hand has a funky gut and I feed BB tukey/pot. and1/2 can "by nature Turkey" for cats and she does great-no yaking or poop puddles. Her fur has grown back in all over-she had bald legs at one time and I wasn't for sure if it was food or habit or combo of both. Definatley a good idea to expose gut to as much as it can handle,but I would watch fats b/c of pancreantitis, every dog is different and like people, some are more prone to allergy. Maybe digestive enzymes as someone mentoned,I think, and a probiotic would help aid digestion some. If you are able you can make your own bland diet of boiled chix/rice and gradully just add whatever food you want to try to that so that you don't have to buy the food from your vet. Watch the treats and where they are made b/c of unsafe ingredients too.

[Will]

Our Robby had sensitive stomach issues, and despite vet prescriptions and feeding a quality food, they remained. We discovered that he is grain intolerant, so we switched to a limited ingredient food - primarily sweet potato and venison. Every so often we will substitute another protein. We also us a supplement called "Vibrant Pets" which provides vitamins, minerals, and particularly pro-biotics. We wouldn't be without it. Just google "Vibrant Pets" to find the connection and product. Good luck on finding the right solution for your dog. Ours are doing great. Cheers, Will

[sable]

As Lucky ages he becomes more picky and a bit sensitive too. He loves Fromm
Salmon, its his appetizer. He loves his Wellness, no problems with either one.

Some might disagree with me, but I leave the food out. They eat what they want during the day, but they don't over indulge. I quess I alway feared of bloat that they would eat too fast. I know its goofy thought, but it works here. They get a certain amount and thats it. Little bit of this and that of their assorted food of Fromm and Wellness.

Every once in awhile they have a treat of regular cheerios and a dab of Dannon Yogart.

[BarbV]

I would lean towards a limited ingreident and/or grain free diet.

I know you were on TOTW but that is pretty high in protein and may be too rich. I feed Now! Senior to my hypothyroid/liver sensitive dog and for the last 2 years has been a good choice.

Another option would be Natural Balance - Venison, Bison, Duck, Fish. Because you pup is unlikely to have developed a food allergy to these early on, these might be viable.

Stay away from chicken or beef.

Having said all this....food sensitivity seems to be the new epidemic in our pets. I hear this time and time again.

There is lots of conflicting theories on this. I can't say that Clantyrsheltie is wrong in feeding a multi-protein diet. But many well respected authorities would disagree. Who is to say which is right?

Is allergy on the rise? Or is it simply getting diagnosed more often than before.

The analogy I would give is peanut allergies in kids. When I was a kid, noone had them, but neither was the food that we ate inundated with it. Then suddenly everything had peanut in it, and kids started to get sick with it. Chicken and egg syndrome?