What do you feed your Sheltie? And, Colitis advice.

My dogs eat Wellness
http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/dog_wellness_dry_index.html

 

Colitis and Food information

My three-year old Pixie has colitis. I've posted information in other threads on this forum about it. She came home with severe diahrrea at 9 weeks old caused by coccidia that took nearly three months on flagl to cure, and by that time she had both colitis and canine epilepsy, although I didn't recognize the seizures for what they were for several months.

I experiemented with all kinds of food because the vet I was using then was terrible and had her on a Science Diet low residue forumula that was just garbage. Please please PLEASE whatever you do, give your little guy a good, holistic food with very simple ingredients! I'm a journalist specializing in equine and canine work, and research is what I do. I found Chicken and Rice California Natural made by Innova and started Pixie on that and got her off the junk foods and that is what finally straightened out her system. She still has occasional flare ups two years later, but nothing like she did. Now all she needs when she has a flare-up is some canned pumpkin in a meal or two. The other thing you should add is a good probiotic to his diet (I use Dr. Goodpet Canine Probiotics) and a good fish oil, such as salmon oil. You can find all of these products online if you don't have a natural pet store in your area.

There are several articles in the Sheltie Nation archives that I wrote on food last year that were posted I believe in December if you'd like more information on how to evaluate dog food. The most important thing you can do for your pet is to read the ingredients on the label and learn what they are and what they mean.

At the moment, your puppy is recovering from his surgery, so be careful what you give him at this point. Keep him on the meds from the vet, and transition him slowly to better food. That will make all the difference. Good luck!

 

If you go to the Wellness website, there is a button on the top that will allow you to enter your zipcode and it will tell you where the closest location that carries Wellness is located. I actually bought it at a feed store that I found this way when I was away from home.