Frankie4298
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My name is Rick, I have a 3 year old EB named Frankie. We've had him since 9 weeks old and we love him to death. Bullies personalities are like no other dogs and he makes us laugh on a daily basis:D. Now , since he was a puppy we had trouble finding a grain free kibble food that was working for us, we first tried acana wild prairie, then taste of the wild salmon, and then a couple more after that and always had the same result, loose stools and scabby skin, ear and paw infections. we knew there was an allergy issue and I was thinking it was yeast since the first 3 foods had potatoes. the 4th food did not have potatoes but stools were still loose that we finally gave up and started feeding homemade raw food. his homemade of consisted of chicken backs carrots parsley a little olive oil and garlic. this did wonders for him, skin cleared up and not one ear or paw infection since and this has been a year now. I feed him beef and turkey meat couple times a month but he eats chicken mostly. I know this is not the proper way to feed raw and he is not getting the proper balance of nutrients by just feeding chicken. Now for the problem, Frankie threw up a few times and had loose stools over the last few days right after starting a new batch of chicken food that I made. so now I'm not sure if there was something bad in the food or is he now allergic to chicken???? I made some more chicken( used different chicken than the one he got sick off of) but cooked it through and he's been eating the cooked chicken for 2 days with much improvement and no throwing up. so i'm thinking the previous chicken was bad?? also with full time jobs and my wife expecting or first child in 6 months feeding raw will become too time consuming so I'm debating to go back to kibble. I was thinking Natures instinct low ingredient diet line which has no potatoes but in not sure how to transition him to this food. They also have wet food and raw food patties that I would also consider using. should I feed the raw patties first and then slowly add kibble or ???? back when I was feeding him kibble he was getting 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups twice a day but we were taking him for walks almost daily. was this too much food maybe causing the loose stools? 'Im very overwhelmed when it comes to food ive been reading on forums for hours and I think its just confused me even more . thanks for any help
to EBN!!! I'm going to tag some people w/raw experience, I have never fed raw to my bullies before… I switched my dogs from Blue Wilderness to Fromm's grain-free and had pretty good luck w/that. Loose stool is defiantly a sign of allergies or overfeeding… along w/redness in the face, paws, etc… I know that some people on here feed the raw patties so that may be an option for you. Food is a continuous jungle for these bullies, it never seems to end… Good luck & please keep us posted on Frankie's progress!!!
and you have some good options from the members.... good luck with Frankie and congrats on your coming baby
