Brilloluna
New member
- Jul 20, 2014
- 28
- 2
- Country
- USA
- Bulldog(s) Names
- Cricket (2014-) Willa: (2001-2013)
Hi-
I'm hoping someone can help- I got Cricket from the pound (at 16 weeks- she's now 6 months). They had her on Science Diet, which I immediately took her off.. Had her on Simply Nourish for a short time, because her stools never firmed up past the soft-serve ice cream stage with that food... Put her on Science Diet Grain Free, at her vet's recommendation. That didn't work, either, so I tried Fromm's puppy formula. I saw no real improvement. I decided to try Avoderm- I met someone who has a bulldog and swore by it. I thought I'd give it a try..
At the same time, Cricket picked up a bug at the beach and her butt completely broke. She was on cottage cheese, rice, and chicken for two weeks. I gave her some time for her stools to firm up and stay firm for at least a week. Every time I tried to transition her to Avoderm, her butt broke again, so I gave up on that (on top of that, her skin became pink and she was super-super-itchy every time she had Avoderm). My roommate's dog is on one of the Kirkland brands from Costco. I figured I had nothing to lose. Boy was I wrong. Her butt broke again...
I switched her over to Honest Kitchen's beef line for all stages two days ago. Her stools have firmed up somewhat, but then after 2 days on it, she threw up a bit this morning, from dinner last night.. it looked like it had just sat in her stomach for a while and gotten darker, then come back up.... (she didn't throw up her entire dinner- maybe 10% of it came up..)
I feel like I'm grabbing at straws, trying this and that, and I might be doing more harm than good. I had my previous bully, Willa, on a raw food diet because of her extreme sensitivity to processed dog food... And I'm starting to think I might need to do the same for Cricket, but am hoping to buy a few more weeks' time on "regular" food...
Sorry for the lengthy post, but I've had no luck with this and that, and I figure the more information, the better...
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated, especially from people who have experienced something similar- would like to know what works.
I'm hoping someone can help- I got Cricket from the pound (at 16 weeks- she's now 6 months). They had her on Science Diet, which I immediately took her off.. Had her on Simply Nourish for a short time, because her stools never firmed up past the soft-serve ice cream stage with that food... Put her on Science Diet Grain Free, at her vet's recommendation. That didn't work, either, so I tried Fromm's puppy formula. I saw no real improvement. I decided to try Avoderm- I met someone who has a bulldog and swore by it. I thought I'd give it a try..
At the same time, Cricket picked up a bug at the beach and her butt completely broke. She was on cottage cheese, rice, and chicken for two weeks. I gave her some time for her stools to firm up and stay firm for at least a week. Every time I tried to transition her to Avoderm, her butt broke again, so I gave up on that (on top of that, her skin became pink and she was super-super-itchy every time she had Avoderm). My roommate's dog is on one of the Kirkland brands from Costco. I figured I had nothing to lose. Boy was I wrong. Her butt broke again...
I switched her over to Honest Kitchen's beef line for all stages two days ago. Her stools have firmed up somewhat, but then after 2 days on it, she threw up a bit this morning, from dinner last night.. it looked like it had just sat in her stomach for a while and gotten darker, then come back up.... (she didn't throw up her entire dinner- maybe 10% of it came up..)
I feel like I'm grabbing at straws, trying this and that, and I might be doing more harm than good. I had my previous bully, Willa, on a raw food diet because of her extreme sensitivity to processed dog food... And I'm starting to think I might need to do the same for Cricket, but am hoping to buy a few more weeks' time on "regular" food...
Sorry for the lengthy post, but I've had no luck with this and that, and I figure the more information, the better...
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated, especially from people who have experienced something similar- would like to know what works.