Fat Boy Frankie
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- Oct 6, 2015
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Frankie
Hi Everyone,
I'm new here. Maybe someone here has had the same issues. I'll try to keep it short...but no promises
We rescued our bully, Frankie, back in April. We were told at that time to feed him Earthborn Holistic Meadow Feast. So we did. However he always had very loose stools that eventually got worse. Went to vet and found out he had 2 types of worms. While he was on his meds, we gave him a bout of boiled chicken and rice to firm him up. It did. We slowly added the Earthborn back in and his stools got very loose again. Took another stool sample to the vet and it was normal. They said it was dietary. So we tried to switch him to Taste of the Wild, a mix of salmon and chicken (?), I believe. More diarrhea. Chicken and rice again. Back to the vet. They checked him (no blood work or xrays), said it's dietary. They gave us three recommendations for food. After more chicken and rice, we started him on the recommended Purina EN Gastroenteric Naturals. Finally, once completely on the Purina, his stool was hard for the first time in seven months. It lasted two weeks. He went to the bathroom in the evening with normal stool. In the morning he had diarrhea again. He's now on chicken and rice AGAIN. I did make an appointment with the vet but I am very frustrated with them as well. If this appt doesnt go well, we may seek a 2nd opinion. Anyway, any suggestions? Is it possibly these foods are too rich for him? An allergy to an ingredient?
He does drool now and again, tries to eat grass....or anything else for that matter. He is always hungry. Doesn't seem to be in any distress. Plays and is excited to be around us. He is very attached to my husband and I think has a bit of separation anxiety. In fact, the last time the diarrhea started suddenly was when my husband was out of town for 2 days for work. Anxiety realated?
Thank you in advance for any advice.
Tracey
I'm new here. Maybe someone here has had the same issues. I'll try to keep it short...but no promises
We rescued our bully, Frankie, back in April. We were told at that time to feed him Earthborn Holistic Meadow Feast. So we did. However he always had very loose stools that eventually got worse. Went to vet and found out he had 2 types of worms. While he was on his meds, we gave him a bout of boiled chicken and rice to firm him up. It did. We slowly added the Earthborn back in and his stools got very loose again. Took another stool sample to the vet and it was normal. They said it was dietary. So we tried to switch him to Taste of the Wild, a mix of salmon and chicken (?), I believe. More diarrhea. Chicken and rice again. Back to the vet. They checked him (no blood work or xrays), said it's dietary. They gave us three recommendations for food. After more chicken and rice, we started him on the recommended Purina EN Gastroenteric Naturals. Finally, once completely on the Purina, his stool was hard for the first time in seven months. It lasted two weeks. He went to the bathroom in the evening with normal stool. In the morning he had diarrhea again. He's now on chicken and rice AGAIN. I did make an appointment with the vet but I am very frustrated with them as well. If this appt doesnt go well, we may seek a 2nd opinion. Anyway, any suggestions? Is it possibly these foods are too rich for him? An allergy to an ingredient?
He does drool now and again, tries to eat grass....or anything else for that matter. He is always hungry. Doesn't seem to be in any distress. Plays and is excited to be around us. He is very attached to my husband and I think has a bit of separation anxiety. In fact, the last time the diarrhea started suddenly was when my husband was out of town for 2 days for work. Anxiety realated?
Thank you in advance for any advice.
Tracey