I'm glad Rusty is doing better
Can you please share the name of the supplement he is taking for the acid reflux ?
Our female English Bulldog (Serena - 8 years old) starting having similar episodes about 3 months ago, but without apparently any pain or other symptoms.
We changed her diet to wet food, and we saw a reduction of drooling episodes, but they appeared again.
Our vet told us to try Omeprazol, for acid reflux, and we didn't see any improvement with it.
Afterwards the vet told us to try Metoclopramide (
to stimulate stomach and upper small intestinal movement to prevent esophageal reflux; can also be used to control nausea) , we used it for 15 days, while still on wet food, and she hardly had any drooling during the whole time.
We think she had nausea when she started drooling, and she didn't feel quite well while having these episodes.
We have since then discontinued the pills, and have started recently giving her home cooked meals (she has recurring ear infections and is itchy under the chin) - we think she started to be more sensible to foods or its giving her allergies.
The results so far are very good, not so much bloating as with kibble, drooling episodes are maybe now once every 2 weeks for a couple of minutes.
We were feeding her a high quality diet (Orijen Original) without grain and with supposed quality ingredients, but it seems dry food makes her bloat and have these drooling episodes, even after 7 years always eating best possible quality kibble.
Yes Rusty’s acid reflux is doing way better now. Except he had flared up again for IVDD 2 days ago, so now I have to not let him walk or play until he is way better.
My vet told me too to put him on the medication omaprezel, I said No cause the side effects are his symptoms including excessive drooling.
For the acid reflux- I said NO to any meds from vet as all the stuff will make the stomach NOT acidic, then they can’t digest food or absorb nutrients, the supplement I started him on is called Four Leaf Rover Gut Guard, it’s a soil based probiotic with everything in it that’s good for acid reflux and any other digestion issues and leaky gut.
I gave it to him for 30 days, now I give ut to him 3-4 times a week unless he flares up. They said to double the recommended daily dosage for 2 weeks then go to only the recommended amount for the next 2 weeks then as needed or every other day. I still give Four Leaf Rover Protect probiotics daily as maintenance.
No drooling since we stared this.
I would definitely get her off Orijen as they got bought out by Mars which makes Iams, pedigree and all the low quality crap dog food, and that’s what it will end up being if it’s not already. A few people I know dogs got really sick on the new formulas. Sucks they used to be a great food like Acana, now they are low quality and all for the $$$$, not dogs health.
If you want to stick to kibble, I recommend Natures Logic brand or Carna 4. They both have probiotics in it, and are whole food based and synthetic free, and is very low carb which is great. Also Natures Logic is potato and legume free, which is great. I consider it a next step up(even more premium)than Acana and Orijen.
natures logic is also has Probiotics in it too.
Have you considered switching foods?
Going raw is best though(if you can?) that’s what I feed Rusty is Raw diet. The moisture also keeps them hydrated.
So no meds is best, raw diet(or natures logic if you need to stay with kibble), and Four Leaf Rover brand Gut Guard.
I give Rusty Bovine Colostrum for his severe environmental allergies and food allergies are managed thru raw diet. Rusty too used to get ear infections, skin infections, eye infections and many other health issues.
The bovine colostrum you give 30 minutes BEFORE breakfast as it’s better absorbed on empty stomach, so I put the powder by itself in the dish and he licks it up, then food is allowed 30 minutes after. Amazing for allergies.
I dont recommend giving her rice, potatoes, or chicken or legumes as those are inflammatory.
Rotating proteins is best too, so 1 day is fish, next day is beef, next day is goat, next day is kangaroo for Rusty for example.
What were you cooking for her?
Have you tried giving her 3 meals a day(Rusty gets breakfast @9:00, dinner @4:00, and snack before bed @10:00), that keeps him from vomiting foam thru the night and it’s also recommended for acid reflux.
A snack right before bed really helps too.
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