Helder Pimentel
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- Jul 11, 2013
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Hi Everyone-
First post here. I have an 11 month old English Bulldog whom I recently changed over to a raw diet (1.5 months ago) after observing what I deemed to be symptoms of a food allergy (bad facial acne, bald spots, general disinterest in food (he's normally voracious)). After the expected "adjustment" period of occasional diarrhea, his symptoms cleared right up. No more acne at all, no more bald spots, his coat is amazingly smooth and he's very hungry again when its time to eat.
Recently however, it seems as though he's having digestion problems. His stools are 80% what you would expect from a dog on a raw diet - hard and small. However occasionally he'll have small amounts of diarrhea, last night being his latest bout. It is very confusing to me how he could go from almost laboring to pass a stool that is very compact and hard, to having diarrhea in the same day. I'm wondering if this is indicative of an allergy or complication caused by his diet.
Also, another recent development- he seems to itch his eye right after he eats. This does not occur every single time, but he does paw at his eye and only after eating. The first time he did this it caused a cherry eye in his left eye, which I was able to massage back into place. I dismissed it as a freak occurrence. However a couple days later he did the same thing, and the cherry eye came back. I massaged it in again, and now have observed this behavior only directly after eating.
He is currently being fed a pre-ground mix of chicken backs, bone, and organ meat that I procure from a local vendor. He is approximately 45lbs in weight.
Can anyone please shed some light on what I might try to clear up the occasional diarrhea and his itchy eye?
Thanks so much,
Helder
First post here. I have an 11 month old English Bulldog whom I recently changed over to a raw diet (1.5 months ago) after observing what I deemed to be symptoms of a food allergy (bad facial acne, bald spots, general disinterest in food (he's normally voracious)). After the expected "adjustment" period of occasional diarrhea, his symptoms cleared right up. No more acne at all, no more bald spots, his coat is amazingly smooth and he's very hungry again when its time to eat.
Recently however, it seems as though he's having digestion problems. His stools are 80% what you would expect from a dog on a raw diet - hard and small. However occasionally he'll have small amounts of diarrhea, last night being his latest bout. It is very confusing to me how he could go from almost laboring to pass a stool that is very compact and hard, to having diarrhea in the same day. I'm wondering if this is indicative of an allergy or complication caused by his diet.
Also, another recent development- he seems to itch his eye right after he eats. This does not occur every single time, but he does paw at his eye and only after eating. The first time he did this it caused a cherry eye in his left eye, which I was able to massage back into place. I dismissed it as a freak occurrence. However a couple days later he did the same thing, and the cherry eye came back. I massaged it in again, and now have observed this behavior only directly after eating.
He is currently being fed a pre-ground mix of chicken backs, bone, and organ meat that I procure from a local vendor. He is approximately 45lbs in weight.
Can anyone please shed some light on what I might try to clear up the occasional diarrhea and his itchy eye?
Thanks so much,
Helder