Thank you so much everyone! Riggins is home with me!! I just picked him up. The bloating has gone down some and the X-ray was better as well. The dr said that I need to give him gas-x with his food. I'm also going to feed him in smaller meals during the day. The dr wasn't sure exactly why he ended up with all that gas in his tummy. He did say that Rigs was full of food. He had eaten 4 1/2 hours before the X-ray so he shouldn't have been so full. After talking to the dr, we decided that we are going to slowly transition him back his old Fromm food from the Canidae he is now on. The pieces are smaller for him to digest and he didn't have these gas issues while on Fromm. They did tell me that I did the right thing by calling them and rushing him in. Based on the drs initial exam, he really thought he had bloat and not just terrible gas. He said time is of the essence when it comes to possible bloat so never question it. Get your bullie checked just to be safe. I am so happy to have him home with me to snuggle. Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and kind words!
If I might ask...why did you take him off his old food? Also, how much
do you feed at each meal (what is his weight & age, again, please).
What treats might he had yesterday to create this issue?
All the above so as to help us understand & avoid the same~Thanks!
We switched him to the Canidae All Life Stages per the recommendation of my friend. He actually bought Riggins for me after I lost my first Boston. He has fed his bullie the Canidae virtually his whole life and raved about it. It was MUCH cheaper than the Fromm so we transitioned him over maybe month and a half to two months ago. It just seems like the gas has come out of nowhere. His chin bumps seem worse. His coat doesn't seem as good. So I was just talking with my husband yesterday about transitioning back. He didn't have these problems before. It could be a coincidence but maybe it's not.
Riggins is a petite male. He is 1 today and weighs 32lbs. He gets 1 cup at breakfast around 7am, 1/2 cup for lunch around 12:30 and 1 cup for dinner at 5:30. My regular vet says that he looks excellent. He does not get any human foods at all, ever. He rarely gets treats either unless I'm trying to train him and even then, it is a tiny piece. He is allowed to get little treats when I take him to Lowes so that's a big trip for him!
The only thing he had differently yesterday was a very small treat that was homemade just for dogs. It had sweet potato, apples and cranberries. He got that at the local pet store/bulldog rescue. But the was very small as well. Nothing seemed different.
He is doing so much better now! He is running around and being crazy. It's probably because we just took a nap.
Thank you all again so much! It was so nice to know I could come here to feel some support. Not everyone understands how how these bullies take our hearts instantly! He sure scared me!!!
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...good thing you stuck to your gut and immediately went to the vet. So happy Riigins is on the mends...keeping both of you in my thoughts.
