Re: [pyrnet] Question on Foods

["cody" <cody@apk.net>]

Had the same problem with my boy tried for more them three weeks but he only
got worse and the vet was afraid that he would dehydrate so we had to put
him back on his old food and had to give him barium till stool formed up. I
give my guys some table scrapes and the get sick. Pizza is a no,no or any
fried foods.
To put weight on Cody after all that we did give him yogurt for a good month
and he seems to do will with that so I still give him some now and then
.
Why is it they seem to go OK for a long time and then all of a sudden the
get diarrhea for a few days. ? As I said in the past I give my guys Missing
Link and this helps in more ways then I can list....

DanR.
Cody&Kira&Sassy

> <<Hi Tracy, I was pretty sure that you would respond to this. LOL >>
>
> You know I just can't resist, Elaine ;-)
>
> <<He had never had raw food before. I started out with a couple
tablespoons
> in his dry food instead of his cottage cheese.>>
>
> Keeping it separate from the dry food may work better (eg one in morning
and
> one at night).  I don't know what was in the mixes you were feeding -
> perhaps it was too high in fat or too much variety to begin with?  It is
> usually suggested that people start out with one low-fat bland food -
> chicken necks with no skin for example or chicken wings (either whole or
> ground) and only feed that for the first week or so - adding other new
> things in slowly in small quantity once things have 'settled'. Adding the
> probiotics (eg yoghurt or a supplement) beforehand or at the same time can
> also help.  Pumpkin is also good if things get a little 'soft' at first.
>
> <<That I knew and did keep the new food up for 2 weeks. His stool was
loose
> and runny the whole time and he had a couple accidents in the house. That
> was very unusual for him and that is when I decided to hold off at least
> till I have a dog door.>>
>
> Hmmm, the dog door sounds like a good idea - it usually doesn't keep up
that
> long when people do the things suggested above :-/.  Although every dog is
> different.
>
> Tracy Bassett
> Canberra, Australia