I have 2 boxers, an 18month old male and a 3 yr old female. They have both been on a raw diet for a while. My female stopped eating any raw food and my male would have horrible bowel issues if he ate anything other than chx back or necks. Def not a complete diet. The male was weened onto raw and the female on it from the time she was 6 months old until she stopped eating it at 2. She did well on it when she ate.
So I had them on Orijen for the past 3-4 months. All was better with my female but my male rarely had solid stool. I fed less and he got way to thin and no improvements. Probiotics, digestive enzymes, canned pumpkin, yougurt, brown ice, oatmeal...I tried it all. No go, still not working for him. Then I tried cali nat herring for him ( a big bag worth on a slow switch). WORSE, much worse. I keep her on orijen bu then she had similar issues recently.
Back on orijen for them both...after another month, I tried TOTW wetlands and BOTH dogs did horrible. Gassy, loose stool, huge piles. I'm at such a loss here and have no idea what will work for them. I'm willing to try 2 sep foods but I am so sick of making them sick by trying to find something to work.
ideally, I want to feed a grain free food but will try anything at this point.
Natural Balance LID? It's really low in fat and sweet potato is the # ingredient. I think Evo and Core will be too rich. Wellness limited ingredients?
any suggestions?
So I had them on Orijen for the past 3-4 months. All was better with my female but my male rarely had solid stool. I fed less and he got way to thin and no improvements. Probiotics, digestive enzymes, canned pumpkin, yougurt, brown ice, oatmeal...I tried it all. No go, still not working for him. Then I tried cali nat herring for him ( a big bag worth on a slow switch). WORSE, much worse. I keep her on orijen bu then she had similar issues recently.
Back on orijen for them both...after another month, I tried TOTW wetlands and BOTH dogs did horrible. Gassy, loose stool, huge piles. I'm at such a loss here and have no idea what will work for them. I'm willing to try 2 sep foods but I am so sick of making them sick by trying to find something to work.
ideally, I want to feed a grain free food but will try anything at this point.
Natural Balance LID? It's really low in fat and sweet potato is the # ingredient. I think Evo and Core will be too rich. Wellness limited ingredients?
any suggestions?