Hi there,
Well here goes. I've never done this before but I've got dog problems. I have 2 Lakeland Terriers. One is recovering from surgery 6weeks in 6 more to go. Torn ligament in his knee. During all of this my female Lakie got terribly ill. Came home from work to bloody diarrhea all over the house. Went to vet Diagnosed with HGE in the hospital for 3 days. Put on Flagyl/Amoxicillin. Got over that 7 days on the meds. 13 days later it started all over again..Same thing, bloody diarrhea etc.. back to the hospital and to see a specialist. Diagnosed with Colitis/Enteritis. Home now 10 days on the meds this time. Just finished and waiting for another blowout. I have always fed the dogs Solid Gold Dry kibble during the day they free feed. Dinner they have always had Canz, which is semi raw, they say its pasturized or blanched to get rid of bacteria. So here is where it gets crazy. I bought 3 new bags of dogs food (solid gold) several days before she got sick. (I buy 3 different flavors and mix them together) Neither dog would really eat any of the new food that I bought them. Just sniffed it in the bowl. Though they might have had a few bites. I'm wondering if it was a bad batch or old or something like that. Then Canz food company got bought out or something and the new brand is Country Pet. The day before she got really sick for the first time I bought the Country pet "venison" flavor food. It was really raw, she ate it and the next day got sick. So I'm dealing with 2 variables here. Not sure if it was the venison or the solid gold food. Then again it could have been stress from the other dog being separated from her. Anyway, just wondering if anyone out there has a dog with colitis and what they feed it. She is on a bland diet of boiled chicken breast, boiled hamburger. She is fine at this point though the gastroenterologist wants to do a colonoscopy on her soon. I did throw all of the other food out and bought a new bag of the Solid Gold "barking at the moon" flavor. Both of them are eating it this time. Also, after talking to the person at the pet store, they said that I should never store any of the food in a plastic container because the plastic can seep into the food and that the food grows bacteria in the containers. Maybe thats why they wouldn't eat any of the food. Thanks for any help.
Well here goes. I've never done this before but I've got dog problems. I have 2 Lakeland Terriers. One is recovering from surgery 6weeks in 6 more to go. Torn ligament in his knee. During all of this my female Lakie got terribly ill. Came home from work to bloody diarrhea all over the house. Went to vet Diagnosed with HGE in the hospital for 3 days. Put on Flagyl/Amoxicillin. Got over that 7 days on the meds. 13 days later it started all over again..Same thing, bloody diarrhea etc.. back to the hospital and to see a specialist. Diagnosed with Colitis/Enteritis. Home now 10 days on the meds this time. Just finished and waiting for another blowout. I have always fed the dogs Solid Gold Dry kibble during the day they free feed. Dinner they have always had Canz, which is semi raw, they say its pasturized or blanched to get rid of bacteria. So here is where it gets crazy. I bought 3 new bags of dogs food (solid gold) several days before she got sick. (I buy 3 different flavors and mix them together) Neither dog would really eat any of the new food that I bought them. Just sniffed it in the bowl. Though they might have had a few bites. I'm wondering if it was a bad batch or old or something like that. Then Canz food company got bought out or something and the new brand is Country Pet. The day before she got really sick for the first time I bought the Country pet "venison" flavor food. It was really raw, she ate it and the next day got sick. So I'm dealing with 2 variables here. Not sure if it was the venison or the solid gold food. Then again it could have been stress from the other dog being separated from her. Anyway, just wondering if anyone out there has a dog with colitis and what they feed it. She is on a bland diet of boiled chicken breast, boiled hamburger. She is fine at this point though the gastroenterologist wants to do a colonoscopy on her soon. I did throw all of the other food out and bought a new bag of the Solid Gold "barking at the moon" flavor. Both of them are eating it this time. Also, after talking to the person at the pet store, they said that I should never store any of the food in a plastic container because the plastic can seep into the food and that the food grows bacteria in the containers. Maybe thats why they wouldn't eat any of the food. Thanks for any help.