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I have an almost 5 year old dane who has lived a life of stomach problems. She ate kibble for the first few months I had her, then I switched her to raw at about 6 months of age. She did great with it for a couple months and then out of nowhere, started having horrific problems (explosive diarrhea, listlessness, vomiting) and it seemed she couldn't handle it anymore so we switched her back to the kibble she had been on for the first few months we had her. She did okay on the kibble, but at around 20 months of age, she bloated, complete with torsion. She did survive, but after that, she had multiple bouts of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, and almost died twice. The vet put her on a prescription diet (YUCK) and she stabilized, but never thrived. Her coat became dull, she had difficulty maintaining weight, she was lethargic and lifeless. After this past winter, I thought we were going to have to euthanize her as she just seemed so miserable. I finally said enough with the crap kibble, and I put her back on raw as I felt we really had nothing to lose if she did not show any improvements on it..at least I would've known I tried.
Well, the improvements have been nothing short of miraculous. She is now running zoomies, being an "in my face" pest
and is showing a great interest in eating again now..where before it was an effort just to get her to eat at all.
So, my question...since she is clearly a sensitive dog, I want to make the changes in her diet gradually and with great care not to upset the awesome progress we are making. I started her on chicken leg quarters with a major part of the fat content removed for the first two weeks, then let her consume the quarters fat and all after those two weeks. I have not, as of yet, offered her any additional protein sources outside of chicken as I am sort of scared to "rock the boat". I know she needs variety, so my question is ...what protein source next for a VERY sensitive dog. Turkey is relatively easy to acquire in my area, so that is what I was thinking about for the next step.
Thanks in advance for the help. Sorry for the wall o text.
If I've left out any details that would be helpful, please, let me know. And nice to meet you all.
Well, the improvements have been nothing short of miraculous. She is now running zoomies, being an "in my face" pest
So, my question...since she is clearly a sensitive dog, I want to make the changes in her diet gradually and with great care not to upset the awesome progress we are making. I started her on chicken leg quarters with a major part of the fat content removed for the first two weeks, then let her consume the quarters fat and all after those two weeks. I have not, as of yet, offered her any additional protein sources outside of chicken as I am sort of scared to "rock the boat". I know she needs variety, so my question is ...what protein source next for a VERY sensitive dog. Turkey is relatively easy to acquire in my area, so that is what I was thinking about for the next step.
Thanks in advance for the help. Sorry for the wall o text.