[nagdu] tummy trouble

[Bob Hicks]

Hi Ann.  I too use Purina 1 for Amos.  I feed twice a day and thankfully the 
only time Amos(black lab) has tummy trouble is when he eats a stick or some 
aluminum foil before I can get it from him.  We have been lucky so far. 
Amos has only been ill when he is especially nervous.  Thunder storms are a 
biggy.  I wonder if he could use some sort of tranquillizer?

Sincerely yours,

Bob Hicks,
The Seeing Hand Association, Inc.
<bob at seeinghandassociation.com>
304-232-4810
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ann Chiappetta" <dungarees at optonline.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] tummy trouble


> Hi;
> thanks for the advice. Yes, smaller, more frequent meals are a definate 
> from now on, esp. since I'm giving her an antacid three times a day, it is 
> easier to do it at meal times.
> Thanks.
> Annie & GEB Verona
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> From: "Garry and Joy Relton" <relton30857 at cox.net>
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>> My experience so far with labs' sensitive tummies has been resolved by
>> simply sticking to a good quality dry dog food and mixing it with water 
>> when
>> I feed them. I spread out their food so that they don't go for hours 
>> without
>> something in their stomach. I happen to use lamb with rice Perina 1 
>> because
>> it works well with the dog I have now. I am careful not to let her have
>> scraps and to carry milk bones with me if we're going to be out a little
>> longer than normal. For her this works, but for others I had to bring the
>> food with me and feed them when it was time. Fortunately, labs have no
>> trouble eating from a bag. I also make sure that I carry water for them
>> because their stomachs tend to get upset if they over heat. Fortunately 
>> for
>> me that has worked except when my last dog got hepatitis and he exhibited
>> the same systems. We tried baby food, cooked rice mixed with a little 
>> cooked
>> chicken and much more but nothing worked. Hope that you are able to work 
>> out
>> your dogs best food and timing.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Ann Chiappetta
>> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 1:12 PM
>> To: guide dog users NAGDU Mailing List
>> Subject: [nagdu] tummy trouble
>>
>>
>> Hi List;
>> Two weeks ago I put Verona on antibiotics for an infection on her foot. 
>> Last
>> Sunday she began vomiting it got progressively worse until Friday when 
>> she
>> stopped eating and drinking. The vet put her on a restricted diet,
>> Sellennia, and Tagamate. She's much better but she may indeed have the
>> vomiting syndrome many labs get and must have to manage all their lives. 
>> So,
>> I want to know if I do have to change her food, is there a good, 
>> nutritious
>> sensitive stomach formula  dry or canned food for her on the market? I 
>> don't
>> want her coat and skin to suffer, either.
>>
>> When I start re-introducing her normal food in two weeks, I want a back 
>> up
>> in case it irritates her stomach. Any and all help from this wonderful 
>> and
>> resourceful list is greatly appreciated.
>>
>> right now she is on ID twice a day to rest her stomach. It seems to be
>> helping.
>>
>> Be Well,
>> Annie C. & Verona, dog guide extraordinaire
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>>
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