[nagdu] Urgent advice requested

[Mark J. Cadigan]

If this continues much longer, I am going to definitely look into switching 
his food.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Urgent advice requested


> Hi Mark.
> From what I've seen, shepherds can be prone to intestinal issues.  The
> trick seems to be finding the food that agrees with that particular dog;
> at least, that's what's worked for friends of mine.  I know you're feeding
> a good food; it just might not be the just-right food for him. I suppose
> he could also be still a little stressed by the adjustment process.
> You've only had him a month or two.
> Hopefully, you can get him all better during spring break.
> Good luck.
> Tracy
>
>> My dog is still having gastric distress with its accompanying problems.
>> With
>> that being said, I am going home this weekend for spring brake. I will be
>> at
>> home with acksess to a kitchen to boil chicken and rice. I will try that
>> and
>> find out if it fixes the problem.
>>
>>
>>
>> Things I have tried are, fasting him for a day, feeding high fiber,
>> feeding
>> low fiber, the veterinarian gave him some anty-parasitic medication just
>> to
>> rule that out, he had his anal glands expressed, and nothing worked.
>>
>>
>>
>> He has been having issues for almost 3 weeks.
>>
>>
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