[nagdu] Ben and his food

[Raven Tolliver]

Tracy,
I think you've taken appropriate steps to ensure that Ben can eat and
process his food effectively.
You might want to consider giving him digestive enzymes as well. As
you already know, older dogs can have a hard time of digesting food
and need some extra help. Twin Labs is the brand I used with the
Golden Guy when I switched his diet. You can buy them off Amazon.
Hth.
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On 10/13/15, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Ben, my 11-year-old lab,  sometimes doesn't keep his food down.  This
> morning, it came back as soon as he ate it.  Other times, it stays down 3
> or 4 hours.  A few weeks ago, he kept vomitting, like 4 times,   so we
> took him to the emergency vet.  She didn't find anything wrong, and he
> seemed fine, even while we were there.
> A while back, I thought maybe he was having trouble digesting a whole
> cupful of food at a time, so we switched to feeding him 4 half-portions,
> instead of 2 big portions.  It seemed to work for a while, but now I'm not
> so sure.
> I switched him to the grain-free buffalo from grain-free chicken, along
> with Krokus, and it seems to agree with him fine--no trouble with his
> stool, and he's as energetic as ever, though he's always been a laid-back
> guy.
> He has a slab fracture on one tooth, but his vet doesn't think it affects
> the inner tooth and doesn't need to be pulled.  He does tend to dribble a
> bit when he's eating, but that's been so for years, I think.
> I'm not sure what to do.  We may make an appointment for an ultrasound, to
> see if anything is wrong inside.
> Now, we're trying adding more water to his food, and letting it sit a bit,
> so he eats it slower and it's softer.
> I'd welcome any thoughts.
> Tracy
>
>
>
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