[nagdu] Ben and his food

[Tracy Carcione]

Thanks Raven.  I hadn't thought of adding enzymes, but it's a good idea.
Tracy

> 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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