Hi All,

Just recently my bhoy has begun to be sick on a regular basis. I feed him raw with supplements of Vit C & E, Omega 3, Glucosamine, etc.

He's fed twice a day but not at particularly regular intervals. I feed him in the morning anytime between 7 & 9 am and at night between 5 & 7 PM, depending when I leave for and get back from work.

Is the irregularity a problem? His vomiting is sometimes a white foam, sometimes some yellow liquid. I've read somewhere before that this means he is hungry and is "Normal" but I'm not sure.

He seems otherwise very healthy and happy so I don't know whats going on.

I feed him on a diet of a lot of read meat (mince beef, Leg of Lamb, Liver etc.) and white meat is mainly Chicken with some canned tuna now and again.

He wont eat whole fish anymore as he was sick after eating Cod, which is a shame as he used to love his Mackrel and Odd bits of Salmon but not now, and I think he now associates fish with being ill (any pointers on how to get him to eat it again would be very welcome).

He doesn't eat much Veg despite my efforts of mixing it with beef stock and Yoghurt etc (again advice on how I can do this better?).

Comments/Advice please?

Cheers

John

If your dog doesn't want veggies, then I wouldn't worry about it. I don't feel that dogs need them in their diet. Many of our dogs here won't eat them either, we offer them a few days a week but I don't stress out about it if they pick them out. I am not a big veggie fan myself. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I would go to a health food store and purchase a digestive enzyme and feed this to your dog with his meals. I have a young Malinois that will vomit yellow slime if she doesn't get this, especially when feeding lots of bones like pork necks or whole rabbits.

I have also found that feeding a tablespoon or two of plain yogurt right before bedtime and first thing in the AM helps.

Thanks Cindy,

I've just realised that my dog eats better than I do :-)

This is my first pooch and I don't have kids, so I'm still a bit wired about getting things right.

Cheers

John

My GSD will vomit yellow bile no matter what she eats if she does not get digestive enzymes. I use a b-naturals.com product called Immune Blend. She is raw fed now and still has that problem, although the occurence is much less and always if I forget to add the enzymes. She is also fed at no specific time twice a day.
-Melissa

I have to agree with Cindy on this. I feel that anything that has to be sliced, diced, blanched or blended (veggies) is not "natural", and therefore, not necessary. I wouldn't worry either if your dog doesn't eat them.

I, too, have good luck with yogurt "coating their stomachs." However, I have found that plain WHOLE MILK yogurt is the best - low fat and nonfat brands do not work as well and if I use them, I occasionally have the foamy spit-up.

As far as fish is concerned, try coating it with all your "extras." Just spoon some yogurt in the bowl, add the fish, crack a raw egg on top, and mix it all together. You can even add your raw hamburger/turkey on top of everything. Kind of like a food sundae! This does the trick for me. Good luck, but I really think you are just experiencing some *off* days.

My female used to do the same thing but only in the am before eating. I found that by feeding her a bit earlier in the am it solved the problem. (vet sugestion) She just can't seem to go as long as other dogs without something in her stomach. She was already on enzymes. This seemed to solve the problem, at least for me.

To add to what Cindy was stating on Digestive enzymes-

We tried somthing that has really helped my pup. Everytime we prepare fresh juice( maily carrots, celery & green pepper), we keep aside the pulp. Matrix gets small quantity of this pulp with his food daily for 15 days. With Pulp he gets natural fiber and not any extra sugar (from Carrots) or salt (from Celery). He does very well on it.
This is what we do-
Mix the Carrot, Celary and apple pulp together. Freeze it and give about 1/2 a cup once a day, every other day for 15 days. Then give a break for 15 days and start the process again.

Hopefully this will help.

Thanks,

Rashmi

Rashmi told me that last week ( about using the pulp from a juicer ) and I thought..." Man! That is a SWEET idea!"

Not that I have a juicer, mind you ( guess I'll need to check out those infomercials at 3am <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> ) but that really is a great idea!

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....Everytime we prepare fresh juice( maily carrots, celery & green pepper), we keep aside the pulp. Matrix gets small quantity of this pulp with his food daily for 15 days......

Wow! This is new to me, and it sounds brilliant! Rashmi, where did you read about this?

Did not read it anywhere; just one day said," Hey, why don't we use the reminder to feed Matrix?" We knew that because pulp is all-natural, if it does not help him, it would not harm him also. But to my surprise it did help him. Recycle people...recycle.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Well I should not take all the credit. My mom suggested the idea. She is great with all these natural things...I just did the time chart on it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Basic rule of Physics- (which is applicable everyway)- As body adapts to it’s surrounding, diet…, it should not be kept in the same rhythm of diet, exercise, medication…. There should be a break from regular routine. This facilitates the benefits. Thus, I adopted the 15 days rule.

Thank you guys for welcoming the idea. Will did suggest that I should share this with everyone. Thanks Will.

Rashmi