Recent content by momtomav

We have tested him for everything under the sun. Stool samples to blood panels all came back "normal ", however once we stopped all poultry, within 1 week, he gained 3lbs! This was after months of steady weight loss and more medication than I ever could imagine. However, he still has loose stool...

more questions... Thanx for the replies... I have heard that the binding agents can be the primary source of allergens and that I may be able to feed raw poultry. The problem I'm seeing is that poultry includes ANY bird animal that has feathers... so turkey, duck, eggs, pheasant are all out...

Per, processes of elimination, not actual testing, Maverick is allergic to poultry & beef, kibble. He has a very long history (since we've had him, which he just turned 1 yr in April) of poor absorption, severe weight loss and diarrhea. After too many meds, tears and feeling as though we have...

Hi, I have a 10 mo old who suffered from severe diarrhea and weight loss, we first started really struggling with diarrhea at 6 mo old. The long and the short of it... all test came back normal. Some came back slightly altered, so the vet ran with it and treated. However, in the end... he has a...

Great news! Hey! We have great news!!! Mav weighed in today at 40.1lbs at the vet. This is the most he's weighed since Thanksgiving! I know we are not out of the woods yet, however we are very confident that it is a poultry allergy that has caused all of this chaos. Who knew how many things had...

So we went to the vet and he gave Mav a B vitamin shot. This is just to help his body absorb nutrients, artificially, since we are pretty sure his body is not able to hold onto enough B vitamin naturally at this point. His weight is still holding steady at 37lbs. He is pretty optimistic that...

Thanx for the input. I spoke with my husband about dropping Mav back to 3 cups of the TTOW. Especially after this afternoon, he had a horrible bought of diarrhea. And I feel guilty that it’s from over feeding. Even though the vet said that he will be fine, since he's not absorbing enough...

So we came back from our 1 week vacation, Maverick did okay while we were gone (my in-laws did not use the Gave/GABA calm). His weight has not changed at all. The good of that, is that he has not lost any, but at the same time... he is almost 9 months old and is only 37lbs! After speaking to his...

Vet update on Mav and question about Gava Calm? So I talked with the vet yesterday and he's open to my colitis theory with intolerance (allergy) to chicken and his stress also being a contributing factor to his weight loss. As the vet stated, the steroids should have addressed the "allergy" to...

WOW, I'm so sorry to hear how bad things got. I'm glad to hear that things are on the up for your baby. We have not have any vomitting at this point, thankfully. Thanks for the information. I have been taking everyones suggestions to the vet. I think it has helped us narrow things down! Just...

our vet was out of the office today, however we will go tomorrow to weigh him and chat. i'm going to ask about the partial obstruction. we did have an x-ray taken to r/o an obstruction, but i believe that it was to see if there was a string or metal (like a coin). however, i have had to take...

wow... thanx for all of the info. i'm going to call our vet first thing in the AM. at this point he has said to start thinking "outside the box", since his weight loss has not been controlled. i dont want to offend him, however... this is our baby and i have a great list of questions for us to...

Hello.... sorry for the lengthy first post, but I am very scared right now and my husband and I feel lost. I have an 8month old boxer with "digestive absorption" issues. Just a quick history for you. I have contacted the breeder and there are no known problems with mom or dad. Since we got...

Hello, My name is Lyndsy and we have an 8 month old boxer. We are very excited to use this site as a tool. A co-worker of mine highly encouraged me to join after my baby got sick. I am looking forward to viewing posts and helping him get better. Thank you!