sabrinalenor
Boxer Pal
We got Brutus at 12 weeks. His was on IAMs for puppies and we switched to TO SW Chicken. His pooh was decent but he had a fair amount of gas. After two bags of SW Chicken we went to TO Ocean Blue. Reseable poo but very skinny and gassy. He was dewormed by his breeder, checked neg on his first fecal float but at 4 months, I found a 4" roundworm in his feces and so he was dewormed.
Just before 5 months, I went out of town on business. While I was gone he still was struggling to gain weight, decent poo and stinky gas. So at 7 months, he switched to Canidae. He gained 5lbs in a week, still decent feces and smelly gas.
I returned home at 8 months and he started having runny pooh. Initially we thought it could be just excitement that I was home and the extra attention he was getting. After 5-6 days, we began to worry and his energy dropped. Gone was the bouncy boy who could go crazy in the backyard for hours. Now we had a boy who could barely finish a 10min walk. Heavy breathing and no desire to eat.
There was no blood in the stool but slimy mucous. The vet ran a number of tests on blood, electrolites and feces. No worms but dewormed again.
Low red blood cells, 32, and low protein. The vet prescribed Science Diet I/D, metronidazob and vitamin drops. Seemed ironic to change from a food with all the vitamins to a food without and a need to supplement with vitamins.
Pooh did go from puddles of liquid to cow patties but still obvious slimy mucous. His energy improved but not to the crazy boxer style.
I was unhappy with the ingredients in the I/D and the amount he needed 5-6cups/day. So I considered allergies to chicken and/or corn. I switched to CA Natural Lamb and Rice for a protein/carb change and highly digestible. Con't the vita-drops and anti-biotics.
His energy is right back to the insane boxer level, his coat is soft and shiny and his eye boogers are only bad in the morning. Unfortunately, the pooh is still only mostly formed and soft. Better but not like before. On the up side, no stinky gas.
We are also now having backslides in his kennel potty training and I don't know if it is related to the anemia he experienced in May or not.
Thanks for you time.
Sabrina
Just before 5 months, I went out of town on business. While I was gone he still was struggling to gain weight, decent poo and stinky gas. So at 7 months, he switched to Canidae. He gained 5lbs in a week, still decent feces and smelly gas.
I returned home at 8 months and he started having runny pooh. Initially we thought it could be just excitement that I was home and the extra attention he was getting. After 5-6 days, we began to worry and his energy dropped. Gone was the bouncy boy who could go crazy in the backyard for hours. Now we had a boy who could barely finish a 10min walk. Heavy breathing and no desire to eat.
There was no blood in the stool but slimy mucous. The vet ran a number of tests on blood, electrolites and feces. No worms but dewormed again.
Low red blood cells, 32, and low protein. The vet prescribed Science Diet I/D, metronidazob and vitamin drops. Seemed ironic to change from a food with all the vitamins to a food without and a need to supplement with vitamins.
Pooh did go from puddles of liquid to cow patties but still obvious slimy mucous. His energy improved but not to the crazy boxer style.
I was unhappy with the ingredients in the I/D and the amount he needed 5-6cups/day. So I considered allergies to chicken and/or corn. I switched to CA Natural Lamb and Rice for a protein/carb change and highly digestible. Con't the vita-drops and anti-biotics.
His energy is right back to the insane boxer level, his coat is soft and shiny and his eye boogers are only bad in the morning. Unfortunately, the pooh is still only mostly formed and soft. Better but not like before. On the up side, no stinky gas.
We are also now having backslides in his kennel potty training and I don't know if it is related to the anemia he experienced in May or not.
Thanks for you time.
Sabrina
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