Do you ever read the ingredients on a bag of food for your pups?
Kitty and the Canine Gang, Maxx, Jill, Bits and Sweetie Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened. Anatoe France ________________________________ From: Mary Overton <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2012 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] IBS /chihuahuas I have always fed my dogs Science Diet or Eukanuba. But I am talking healthy dogs. Mary Overton 816-457-0597 >________________________________ >From: Mommabear7772004 <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2012 7:34 AM >Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] IBS /chihuahuas > > > >Welcome , I am so sorry you and poor >Sabrina are going thru all of this ! I also >have IBS and it makes you feel quite sick . >But the food she eats can make a huge >difference in the IBS . I totally agree with >Peggy . Try the food she suggests . Drs >Tend to want to treat everything with a >Pill when there may be another way to >help . I have never thought very much >of Science Diet anyway I don't know why >they push it so much . > > >Best of luck ! Sheryl ( chi mom to Sierra >Jack & Benji > >Sent from my iPhone > >On Sep 2, 2012, at 12:42 AM, "stewartgang" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>Have any of you experienced dealing with irritable bowel syndrome with your >>chihuahuas? >> >>Sabrina, my now 11 year old chi, has problems with this. Ever since we nearly >>lost her to the dog food recall several years ago, she was left with seizures >>and IBS. I become very stressed dealing with all of this. She has to be >>syringe fed every 4-5 hours, administered phenobarbital 2X a day, and if she >>has seizures, it turns into several hours of her odd behavior afterwards, >>since I have to dose her with Diazapam to stop the seizures. The IBS sneaks >>up on us at any time. It takes several days of dosing her with Cerenia and >>Reglan to try and stop the runny bowels and vomiting. >> >>I guess it is a good thing I love her so much, because I am not sure how many >>others would be able to deal with all of this. We have had so many emergency >>visits to the vets, that we joke and call her Visa! But it really is not >>funny. I have NEVER in all my life had a dog as complicated as this one. >> >>Right now, I try to control the IBS with prescription food (Hills ID), and >>use the meds if necessary. >> >>Any other suggestions are much appreciated. >> >>Sabrina is truly my "ball and chain", but I love her with all my heart. >> >>= > >
