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can i have some advice about my dodgy stomached collie

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Owllady · 15/09/2014 18:40

She seems to be only able to tolerate scrambled eggs and tinned original chappie
Anything else and it goes straight through her and I have to starve her for a day.
But I don't know what to do in her Kong or what to use to train her
Any ideas?
Any ideas why she is so sensitive? Though all my collies have been :( is it 'a thing' with them?

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Owllady · 15/09/2014 18:41

I starve on my vets advice btw
He wants to run some tests on her, I just meant in the meantime
Sorry I am multi tasking atm

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Tipsykisses · 16/09/2014 07:32

Hi owllady , sorry to hear your pup is unwell , what is her usual food ?
Is this a new problem ?

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Owllady · 16/09/2014 09:12

Tinned chappie, but I find if I feed her that twice she has chronic wind!
She just seems delicate stomach to 'treats' and anything else
If I give her scrambled egg for breakfast and chappie in the afternoon she has normal poo and no wind

I need to give her a Kong to settle her in the morning as she gets anxious about my daughter leaving for school. Have been putting either a bit if primula cheese or peanut butter in but that's making her have loose stools too. Could I put scrambled egg in and freeze it?

I'm wondering if its worth seeing a dog nutritionist but I am worried they would recommend dry food and there is too much cereal in it and it doesn't suit her.

It's been a problem on and off. When she was younger I put it down to her eating whatever, iykwim, like pups do. Now I'm wondering whether it's her food. That said, when I was turning the compost heap last week she nicked something off it and then was bad the next day. She's over 2

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biscuitsandbandages · 16/09/2014 09:16

I dont know much about dogs but when I was a child our dog was exactly the same and it was some form of ulcerative colitis. I still remember the smell of tinned chappie as that was all she could eat too.

Ephedra · 16/09/2014 09:37

My collie had allergic colitis and the list of things he couldn't eat was massive! Rice, tripe and bones made him really really ill. Chicken, pork, banana, and some other cereals only made him a bit ill.

We had it completely undercontrol and he hadn't been ill for years from that anyway

The first thing we did for our dog was find a food that contained ingredients that he had never had before, something as completely different from what he was eating before as we could manage.

Before we figured out what was causing the problem my dog was ill every 3 days, not every day like I thought he would be if the food was causing the problem. Once all the food he couldn't have was removed he was fine within a week but if he had any he was really ill within minutes.

There are some cereal free dry dog food you could try if you want, we used a few.

mrslaughan · 16/09/2014 09:46

Have you tried yoghurt and cottage cheese? My dog is raw feed and this is part of his diet....its freezes well in a kong.

mrslaughan · 16/09/2014 09:46

could be a bit messy though.......

tabulahrasa · 16/09/2014 10:06

I've frozen scrambled egg in a kong before, it works fine.

How is she with chicken? That's handy for both kongs and training if she can tolerate that.

PseudoBadger · 16/09/2014 10:09

Can you put the chappie in a kong?
My older dog (and younger one to a certain extent) cannot tolerate any gluten, they are on CSJ cp21 (salmon, gluten free), and the older one needs to be fed small portions 3 times a day to eat enough to keep weight on but not have the runs.

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Owllady · 16/09/2014 10:09

She's a bit hit and miss with chicken tbh :(
How do they test for colitis?

My other collie that was like this was never diagnosed with anything, just used to have flares of gastritis. One time she had it so acute, I thought she was going to die (she spent 3 days in the vet hospital and was fine)

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tabulahrasa · 16/09/2014 10:14

Oh, chicken's dead handy.

Well in the short term, scrambled egg definitely works in a kong, chappie would too to be fair.

If she's ok on eggs - how about omelette for training? That's solid enough to cut into pieces.

PseudoBadger · 16/09/2014 10:20

I bet you could bake chappie in the oven leave the house and cut it into training sized treats. Yum.

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Owllady · 16/09/2014 10:42

I've put the small and large Kong filled with scrambled egg in the freezer now and she's had some for breakfast. I may have to buy a couple more hens to keep up with demand!

I can't imagine the smell cooking chappie would create :o but it's a good idea.

Thank you for all your advice. I feel sorry for her

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Tipsykisses · 16/09/2014 10:57

I had similar problems with my first dog & we never really got to the bottom of it , we had lots of tests but couldn't find the problem & he would be fine for a while & then out of the blue it would all start up again .

It could be allergies or one of a number of things that you will hopefully find out with the tests .

Our 2nd pup near enough liquid his tummy would swell terribly, it turned out he has a wheat intolerance & after researching different foods I put him on Millie's wolfheart & he's been perfect ever since .

I hope you get her sorted , it's not nice seeing them like this xx

Tipsykisses · 16/09/2014 10:59

Another thought have you tried probiotics ?
I have a paste here that we used with the pup .

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Owllady · 16/09/2014 11:01

No, what do you do with probiotics? :)

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Tipsykisses · 16/09/2014 11:27

It's just a paste that you give the dog , it's got all the healthy bacteria in to give them a boost if their tummy is gripey .

I'll see if I can find it & let you know what it's called .

Some people give live yoghurt also but I find the paste is faster acting and you only need use it short term .

Tipsykisses · 16/09/2014 11:32

Canikur plus paste is one & the other is pro-kolin plus .

Bohemond · 16/09/2014 11:35

You can buy cereal free dry food you know

kilmuir · 16/09/2014 11:38

Probiotic yoghurt,
Have the vets tested faecal sample ?

Tipsykisses · 17/09/2014 07:39

I suggested that also bohemond, mine are all on cereal free , the probiotic paste will help add some good bacteria whilst the dog is recovering .

Tipsykisses · 17/09/2014 07:40

When do you get the results owllady ?

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Owllady · 17/09/2014 10:52

I've got an appointment for the end of the week. I will let you know how I get on and thank you for all the advice. I will get some of that paste.

I didn't realise you could get non cereal kibble, I think that's quite obvious and I'm unsure why the chippy tone tbh.

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Spotti · 17/09/2014 11:16

I cannot recommend Oscar's Pet Food enough. I have a gluten-intolerant Lab X Collie who had chronic runs on anything with even the slightest hint of cereal in it (even the posh Science Plan vet-recommended stuff) but as soon as he switched to Oscar's, he's been a million times better. His coat is really shiny now, he is full of energy (but not hyper), his teeth are beautiful, and generally he's just a much happier, healthier dog.

They have nutritionists all over the country and also offer a 'free meal' where someone will come out to your house, meet the dog and have a good long chat to you and then try to determine which food would suit them best. The 'free meal' is then left with you to feed later to see how they get on with it.

mermaidstale · 17/09/2014 21:31

Collies are notorious for their dodgy stomachs. Mine gets the runs every time she eats anything different, like fast food dropped in the street. She is on raw meat, but only certain bits, and eggs. If you can find a food which suits stick to it.

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