Grr - what's going on here

[Dignity]

Arrrrrgggghhhhh

What's going on here - yesterday Loki's sensitive stomach acted up big time, I came home to 10 piles of 'yuck' (some from each end)

Now Denali has a hot spot.

When is it going to stop?!?!? Loki seems fine today, and I've started putting stuff on Denali's hot spot. Just wanted to complain a bit.

[micki]

go right ahead and vent
I had the big dog with IBS and i remember it too well lol YUCK

[Dignity]

Originally Posted by micki

go right ahead and vent
I had the big dog with IBS and i remember it too well lol YUCK

After the mess was cleaned - we um.... evacuated the house - it was BAD!!!!!

[Hudsons~Mom]

Digs what are you feeding Denali? I only ask because Hudson has a VERY sensitive tummy and I have to be very very careful what goes into his mouth. The food I am feeding him is WONDERFUL!!! He never gets a upset tummy anymore....unless someone slips him food that he shouldnt have....or if he eats a sock

I hope they all start feeling better soon....and you too.

[Dignity]

Originally Posted by Hudsons~Mom

Digs what are you feeding Denali? I only ask because Hudson has a VERY sensitive tummy and I have to be very very careful what goes into his mouth. The food I am feeding him is WONDERFUL!!! He never gets a upset tummy anymore....unless someone slips him food that he shouldnt have....or if he eats a sock

I hope they all start feeling better soon....and you too.

They're eating Kirkland Signature (Costco brand) and have been eating it since either March or April. They are on their 5th bag I think and there have been no issues until this week. I'm guessing Loki got something he shouldn't have had... as for Denali, she has allergies to lots of stuff, so it's hard to say if it's food related or not.

[alimel]

Geez, it is bad enough with one sick but two?

[saluki-sue]

Poor you have you tried giving them one pepsid once a day. Sometimes the acid in their stomachs is higher on somedays and will make the dogs sick. My vet has everyone give their adult dogs a pepsid everyday.

[weezyNollie]

Yea.. welcome to my world. Louise has IBD and Addisons. Both have GI signs when they aren't being managed enough.. so plenty of vomit and diarrhea days!

No hot spots on any of the dogs though.. thank goodness.

[Dauxside]

Maybe something from the plant, Diamond makes Kirkland - they don't clean the machines between batchs of each manf foods.

Company Information:
Manufacturer: manufactured by Diamond as a private label product for Costco
Website: http://www.costco.com
Phone: 1-800-774-2678 (Costco Customer Service)
Email: Mail Form

Availability:
- Costco Warehouses

Kirkland Signature - Chicken, Rice & Vegetables Formula

Ingredients:
Chicken, chicken meal, whole grain brown rice, cracked pearled barley, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and Vitamin E), egg product, beet pulp, potatoes, fishmeal, flaxseed, natural flavor, brewers dried yeast, millet, carrots, peas, kelp, apples, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, potassium chloride, salt, choline chloride, rosemary extract, parsley flake, dried chicory root, glucosamine hydrochloride, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, chondroitin sulfate, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite (source of vitamin K activity), riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid

Guaranteed Analysis
Protein: 26%
Fat: 16%
Fiber: 4%
Moisture: 10%

Other Nutrient Guarantees
Calcium: min 1%
Phosphorus: min 0.8%

The protein content in millet is very close to that of wheat; both provide about 11% protein by weight. Because of the relationship to wheat it can be a source of allergic reaction.

Kirkland Signature - Adult Lamb & Brown Rice Formula

Caution:
This product is not a "lamb only" formula!

Ingredients:
Lamb, lamb meal, whole grain brown rice, rice flour, white rice, egg product, cracked pearled barley, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and Vitamin E), beet pulp, potatoes, fishmeal, flaxseed, natural flavor, millet, brewers dried yeast, carrots, peas, kelp, apples, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, potassium chloride, salt, choline chloride, rosemary extract, parsley flake, dried chicory root, glucosamine hydrochloride, taurine, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, chondroitin sulfate, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite (source of vitamin K activity), riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid

Guaranteed Analysis
Protein: 23%
Fat: 14%
Fiber: 4%
Moisture: 10%

Other Nutrient Guarantees
Glucosamine Hydrochloride min 300 mg/kg
Chondroitin Sulfate min 100 mg/kg*

Omega Fatty Acids
Omega 6: min 2.2%
Omega 3: min 0.4%
Ratio: 5.5:1

I marked in bold what *might* cause an upset tummy - I'm not at all a huge fan of beet pulp. There have been several reported problems concerning the use of beet pulp in animal foods, including potential swelling in the stomach, palatability, and plugging of the intestinal villus.

Foods with a high Beet Pulp content are providing a large volume of nutritionless fiber. Beet Pulp DOES act as a Pre-Biotic when added to foods in a very SMALL quantity, but it should be WAAAAY down in the ingredients list...not # 5, 6 or 7. Many of the other foods (i.e.. Purina, the feed store brands like Blue Seal etc) use Plant based proteins, which may not be sufficient for many dogs needs.

IMHO it's too far up in the food list, I imagine if the meat products weren't broken down it would be even higher, just my opinion of course. Not my fav source of "bulk"/fiberous food choice.

[Dignity]

Loki seems fine now. It's really hard to say what got to him. Before when he was having food issues he'd through up undigested food 4-5 hrs later. He hasn't thrown up or had the runs since sometime before 4:30p Monday. We're in the middle of a bag of food, so it's not like I just opened it. It has been hotter outside than it's been and not really cooling down all that much at night. There's just so many other factors for Loki that it could have been.