Amber needs good thoughts

[Camberaoh]

The last week or two she has dropped weight drastically so I had upped her food. Well Last night she has a horrible bout of diarreha and like a dummy I forgot and fed her with the boys. Normally I would fast a dog that had a gi issue. So this morning she gets up rushes to the door and I let her out and again more diarreha and then throws up all her dinner from the night before barely digested. I get her a metronidazole and she throws that up too, then some yummy yellow bile stuff.

So I drag her to work with me and take her to the vet. He says her intestines felt inflamed and tender. Her color was a little pale but her temp was normal. Her throat was also red and sore looking. He thinks its just a bug type of thing and gives her antibiotics and some nausea injection and sends us home with pills. Says if she isnt better in 4 days bring her back for a blood panel. I am just worried because she went from 65lbs to 53lbs fast! So now I am cooking her a bland diet as we speak.. hopefully he is right and thats all it is. But I will need some advice on getting some weight back on her. Her coat still looks great but man I can see waaaay too many bones! Another bad thing is she has a trial in exactly a month. We need to be training hard but cant do it with her being sick and lethargic. I may have to pull her

[rutylr]

Hoping she is feeling better soon....

[dobermom]

How long of a period was the weight drop?

Sending Doberman kisses her way from Clifford.

[Dignity]

I would get the recipe for Satin Balls to help get weight on her, just do a search for it.

The undigested food sounds just like Loki with his tummy issues. Loki would be fine on a food for about 1-2 months and then all of a sudden start throwing up undigested food. They told me he just had a sensitive stomach and we finally found something that works. I hope Amber just has the bug, or it could be a pain in the bum for you .

Sending Happy - Get - Well - Soon - Thoughts to Amber!!

[Camberaoh]

Originally Posted by dobermom

How long of a period was the weight drop?

Sending Doberman kisses her way from Clifford.

1-2 weeks.. i noticing her looking a little thin about a week and a half ago and she just keep getting thinner even though I upped her food by a whole cup.

[Camberaoh]

Originally Posted by Dignity

I would get the recipe for Satin Balls to help get weight on her, just do a search for it.

The undigested food sounds just like Loki with his tummy issues. Loki would be fine on a food for about 1-2 months and then all of a sudden start throwing up undigested food. They told me he just had a sensitive stomach and we finally found something that works. I hope Amber just has the bug, or it could be a pain in the bum for you .

Sending Happy - Get - Well - Soon - Thoughts to Amber!!

Thanks I dont think its a food issue since she has been on kirklands for a while now and honestly has a iron stomach. i always switch her training treats up and she never has a issue.

[golden&hovawart]

Originally Posted by Dignity

I would get the recipe for Satin Balls to help get weight on her, just do a search for it.

The undigested food sounds just like Loki with his tummy issues. Loki would be fine on a food for about 1-2 months and then all of a sudden start throwing up undigested food. They told me he just had a sensitive stomach and we finally found something that works. I hope Amber just has the bug, or it could be a pain in the bum for you .

Sending Happy - Get - Well - Soon - Thoughts to Amber!!

Satin ball is a great idear but pretty rich!.
Here is the recipe:

Satin Balls - The Original Recipe

The following recipe was sent to Wellpet by Diana Carreon, R.N.,C. It quickly became one of the most requested posts on Wellpet.

Ingredients

• 10 pounds hamburger meat [the cheapest kind]
  1 lg. box of Total cereal
  1 lg. box oatmeal
  1 jar of wheat germ
  1 1/4 cup veg oil
  1 1/4 cup of unsulfured molasses
  10 raw eggs AND shells
  10 envelopes of unflavored gelatin
  pinch of salt

Mix all ingredients together, much like you would a meatloaf.
Divide into 10 quart freezer bags and freeze.
Thaw as needed and feed raw!

Uses
"I take a frozen pack to dogs' shows with me, kept on ice, and never have had any trouble with it spoiling, even in the heat of Texas summers..."
"All my dogs go crazy over this stuff...but you have to be careful, it will put weight on the dogs pretty fast if you feed enough....I feed a pack a day...half in am , half in pm."
"When I want to increase the weight on a dog, I feed more; so far I haven't got to the point where they won't eat anymore, and believe me, Satin has eaten a lot at one setting. It will put on the weight, make the coats soft and blue black (on black dogs at least, that's all I have)."
"The dogs stop all the itching and chewing at their coats/skin, their eyes get this bright look and the energy level goes out the roof (not that Belgians need any more energy)."
"The bitch that I got this recipe for is a picky eater, but when she in on the food (I long ago stopped trying to "bury" it the other food; they just hunt it down to eat first, and making a mess trying) she eats much better. It seems to whet her appetite."

Comments

Per the information received after having the Satin Balls recipe checked by several vets/labs:
Satin Balls is a total canine diet. It can be feed by itself or as a supplement, for however long you wish. My dogs have been on Satin Balls for over a year; the only time that I have fed it alone is when I had a sick dog needing to be built up or an underweight dog that I plan on showing.
The only problem with feeding it by itself is figuring out the amount. It will put weight on a dog in a few days...that's why it is so great to feed just before a show. If you have a dog that is in good weight, but you just want to build coat/endurance, you would have to figure out how much to feed (cal per kg), or you would end up with a fat dog in a very short time. At one point, I let Satin eat as much as she wanted, just to see how much she would consume. I never got to that point! After a pound pack, she was still looking for more, so I stopped. I have been told a dog will stop eating when full on it, and that you can then gauge the amount needed to maintain weight!
I just find that per the pocketbook and ease, my dogs do very well on it as a supplement. I give about a 1/4 pound each night to maintain beautiful coats, energy level, and a full appetite...no picky eaters here.
Just don't try to hide it in the kibble...they will make a mess throwing out the kibble, digging for the Satin Balls! My dogs have never gotten sick on Satin balls...not even when I am at a show and feed only that. I feed less kibble, so I save money there. There is also less stool to pick up as the dogs are able to digest all of the Satin Balls.
I have been playing with the recipe. I now use the Knox Joint Gelatin instead of the plain Knox unflavored gelatin. Since this is high in Vitamin C and protein, and is good for the joints, it would be good for the dogs. They don't seem to mind the added flavor.
I am also adding Flaxseed oil. They probably don't need the added oil, but so far I have not seen it hurt anything.
Fix some up and let your dogs enjoy. They will love you forever and forever!

Also a grainfree food will help like Taste of the wild or even Innova Evo!.I would feed her more,like add a 1/2 cup per meal!.
Raw diet worked wonders on Titus when I wanted him to put some weight!.
Hope she feels better soon!.
Hugs to both of you!.Laurie

[Dignity]

Originally Posted by golden&hovawart

Also a grainfree food will help like Taste of the wild or even Innova Evo!.I would feed her more,like add a 1/2 cup per meal!.
Raw diet worked wonders on Titus when I wanted him to put some weight!.
Hope she feels better soon!.
Hugs to both of you!.Laurie

Loki's highly sensitive stomach does fine on Taste of the Wild and Kirkland mixed together. We do Pacific Stream which is the least fattening as Loki should be watching his figure.

[golden&hovawart]

Double post!.

[golden&hovawart]

I started using this with Titus when he started pancreatis as he had an irritated stomack and has bloody stool!.I use it,once a day and he has no more problems!. I can send you,the link if you want

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