Hi there,
Our 4 month old GR is very light colored (english cream/white). He has had mushy-watery stools ever since we brought him home. I was immediately alarmed and took him to the vet. We discovered he had a small bug, and we put him on antibiotics until it was gone. He seemed to have more energy and feel better, but his stools became only slightly less watery (still mushy).
He also had bad gas. I started eliminating things from his diet starting with his treats (Zukes salmon flavor). The gas was gone once we stopped with the treats, but the stools were still loose.
He started itching his neck every 10 minutes and biting his tail and paws. I know it was a little early, but I gave him some salmon oil a few days ago (dumb idea) to see if it would help with dry skin (we are in Utah- a desert!). Unfortunately, he had a terrible reaction to it. He was straining to poop and had the worst water diarrhea I had ever seen.
So I discovered that he has some kind of intolerance or allergy to fish (which made sense considering his salmon treats were giving him gas). I checked his food (Kirkland super premium puppy) and there is both fish meal and salmon oil in it.
I'm looking for a good dry food with a high protein percentage based on chicken (we know he can eat that fine), without containing any SALMON OIL, FISH MEAL, or OMEGAS. Any recommendations? Has anyone else gone through this with their Golden? Also, do you think his food could be causing the itching? Any advice would help!
Thanks in advance- a concerned momma.
Our 4 month old GR is very light colored (english cream/white). He has had mushy-watery stools ever since we brought him home. I was immediately alarmed and took him to the vet. We discovered he had a small bug, and we put him on antibiotics until it was gone. He seemed to have more energy and feel better, but his stools became only slightly less watery (still mushy).
He also had bad gas. I started eliminating things from his diet starting with his treats (Zukes salmon flavor). The gas was gone once we stopped with the treats, but the stools were still loose.
He started itching his neck every 10 minutes and biting his tail and paws. I know it was a little early, but I gave him some salmon oil a few days ago (dumb idea) to see if it would help with dry skin (we are in Utah- a desert!). Unfortunately, he had a terrible reaction to it. He was straining to poop and had the worst water diarrhea I had ever seen.
So I discovered that he has some kind of intolerance or allergy to fish (which made sense considering his salmon treats were giving him gas). I checked his food (Kirkland super premium puppy) and there is both fish meal and salmon oil in it.
I'm looking for a good dry food with a high protein percentage based on chicken (we know he can eat that fine), without containing any SALMON OIL, FISH MEAL, or OMEGAS. Any recommendations? Has anyone else gone through this with their Golden? Also, do you think his food could be causing the itching? Any advice would help!
Thanks in advance- a concerned momma.