German Shepherd Diarrhoea Won't Eat Rice What To Feed ?
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2 yr old German Shepherd regularly throws up a mouthful of bile at night and is regularly seen eating grass (at least once a week)
We have a very large garden but haven't seen any evidence of sick / diarrhoea
Until Saturday when we had a diarrhoea explosion.
We starved her for 24 hrs then tried rice and chicken and but she had diarrhoea again.
She's appears absolutely fine, wet nose, lots of energy, bright eyes - but we tried rice again and she won't now touch it.
I cut chicken up and mixed it with rice and who knew a large dog could separate tiny particles so quickly - chicken gone, rice not touched.
So no diarrhoea for 2 days but I'd like to feed her something other than just chicken before re introducing her usual dry food.
Google suggests Pumpkin, yoghurt and banana which seems strange
We have a very large garden but haven't seen any evidence of sick / diarrhoea
Until Saturday when we had a diarrhoea explosion.
We starved her for 24 hrs then tried rice and chicken and but she had diarrhoea again.
She's appears absolutely fine, wet nose, lots of energy, bright eyes - but we tried rice again and she won't now touch it.
I cut chicken up and mixed it with rice and who knew a large dog could separate tiny particles so quickly - chicken gone, rice not touched.
So no diarrhoea for 2 days but I'd like to feed her something other than just chicken before re introducing her usual dry food.
Google suggests Pumpkin, yoghurt and banana which seems strange
Have you had any tests done? I had a german shephard with same issue, turns out they are prone to having insufficient pancreas, so they don't digest food properly. Is she insured? I ask because there is no cure, but you can buy powdered enzymes to add to her meals, its expensive though, 70-80GBP a month IIRC, and should have quit a bland chicken and rice food with it. We had lifetimes insurance which paid for this for many years, when it ran out (or maybe the policy cost was too high) we found a source online, from memory it was around £50 and lasted around 6 weeks.
Of course it might not be that, but they are prone to it.
http://www.german-shepherd-rescue-scotland.org.uk/...
Of course it might not be that, but they are prone to it.
http://www.german-shepherd-rescue-scotland.org.uk/...
Hi we haven't because she appears absolutely fine she still behaves like a puppy, if anything you'd say she has too much energy
In 2 years this is the first real sickness she's had.
I grew up with GS so I'm used to stomach upsets and chicken and rice always solved them - this is the first dog that won't eat it.
In 2 years this is the first real sickness she's had.
I grew up with GS so I'm used to stomach upsets and chicken and rice always solved them - this is the first dog that won't eat it.
My old dog had lots of stomach problems last year - completely blocked up one week, explosive runs the next (really makes me wish I'd got off my arse and touched up the varnish on the hard wood floors when I had the chance beforehand 
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Some bits and pieces I picked up around that time - keep the water that you boil the rice in, let it cool, and serve that up in his water bowl - there's apparently goodness in that which can help a rough tum.
What absolutely 100% worked though was giving him Chappie original out the tin. Its pretty cheap and nasty smelling stuff, but absolutely magic for upset stomachs. The vet had previously prescribed some gentle GI food that cost a million quid a bag, and even that went right through him. So when he had a rough night, I'd starve till the next evening meal, give him boiled chicken and rice, and follow on with Chappie for a day or two, then phase him back onto his normal kibble.
The dog loved it, the vet loved it, and at something like 60p a can it was far more affordable to take a chance on. Just be aware that for a big Shep, you'll probably need to feed quite a lot, and an unbelievable amount comes out the other end, but at least it should be solid!
)Some bits and pieces I picked up around that time - keep the water that you boil the rice in, let it cool, and serve that up in his water bowl - there's apparently goodness in that which can help a rough tum.
What absolutely 100% worked though was giving him Chappie original out the tin. Its pretty cheap and nasty smelling stuff, but absolutely magic for upset stomachs. The vet had previously prescribed some gentle GI food that cost a million quid a bag, and even that went right through him. So when he had a rough night, I'd starve till the next evening meal, give him boiled chicken and rice, and follow on with Chappie for a day or two, then phase him back onto his normal kibble.
The dog loved it, the vet loved it, and at something like 60p a can it was far more affordable to take a chance on. Just be aware that for a big Shep, you'll probably need to feed quite a lot, and an unbelievable amount comes out the other end, but at least it should be solid!
V8RX7 said:
Hi we haven't because she appears absolutely fine she still behaves like a puppy, if anything you'd say she has too much energy
In 2 years this is the first real sickness she's had.
I grew up with GS so I'm used to stomach upsets and chicken and rice always solved them - this is the first dog that won't eat it.
been using Chicken and Rice with GSD with dodgy tums for 20 years its a go to food when they have upset an tummy always worksIn 2 years this is the first real sickness she's had.
I grew up with GS so I'm used to stomach upsets and chicken and rice always solved them - this is the first dog that won't eat it.
My parents have a GSD who is the same age, same symptoms too and until about 3 months ago was absolutely fine.
Tried a few different diets until the vet and a couple of others said try her on tins of chappie. Seems absolutely fine for now but was also on the chicken and rice diet. She’s also on some biscuits in addition to the tins
Tried a few different diets until the vet and a couple of others said try her on tins of chappie. Seems absolutely fine for now but was also on the chicken and rice diet. She’s also on some biscuits in addition to the tins
johnxjsc1985 said:
been using Chicken and Rice with GSD with dodgy tums for 20 years its a go to food when they have upset an tummy always works
Yes - IF they'll eat itOurs has dropped a large amount or weight in the last week - still won't touch rice.
Nor oatmeal
Eats chicken and now chappie in seconds.
Edited by V8RX7 on Saturday 9th February 10:24
V8RX7 said:
Yes - IF they'll eat it
Ours has dropped a large amount or weight in the last week - still won't touch rice.
Nor oatmeal
Eats chicken and now chippie in seconds.
if he has lost weight and he is eating chicken and chips and keeping it down at least its a short term fix.Ours has dropped a large amount or weight in the last week - still won't touch rice.
Nor oatmeal
Eats chicken and now chippie in seconds.
Currently I am looking diet for my boy following him having a seizure last week. They are known to have dodgy tummies.
GSDs can be an utter pain in the arse to feed. Our oldest one starved itself regularly, until we got the puppy, now it eats all the puppy's food. Thankfully the puppy eats normally.
We do chicken and rice when they are dodgy and it seems to work. The "never fail" food is from the butchers - it looks like sausagemeat, but it actually "bits" all minced. I fry a load with a bit of kibble thrown in and they love it. It's good stuff, I've eaten it myself by accident thinking it was mince that mrs rxe had left on the cooker...
We do chicken and rice when they are dodgy and it seems to work. The "never fail" food is from the butchers - it looks like sausagemeat, but it actually "bits" all minced. I fry a load with a bit of kibble thrown in and they love it. It's good stuff, I've eaten it myself by accident thinking it was mince that mrs rxe had left on the cooker...
Re-reading the first post - natural yougurt is good, the more “off” the better. They love it and it seems to settle them down. We also have something called “canikur pro” which is a load of yoghurty bacteria to get their stomachs working again, you can get it online.
Shepherds are just odd sometimes. This evening the older dog turned up her nose at venison off cuts, but demolished a tin of Whiskas.
I do think the “shepherds all have dodgy tummies” is a bit of meme. The older dog hasn’t had the s
ts for, well, years. The pup has had quite a bit of sts by that’s probably down to her habit eating cow pats. Nothing that doesn’t clear up in a day or two.
Shepherds are just odd sometimes. This evening the older dog turned up her nose at venison off cuts, but demolished a tin of Whiskas.
I do think the “shepherds all have dodgy tummies” is a bit of meme. The older dog hasn’t had the s
ts for, well, years. The pup has had quite a bit of sts by that’s probably down to her habit eating cow pats. Nothing that doesn’t clear up in a day or two.We have had 4 Shepherds all of whom at times had "dodgy" tummies. They almost went in a cycle and when you saw them munching on grass you knew the yellow bile would soon be coming or the other yellow stuff from the other end , Once cleared out they would be fine again.
We do have a supply of Gastrine tablets which always seem to help
We do have a supply of Gastrine tablets which always seem to help
V8RX7 said:
Mr Tom said:
Or perhaps take the dog to a vet?
Perhaps if they didn't take the pi$$ with their fees we would.But £300+ to cure an upset stomach - no thanks
She's been eating fine for days now
Yes I saw you're a vet
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