Do you feed him turkey or lamb base food? Both of those produce gas from my experience when I tried a couple of different brands of kibble on Gigi and Princess which are two different breeds. So I stay away from them.
Peggy -------Original Message------- From: Pam Dean Date: 05/20/13 21:53:57 To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Sick chi Cosmos does that when he has a gassy stomach. The bow and stretch plus I can hear his tummy all over the room. Pam From: Peggy & The Girls <phr...@optimum.net> To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Sick chi Interesting. So if they stretch after they bow, then that is different then doing the crawly thing, or just staying in the bow position? Reason I am asking is because Gigi does have a mild liver disorder. Where did you learn about this? I would like to read more on this if you have any links. Peggy -------Original Message------- From: Robin Gordils Date: 5/20/2013 5:08:36 PM To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Sick chi Dogs with intestinal pain do a play bow/stretch and hold it for several seconds to try and relieve pain. Robin, the Dobe Axel CGC, TT, the German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, the Chihuahuas Alice CGC and Monte, the MinPins HoneyB, Brutus, and IMPS foster Jordan WWW.minpinrescue.org Peggy & The Girls <phr...@optimum.net> wrote: Robin, Why did you ask if she did the bow thing? Gigi does the bow thing and then crawls when she wants attention if I pass her by, or she will do that if I say it is time to go wee wee. I thought that was just a submissive behavior common to chis? In any event I would take her to the Vet and have her checked out to make sure she didn't eat some that she should not have and it may be blocking her digestion. My sisters shih-tzu was having digestion problems as you described and when they xrayed her, she was loaded with calcium stones and had to have an emergency operation and is on a special diet and doing well. She had been having those same symptoms for almost a year. If they didn't operate she wouldn't be here today. So you never know and a check up is always a good idea. Peggy -------Original Message------- From: Robin Gordils Date: 5/20/2013 3:19:33 PM To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Sick chi Royal Canin is not a good food, corn is the first ingredient. There is no one top food but a holistic vet or pet store can steer you to several choices. Tight abdomen is usually gas and rumbling can be from being empty to upset, sounds like she gets colicky, does she play bow/stretch then too? There are lots of easier on the tummy flavors such as salmon and sweet potato and salmon and oatmeal etc. What treats either doggy or people does she get? Sometimes a food, activity and med diary helps. Does she get heartworm or flea meds before her tummy upsets? Does she visit the pet store and get a cookie? Does the water guy drop by and feed her a snack? Do you use a cleaner to wash something at the same time or spray for roaches, fleas or spiders? Robin, the Dobe Axel CGC, TT, the German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, the Chihuahuas Alice CGC and Monte, the MinPins HoneyB, Brutus, and IMPS foster Jordan WWW.minpinrescue.org Gail <windysho...@yahoo.com> w rote: My chi is extremely healthy for her ten years, but she has stomach problems at least once a month. I make her a mix of chicken and wellness food lately, but even that is making her sick. When she is very hungry she enjoys royal canine dry which doesn't seem to make her sick, but she only eats it if she is very hungry. She seems to prefer all chicken, but that doesn't seem balanced. Her symptoms are a very tight abdomen with loud gurgling noises and lsome vomiting. When I rescued her she had parvovirus virus. I wonder what is, he easiest and highest quality to feed my girl. Any advice please?
