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  • tanzaT

    What/why was he put on the prescription hills w/d? If he has chronic diarrhea, obviously he has an ongoing illness, was it diagnosed? He may never be able to tolerate EVO depending on what his medical problem is….

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  • lvossL

    Hills w/d is a high fiber food and Evo has alot less fiber. Why is Benga on Hills w/d? Is it for weight loss or some other problem?

    If it is just for weight loss, try adding some plain canned pumpkin to the Evo to add fiber.

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  • B

    Benga had Giardia for a long time that had to get 4 courses of treatment and the vaccination. Lulu never had a problem with giardia, but the vet gave her treatment anyway for preventative reason. I actually spoke with her today, and she said I could actually try evo canned until he's old enough for the evo dry. She told me that sometimes dogs who have bad giardia cases are much more sensitive to foods like evo which are so rich, and it could be up to a year old before he can adjust. I'm going to give it a shot, but if anyone has more suggestions or advice, I'm all eyes and ears! Thx :~)

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  • tanzaT

    I would not wonder if there is something else going on with Benga. I think that maybe a specialist might be in order? While I know that Giardia can be hard to diagnose, usually with meds it clears up pretty easy. How old is Benga? And have you talked to his breeder?

    Basenjis are prone to ISPID, you can read about it at if you are not familiar with it. http://www.basenji.org/PUBLIC/HealthInfo.htm

    Pat Fragassi

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  • lvossL

    Giardia can actually be very difficult to clear up. What medication did the vet use? Did they keep prescribing the same medication or did they try something else to see if Benga responded better to another? I know that with Nicky we had tried Flagyl but it would recur and then tried Panacur and it finally cleared up.

    As for the food if you are looking for something less rich, try California Natural. It is made by the same company as Evo but is not as rich as Evo.

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    Raw Food Diet??!?!

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  • Tayda_LennyT

    Is eating Science Diet better than not eating at all?

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    First, I want to say that my B has liver disease, not kidney…but he is also supposed to be on a low protein diet. He was diagnosed at age 11...he is 15 now! The vet initially suggested Science Diet, and Senji would rather starve to death than eat that, but I digress. To get to the point, I cook for him. Usually boiled chicken or turkey, white meat or legs. The organ meat or red meat stresses his liver. I add rice and vegetables to the broth. He grew up eating mostly Pedigree, but they keep changing the formula. I put a little bit of dry dog food down and then the rice/meat mixture on top. If he doesn't eat the dry dog food, he tends to get runny stools. Throw in any vegetable you think your B will eat, such as carrots, green beans, zucchini, peas, etc. (No mushrooms or onions!)He also likes to eat scrambled egg, cottage cheese or yogurt. Occasionally, he'll eat some white fish or salmon too. His coat looks great and he still runs around like a pup!
  • BasenjimammaB

    Starting our dogs on the raw diet-pics added

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    @JazzysMom: I have some concerns about the raw diet, but was thinking about giving once a week or so raw to give the dogs a treat but have decided against it. I had been giving them raw bones to chew, purchased from a local butcher, but then realized that every time I did that, Keoki got severe diarrhea for a day. So…. I'm sticking with kibble and cans. What really might be the problem is not the bones but the marrow, if you scrape out the marrow prior to giving them to your dogs then they should have no problems AT ALL with chewing on the raw bones and it will greatly help with cleaning their teeth and giving them something to do. Good choices are like beef knuckle bones as there is very little marrow there (also can cut off excess meat too) and beef ribs are good too (again scrape out as much marrow as you can) the bone marrow is what can cause the looser stool not chewing on the bones themselves or anything to do with actual raw feeding. So go ahead and try it again, I'm sure Keoki would love having it again just takes a little prep she can have it :D
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    Thoughts about feeding a raw diet?

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