Allergic to chicken ???
Our Pit was 80# and I did everything to get him to lose weight. After low cal food, green beans & pumpkin he lost a few pounds. I gave up. Then he dropped down to 70# and looked good. Then five more a...
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Pawz4me wrote:
I'm not a vet by any means, but for an older dog having those symptoms a food allergy sure wouldn't have been the first thing I would've thought of. I hate to say it, but either IBD or lymphoma seem more likely to me. I hope it is just the food.
I've never heard of those problems so I mentioned chicken before the Vet ventured a possible cause. He probably thought it best to try a different diet before suggesting a more serious problem. PetCo didn't have BB Basic Food so I bought Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Bison, Vet recommended. The dogs don't seem to like it. The Pit doesn't have any shin problems and just occasionally licks his paw. Diarrheah seems to be gone. What is IBD, a cause & treatment? It will give me an idea of what questions to ask when I go back in a couple weeks... Thanks..
