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What are the benefits and drawbacks of pumpkin for dogs?
Moderate pumpkin aids digestion, nutrition, weight control, immunity, and eye and skin health via fiber that eases constipation and diarrhea and vitamins that boost immunity. Too much causes issues; its sugar can lead to stomach upset or obesity.
My dog is retching after eating human food
Retching in dogs has many causes, including food irritation, pharyngitis, gastroenteritis, intussusception, and colds. Dietary indiscretion causing food buildup that presses on the stomach is a common one.
What happens if a dog eats stones?
Stones can damage the digestive system, cause internal bleeding and blockage. Indigestible, they abrade the mucosa causing inflammation and pain; too many/large stones block the gut, causing vomiting, diarrhea, poor appetite.
What happens if a dog eats a chestnut shell?
A chestnut shell may scratch the esophagus or gut, causing bleeding and inflammation, and can lodge and block the GI tract, risking life. Watch closely and see a vet if abnormal.
How to treat dog enteritis
Enteritis inflames the small/large intestine causing soft stool, diarrhea, poor appetite, sometimes bloody stool and vomiting. For mild cases use antibiotics (amox-clav, ampicillin, neomycin), antidiarrheals (bismuth, smectite), fast 6-8h if vomiting then probiotics, and feed low-fat, low-protein, easy food.
My dog ate a little fluticasone propionate, what to do
Fluticasone propionate is a human anti-allergic rhinitis drug; if a dog ingests it, it can irritate the gut and affect the kidneys. Watch a small dose closely, and see a vet if any symptoms appear.
How is DouChai dog food brand
DouChai, founded in 2014, is mostly produced by major domestic manufacturer Fubei. It has gut-health, hypoallergenic, classic, freeze-dried, and air-dried lines; some find the added lactobacillus gives a sour smell.
My dog passed jelly-like blood two hours after deworming, about twice overnight, small amount
Blood in the stool after deworming may mean the drug irritated the gut; if the dog is otherwise normal it usually recovers in 2-3 days on soft food. Severe or persistent symptoms could indicate enteritis from parasites and need a vet.
We ate fish, gave the dog fish intestines; it ate a bite then nothing, vomiting white foam, no water, now lethargic and won’t eat
After eating fish intestines, not eating and vomiting white foam is likely upset stomach. Give probiotics to regulate the gut and fast 12 hours; see a vet if vomiting continues.
How is Pro Plan dog food
Pro Plan is a quality imported brand from 1986, in China since 2003, an industry leader. But most sold in China is domestically produced, not truly imported. Pro Plan senior was found with zearalenone, and many formulas add rice/wheat starch, so sensitive-stomach dogs should be cautious.