Feeding after bloat surgery - Page 1

That was a close one!  Good on ya for getting him to help so quickly.  I can't offer any help just wishing you good luck and happy birthday Nikko.

Deb

I'm so happy for you that he is doing well! Happy Birthday Nikko! When my girl had her intussuseption, the vet had her on Ultram for 10 days afterward, not just for pain but to slow bowel motility down, so the bowel would not become spastic. She was ravenous, & did lose weight as well, & since then she has become a picky eater, & a very slender, petite girl. My vet said that she had no obstruction to cause her troubles, no parasites, (which he said are the leading cause of intususseption), but she was eating a kibble with beet pulp as a filler, which he said many dogs simply cannot tolerate. The surgeon said in no uncertain terms not to EVER feed any kibble with beet pulp (& lots of well known brands have that, including some of the breed specific GSD labels!). She graduated from the chicken & rice to low residual Science Diet in the can, prescription diet from the vet, & slowly re-introduced to kibble...this time Evo, & no problems since then. She is bright, happy, energetic, thin but not skinny, & thinks she is a lap dog--when she was so very ill I held her in my lap in my arms until we got to the veterinary surgeon....she remembers, & thinks she now has license to crawl up in my lap, all 75# of her, any time she feels the need! (I don't mind a cuddle now & then, but Holy Cow!) Hope this helps! jackie harris