Gassy Dog...Suggestions please - Page 1

My male who we're thinking through the process of elimination has IBD has terrible, awful gas.  He's the 4.5 year old dog I've only had two months, came to me with horrible diarrhea amoung other things but I won't go there.  I've tried different foods, some get worse results as far as gas AND diarrhea, he's on EVO Red Meat right now until I find something with the same fat and lower protein and his diarrhea is better on it so I am happy, but my house stinks!  When I had him on Venison and Potato it was still pretty bad.  When I tried ProPlan for sensitive stomachs, it was absolutely toxic in my house.  Does gas go along with IBD?  Is there anything I can do to help him?  Any good links on IBD and related?  I know he can't be comfortable....and I'm running out of air freshner.  Any advice much appreciated.  Thanks.

-Nichole

ginger seemes to work well i give ginger buiscuits as a treat also mint other than that gas masks are on sale at a company i know lol

Boil a bunch of mint leaves for 10 minutes. Give the minty water to him. This always seems to work for my girl!

www.b-naturals.com/newsletter/frequently-asked-questions-digestion-and-gastric-problems/

Scroll down for info on SIBO/IBD/IBS/EPI

You will also find links to other useful sites.........

Depending on what the problem is, sometimes adding digestive enzymes and eliminating carbohydrates (which dogs don't need) helps.

charcoal capsulea, you can buy them in any drug store.

I have a dog with IBD/SIBO diagnosed from biopsies. Gas was a problem for him untill he was diagnosed and treatment began. You are right in looking for a food with low fat content. My dog is on a very expensive prescription diet as well as medication.  The prescription food is Purina HA which is a hydrolyzed protein (doesn't incite the immune system) it has about 8% fat. If i were to try and increase the fat content he would become very gassy again. You may not want to go down the prescrition food route, but try to find a food that has a single protein and single carb source, or omit the carb altogether. For my dog I would not be able to feed any more than 20% Protein 8% Fat and 4% Fibre  without increasing his meds which I prefer not to do. I have tried many commercial foods and had some success with a Salmon and Potato variety, but in the end his symptoms returned and the prescrition food is all he now eats. No tasty snacks or anything else. Poor boy!!!

You didn't say if he was taking any meds, but if he does have IBD then he will most likely have SIBO too which can cause gas, so perhaps some antibiotics are called for. Here is a link to a very good IBD site. Hope you find it helpful

http://www.geocities.com/ibdogsintl/

Has your vet been involved in your boy's troubles? Digestive enzymes would probably help, Beano makes a product called 'Curtail' which helps with gas by adding digestive enzymes to the dogs food. But first clear it with your vet. I wouldn't add anything to your dog's diet until you have a definitive diagnosis. Good luck! jh

You say that you want a food with the same fat content as Evo and lower protein BUT if the dog has IBD you will litterly HURT the dog by doing that.You need a food with a LOW FAT content for IBD thats why the dog has gas and is probably in discomfort.Something with less than 10%should be ok.

I forgot who it was on this board, but I have one that passes gas and a few females that burp. I was advised, be glad they are able to expel the air, they will not bloat. So now this is music to my ears, not so sure about the "perfume" to my nose.

Passing gas, either way, is good; but extremes indicate a disease process, which the OP clearly knows. jh