Crap, she's underweight?!
Ava IS eating. Just.. not a lot. She picks and nibbles. She's on Eukanuba Large Breed Puppy as apparently that's what the breeder had started her on. We went to the vet and she said Ava is a little "ribby". Not BAD, just... ribby. We took a stool sample in to the visit, just because that's what you do, and the vet just called and said she has coccidia. So now we're on meds. Could this be the reason for her finicky eating, or should I consider a food change? She's not eating treats with much enthusiasm either. I want to roll my eyes at myself for feeling like such a noob. |
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| I would leave her on the same food until she is all clear from the coccidia. Then if you want to change foods, do it when she's healthy. My last 2 OES have been the extremes with eating. Chewie was always a 'low interest' in food dog. He ate (wasn't picky, just ate small amts of any food), but rarely finished a bowl of food. I was always looking at ways to get him to gain weight. I really wouldn't have been overly fixated on it, but we were showing and they like the dogs to be pretty well "plumped"...and it was impossible to do w/ him! At 3 yrs, it did finally change and he eats more like what I would call a "normal" dog. Now Bond LOVES food, the more the better. He is so easy to get to any weight! If I put it in front of him, he gobbles it up. He would be a sausage if I let him eat what he wanted..... And these 2 are related (uncle/nephew) and were from the same breeder, raised the same way.... Hugs to Ava, hope she's feeling better soon! And make sure you let the breeder know, as they probably have it there too.....although it is kind of opportunistic - very common with stresses to the system - the flight and move would certainly qualify! |
| Oscar had both coccidia and giardia as a puppy. His main symptom was "butt urine". His food would literally run right through him. It did not affect his appetite, but apparently that can be a symptom. Like Dawn said, I would wait until he is cleared of the coccidia before attempting any food changes. With Oscar, we only do one thing at a time, so that we know what is causing any potential side effects. Laurie and Oscar |
Oscar's Mom wrote: Oscar had both coccidia and giardia as a puppy. His main symptom was "butt urine". His food would literally run right through him. It did not affect his appetite, but apparently that can be a symptom. Like Dawn said, I would wait until he is cleared of the coccidia before attempting any food changes. With Oscar, we only do one thing at a time, so that we know what is causing any potential side effects. Laurie and Oscar Laurie...at our house that is known as "butt pee"   |
| The really weird thing is - she doesn't have diahrrea. At all. Solid little poopies. Softish, but def. formed. |
| The giardia will give you the really bad poops, foul and with mucus slime.... Be really glad she didn't have that! |
| Great advice above--don't have anything to add there... Just wanted to send Ava a hug and get well wishes.  |
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