We had a lovely time at a dog's birthday party last weekend, alas, during the party all the dogs were given sausages and they weren't dog's sausages. My dog ate his meal first thing the next morning and then was continually sick afterwards and that carried on for the whole Sunday and into Monday. He wasn't drinking either.
On Monday, he refused his morning meal, refusing to drink and during the night he had diarrhoea. Again on Tuesday, he hardly touched his breakfast and refused treats. So it was a trip to the vets.
He was prescribed with anti-sickness medication and a pro-biotic to help his microbiome. Then late afternoon on Tuesday, he must have been hungry, he was crying for food, he did eat some chicken, a little cooked rice, a little of cooked pearl barley with a spoonful of pumpkin. I don't usually give him rice or barley now due to oxalates, but when he's sick, it can help to settle his tummy. Rice can make them bloated and gassy and chicken can make them itch. Although a little won't do them any harm.
On Tuesday afternoon our vet said that he would probably have diarrhoea for the next couple of days and when he stops trying to eat grass, then stop the sickness medication. It is now Thursday, and he appears to have recovered. Hence, tomorrow morning I will slowly reintroduce his raw food with the probiotic. He's asking for treats again and that is also a good sign.
Sausages made for humans are not appropriate for the health of dogs. They're too salty and too fatty for them. Did you know that a single sausage is the calorific equivalent of three hamburgers for a dog weighing 20 lbs? Not only that but there are a lot of preservatives in sausages, especially sulphite and they can cause a B1 deficiency, which can be fatal for a dog.
Not only that but some sausages also have onion powder in them.
https://dogtime.com/dog-health/dog-food-dog-nutrition/96433-can-dogs-eat-sausage-safe
The Aries dog is very independent and he won't take his medication unless I wrap it into a small ball of peanut butter, that is the only time he has peanut butter due to the high oxalate content. Usually if my dog has any sausage at all, it is dog sausage for dogs, it is cut into a tiny pieces, given as treats at different times.
He likes Kronch salmon treats made in Denmark, Hollings air dried sprats, and Orlando air dried beef lungs from Lidl. Some small biscuits sometimes for training purposes. What he likes the most is his homemade chicken liver treats that I make for him with some veg and they're kept in the freezer. He goes to the freezer when he would like one. He knows what he likes and doesn't like, he likes raw carrots but I've reduced the amount of those due to oxalates.
This Cockapoo likes raw courgette and broccoli, sometimes he will eat a green bean. Hence he has a great raw diet overall. He has Beef, Lamb, Turkey, Duck, Goose, and he has also had Venison and Goat. In his first year of life, each new protein was introduced slowly to ensure his body adapted to the new protein.
When you introduce a new protein, give your dog a least a week of eating the same protein of raw food. My dog has been on a raw diet since he was around 4 months old. I buy him complete frozen meals. This is the brand that he has had since he was a young puppy, we first bought Benyfitnatural from his dog creche.
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