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Thanks for they reply's :). I am currently feeding him advantage kibble for large breeds, with the advantage canned food in small amounts with the kibble. Thanks for the link, will get into reading it now :)

Hi all, I posted a while ago about my Ridgeback who has a constant upset stomach. Anyway, long story short, the vet recommended we try him on a 'hypo-allergenic' dog food. After researching all the different foods out there I am now stuck between feeding a kibble such as Royal Canin Hypo-allergenic or going for the R.A.W barf patties? If I choose to feed the barf patties, is that a complete diet or do I need to add other things? Likewise with the kibble? Ahh this is so hard, I just want to feed him the best thing for him! Thank you :)

Yeah I have booked him in for Saturday morning to go and see the vets. I'm thinking it must be some sort of parasite from the bird poop...so now I have to keep him away from it...harder than it sounds...lol. Yeah , we will try the blood tests etc and then if nothing comes up then we will have a look at his food. So complicated to try and figure out what makes him sick when he eats so many different things...most things that shouldn't be consumed anyway! Ahhh the stomach and mind of a ridgeback will never cease to amaze me :) Thanks for the help DOLers!

Thank you for that info, I will send a pm now :)

I will also give the probiotics a try :)

Thanks for the replys :) When he was 9 weeks old he got very very sick with what the emergency vets thought was coccidiosis... He was treated and made a full recovery. Do you think this may have just been dormant in his body until now? I think it's time to go back to the vets and request a blood test

Hi all, I thought I would ask the question here before I take my boy to the vets once again. He is a 2year old ridgeback who we love to death, he is a big softie who unfortunately has a constant case of upset stomach. On and off for the last year he has a bouts of loud gurgling stomach noises, eating grass and vomiting it back up and not wanting to play or eat anything. After a couple of days he feels better and all is good again for a couple of weeks until It happens again. He is feed advantage dry and a small amount of advantage canned food and has a shiny coat. The only thing is.....he eats chicken poop! I'm just wondering if this might be the thing upsetting his stomach or if you think it might be something else? Thanks in advance!

Awesome, thank you, I will google that now :)

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has been camping in the town of Gresford, NSW? (about 1.5 hrs from Newcastle). The web site says that it is dog friendly and we are interested in trying it out but wanted to hear some opinions first :) Thanks!

I cant figure out how to post an actual picture, so I will have to put a link sorry! Holly :) (Happy for people to offer breed suggestions, she looks like a staffy cross in this pic but in real life she is more cattle dog/ whippet looking) http://s1134.beta.photobucket.com/user/Katherine150291/media/Holly_zps7174955f.jpg.html

Thanks for the replies :) Very, very helpful. We didnt get any advise from the vets when we picked her up, I think they were in a rush! I will try to add a photo of her, its not a great photo but its the only one I have right now. Waiting on a nice day to take some good outside shots :)

Oh ok, thanks for that. We have only ever had boy dogs, so this is a new experience for us :) She is a bit of a mystery, she came in as a cattle cross, but looks more like maybe dalmatian cross. We are so excited to have her here with us, we cant wait to fatten her up and get rid of those horrible ribs poking out

Hi all, We just picked up our new 4 month old foster puppy from the vets after being desexed. This may seem like a stupid question but do they do 'inside' stitches now? Looking at her wound she doesnt have any stitches? DOes this mean after a couple of days she can go swimming and get them wet? Thank you!

I just ordered 2 of the toys from the first page.....then I read the comment about the kong toys and thought I must have missed something? Well I did, there are 8 pages! And I just bought 6 more toys

Hi, I can 100% relate to your situation! My Ridgeback puppy was very very bitey and it was sooo frustrating. It just so happened when he was about 4 months old we had to go over to New Zealand so he stayed with his breeders for the week. Well when we got back, his biting had completely stopped! :D He was there with 10 other dogs of different ages, so I assume he was put in his place by the other dogs. So maybe your pup could spend a couple of days with your breeder, if they have a few dogs? As this worked really well for us :) . Good luck, and dont worry, it will get better!