i recently brought my husband a british bulldog girl named ellie she is 2 years old and has a very loving and playful personality. but wen we got her home we noticed she was a quite ribby tht night after we fed her she was sick witch really worried us the next day we changed the food and contacted the last owner to ask how long this had been happening but the owner put it down to the stress of moving and told us she was never ill b4 ?? witch i didnt beleave due to her waight.. we looked up online what it may be and were terrified it was hookworm or sumthink along theese lines we booked her in with our vet straight away !! but he told us she was a little ribby but to try splitting her meals down to 4 times a day witch we did she has a gd appitite? and tends to eat quite fast her poo is hard and she is well in her self besides the sickness and waight loss..she hasent been sick as much its every now and then. i have other dogs and small children so am still very worried for both her and them i again phoned the vet stating my concerns he told me to bring her in to check the waight she had put on she had gained 2lb in about a 2 weeks and is looking a little better but we are still concerned we have moved her onto a hipoalicetic? dog food tht is fish based has any1 ever had any problems along theese lines as im worried for my newborn and dont feel we no enough about what may be cauzing this please can any1 help xxx

I'd be strongly pushing the vet to run some tests to try and get to the bottom of things. It could be a number of things, anything from an allergy to a digestive problem, and the vet will be the only one to tell you for sure. I wouldn't let this go on any longer.

I presume she has been wormed (with a good wormer like Drontal or Milbemax)? What food do you have her on? and what were her previous owners feeding her?

Does she gulp her food down? This could be a simple cause for the sickness if she is fine in all other respects and has solid bowel movements. What is the sick like? Undigested food, bile, actual vomit etc?

I hope you manage to get to the bottom of things soon. Poor girl

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hia thanks for ur reply i will be phoning the vet again at the start of buissness to try and push for a thew answers .. do u no what sort of test i should be asking for ?? i feel very nieve having to resourt to this .. but really want the best for her as its clear her last owner never tryed resolving this !! and promptly sold her on! we brought her for north yorkshire about 200 miles away and havent been able to contact them by phone since our last conversaion? im not shure what they were feeding her but i dont think it agreed with her whatever it was as she was very small wen we got her! also dont no any of her worming history i feel so silly for not asking theese questions at the time but the owner had to go out so it was slightly rushed i prusume incase she was sick!! it was luv at first sight wen we saw her and i no thts she luvs being with us i dont think she had a very gd start in life we just want to make things better 4 her i did worm her but i used the 1 i use on my other dogs sherlys all rounder as thts the only one i no..but will be going out to try and get the 1s mentioned asap also she is now on finest fish for dogs complete food thanks so much for ur time xx

I'd be asking for a general blood test to check all is as it should be, and maybe allergy testing, but I'd wait for the results of the general blood test first.

Well done for trying your best to get her sorted. At least she now has owners who care for her and are doing right by her, by getting her the treatment she needs It certainly sounds like her previous owners knew there was a problem, hence getting rid of her. What a shame. Although it sounds like she is much better off with you.

The food you are feeding her is a great one (Fish4Dogs brand?) so I'd definately stick with that, but if I was you I'd probably try adding a small amount of high quality wet food to a couple of her meals daily too. Something like Naturediet or Natures Menu, just a couple of spoonfuls twice a day mixed through her biscuits, just to encourage her to eat a little bit more and sneak a few more calories into her. It's probably a good idea to limit exercise too, so she isn't just burning off all she is taking in. 20-30 minutes a day for the time being would probably be enough.

Don't worry about asking questions, that's what forums are for, we all learn from one another Wormers you can buy from pet shops/supermarkets such as Bob Martin and Sherley products aren't generally the best, they can often make dogs sick and don't cover all a good wormer should. Worming tablets from the vets can sometimes be a bit more expensive but they do their job well, and are gentle on a dogs tum.

There isn't really much else that can be done until the vet does the tests and the results come back, then hopefully you'll know exactly what the problem is, and be able to get her on suitable treatment.

Please keep us updated with what the vet says Oh, and welcome to the forum.

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Get her in for a blood test there could be a underline problem that has been overlooked.

Good luck!

thank u soo much for all ur help and i will let u no as soon as iv been back to the vets happy new year to u all xx