I know it was a while since you posted but as no one has answered.

BARF - Biologically appropriate raw food. raw meat essentially. kibble contains lots of ingredients that you don't know about. Perhaps your dog has a slight allergy.

As a first step try giving some fish or tinned Chappie and see what happens. From this you can move onto a Raw Meat Bone diet if you wish.

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Hiya Nati, as you know we have a large mongrel with some alsatian in him, we dont ever feed him just before a walk but we usually feed him when he gets back, should we not be doing this? could you give me some info please x

Hello Louise.

I have read up, that feeding a dog before a walk gives the bloat - Which can be very lethal. Like said, it's best to feed them after walks instead of before - too stop this from happening. xxx

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I would be tempted to to look seriously at BARF (bones & raw food) Everyone knows mpreference - Nature Diet - very natural food with liitle preservatives - almost as good a baft
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Glad to hear that the change in diet has seen your GSD improve.

The answer to your question is yes, they can suffer from a Pancreatic Enzyme Insufficiency (PEI) which is a digestive problem, where the Pancreas does not produce sufficient digestive enzymes which results in poor nutrient absorption.

However, none of mine to date have had this problem.

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