Hi All

I am new to owning a puppy and new to this web site, o firstly hello!

I have a 8 week old Bichon Frise had him for a week now, today and yesterday he has been sick, we have changed his food from Pedigree chum puppy to Butchers puppy could this be the cause of the sickness, he has also not been his bouncy self

We took him to the vets and they said all vitals are fine, but just really worried as he has settled into the family so well!

Any advise is very very welcome!

Thanks

Laura

Did you change his food over suddenly?
As some dogs are more sensitive than others and it's always advisable to change food gradually to avoid upset tummies.
The way to change diet is to gradually reduce one and increase the other mixing them in the same bowl.

Just to add I don't really like either of those brands, they have to many artificial ingredients for my liking. I feed Burns or Nature diet and would recommend them to anyone.

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Yes I agree with post above try Burns they have a really good helpline so give them a call

Many thanks to Judge and bobbie,

Yes we run out of the Prdigree that why we got the other stuff, but I have today brought some Nature diet and the pet shop suggested it so will try that

Poor little guy looked so sad and just want to put the bounce back in him!

Many thanks for the advise!

I completely agree with Judge12345. Firstly, always change a dogs diet over 7 days - much kinder to the dog and the dogs tummy! Are you feeding wet or dry? Either way, look around for a good one with a high percentage of fresh meat as opposed to the usual "animal derivatives" that you can pick up in most supermarkets - if your dog has an intollerance to a particular source of protein you'll never work out what the allergy is to whilst feeding derivatives. Good pet shop staff are more likely to know what food is best than staff in Tescos or Sainsburys because they have a genuine interest in pet health care. Some larger pet shops are pushing their own brands now but, personally I'd stick to ones that have been around for longer with a good reputation . Once you find the one that settles him / her, I'd keep them on it and avoid changes. I think each food brand can affect each dog differently.

Hi
I am very new here too. It's a great site and I have received lots of helpful advice. I swapped my 10 week old Lagotto from Eukanuba (which he just wasn't enjoying) to Naturalise (it's not specifically aimed at puppies but I have taken it with me to the vet and asked him if it was okay to feed to my pup and he said it was fine). It has no gluten, wheat, soya, diary or eggs and seems to be for dogs with a sensitive tummy. I feed this three times a day and also 50gr of the Eukanuba mixed up in it each time.
Have to say that he's full each meal and will roll on his back playfully afterwards. He's a wee Christmas Pudding at the moment, but once he's allowed out then we can exercise him and get the puppy fat off.
Hope things have settled down for you.
Regards

Many thanks for the replys!

Well we thought it had settled down as he was fine all day yesterday, then we gave him his last feed of the day - a little bit of Pedigree, a little bit of the Nature food (that was suggested in the above poasts) and a bit of chickedn and he cleared the plate, but a couple of hours later he was sick again, could it be the chicken?

We are off to the vets tonight of the first one of his jabs so we will have a chat with him, but would really like to put mu mind at rest!

Many thanks

Laura

aww hope he gets well soon bichions are lovely i had a lil girl called kandy for 15 years ... R.I.P

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Hi
And welcome to the forum -
Personally I don't think butchers is ' one of the best - but them neither is chum)

You need to introduce any new food into his diet gradually , increasing the new food until the switch is complete.

Personally I would love a something more natural Like Nature Diet (supurb food).

Assming his worming is up to date or course
regards
DT

We are trying to get him off the chum and have started to introduce him to the nature food stuff

Yes worming is all upto date he actually likes the taste of it and asks for more!!!! bless him!!