He currently likes Purina one, and also Beniful…….
Both of these seem to disagree with him
Any suggestions?
He is a 10 month old Chinese Pug. Is this normal for this type of Dog?
Short-snouted breeds often have terrible gas problems. I have a Boxer and a Boston Terrier, fed on Nutro Rice & Lamb and Iams Small Breed respectively, and they let loose some whoppers!
My mom picked up this tip from a boxer web page and message forum: put a tablespoon or so of *plain* (vanilla is okay in small amounts) yogurt onto your dog's food. You can mix it in if you wish, but I just plunk a dollop of it on top of their kibble.
Neither I nor my mom know the specific mechanisms of this, but we both swear by this technique.
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Try Diamond Small Breed puppy
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many breeds, including pugs eat fast and take in a lot of air when they eat.
my Cane Corso is the same way, little can be done
one thing that helped is I elevated his food bowl so he doesn't have to bend down to eat.
one other thing…
Pugs have large anal glands, you may need to get them cleaned.
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In some types of dogs, especially those that are brachycephalic, or have the "pushed in" faces, some gas is normal. They tend to swallow air when they get excited, so it has to come out somewhere!
But if the diets that you are feeding do not seem to agree, try going to a totally different brand, such as iams, nutrimax, or something like that. And try a different main ingredient. But gradually change to that diet, over the course of a week.
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Those are both very poor quality foods made with fillers and corn, things hard for your dog to digest. Give your dog something made of natural ingrediants. Blue Buffao food is a good food, although they were involved in the pet food recall a while back. You can find other brands, just make sure it isn't a grocery store brand and the ingrediants are natural.. That will help your dog's skin too.
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Try Natural Balance or Blue Buffalo, they are what I feed & both helped my dog with gas. Adding a teaspoon of plain yogurt will help. Make sure he is eating slowly. You can put a ball or rock in bowl or lay food out on a cookie sheet.
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Your dog is not getting the right food!
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring04/Perhach/PetFood/Contents.htm
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Short-snouted breeds often have terrible gas problems. I have a Boxer and a Boston Terrier, fed on Nutro Rice & Lamb and Iams Small Breed respectively, and they let loose some whoppers!
My mom picked up this tip from a boxer web page and message forum: put a tablespoon or so of *plain* (vanilla is okay in small amounts) yogurt onto your dog's food. You can mix it in if you wish, but I just plunk a dollop of it on top of their kibble.
Neither I nor my mom know the specific mechanisms of this, but we both swear by this technique.
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