Hi everyone, congratulations Dee Dee - that's amazing news. Very impressive. Somehow at the moment I struggle to think of Dodger being able to compete, his attention span is somewhat interesting and often short. He'll need some more training before we even think of such things.
Ali I've been out studying labels like you wouldn't believe! Nature Diet Sensitive says it's gluten free and only lists salmon and prawn, rice, vegetables, some herbs and vitamins. Smells a lot though, so it's not getting Neil's vote.
Have had a sample of the Skinners Salmon on through the post for him to try, which he did earlier, I mixed it in with his existing biscuit and he ate it all. Today's been a bit hit and miss, some solid, some not - so back to just biscuit which is why I added the new one - just to make it interesting and see if he'd eat it.
I think I will try to keep him on his current biscuit whilst I investigate testing for allergies and it does say it's wheat gluten free, so thinking that should be OK, he's just not massively interested in it when it's just biscuit in the bowl. Will try just adding the tuna maybe for a few days. Then maybe look at the salmon one once the current bag I've got is gone.
The only things we've done differently had been to give him a little of the Nature Diet and we gave him a bleached rawhide bone - other than that I can see no reason for the mild relapse. Unless of course he's been eating leaves in the garden again!
I've been out and got some James Wellbeloved treats for him as they seem to be one of the only brands that do treats without wheat in them, so we'll see how he gets on with those. Also got some Feelwells pre-biotic treats as well as they are supposed to help aid digestion and are wheat free too.
Keeping a food diary as you suggested Ali to see whether there's any correlation between what's going in and what's coming out.
Overall though he's a lot more settled which is good. Just need to find his perfect balance now to keep his tummy happy.
