Our 10 year old bouvier had surgery in late September to have a couple decayed teeth removed, a general teeth cleaning and two small lumps in her hind quarter removed (biopsy indicated they were calcified fat tissue). Post surgery she was fed soft food until her gums healed (canned food).
After 14 days I tried to get her back on her dried food and began by mixing it with soft (canned), but she ate very little and then after another week chose not to eat dog food at all.
During the offering of soft food and the reintroduction of dried food, I noticed that she would vomit a few hours after consumption.
After those few weeks of trying to find something she would eat and significant weight loss (20 lbs since surgery) she began to lose hair particularly on her elbows and no new growth was happening in the site of the surgery. I began to make her home made dog food, combo of boiled chicken, rice, oatmeal, carrots, broccoli of which she willingly ate and no experienced no vomiting after eating. She has been on this diet for about 6 weeks now and she has gained back some weight but the hair loss has progressed with patchiness on her sides.
She is easily stressed and she has been very needy since the surgery (wants to be with me all the time, follows me around the house).
I should mention that we have another dog in the home and she has a great coat and appetite.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Sharon
Tags: canine dental, canine diet, canine malnutrition, hair loss