Food for Dogs with IBS
Keeping an Eye on your Dog If your dog has IBS, the first thing you would want to do, is bring him/her to the veterinarian for diagnosis. This can help to confirm IBS and/or help to determine a program of diet for your dog. You also need to keep a diary of the diet that you feed your dog. Take note of which products or ingredients appear to produce a negative reaction in your dog. If you find out some ingredients causes your dog to react, immediately avoid those ingredients from your dog's diet.
Modify your Dog's Diet Your veterinarian may also prescribe a bland diet for your dog. This is a good idea to allow your dog's intestinal and digestive organs to take a rest to heal. See if you can hold back the food products that may be the cause of your dog's IBS symptoms, for one month, then reintroduce those allergy products back into his/her diet gradually. While doing this, monitor the dog and track down the positive or negative reactions from the dog. It is possible that your dog can now eat the food products that he/she could not before. If however, your dog's IBS symptoms flare up again, eliminate those food ingredients from his/her diet again for one month, before reintroducing it again.
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