My german shepherd (GSD) began losing weight and muscle several months ago despite eating 4 cups of iams (2 cups twice a day). I took him to the vet and they ran 2 different blood tests, took x-rays, and an ultra sound and have not been able to diagnose his issue. The only left they said was to give him CAT SCANS and MRIs which I can’t afford. They put him on Prednisone hoping that maybe it’s some kind of inflammation in his digestive track that is causing him not to process his food correctly.
They rules out the basic causes of weight loss:
Diabities
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)
Forms of cancer that would show up with a blood test, x-ray, or ultrasound
heart worm
He doesn’t have a noticeable change in behavior. No Diarrhea. No obvious blood in urine or stool.
I recently started feeding him 1.75 cups 4 times a day in the hopes that he will stop losing weight long enough for them to check a few more things. He will eat as much as I give him. I also want to make I don’t feed him too much because german shepherds are highly susceptible to bloat.
Any Ideas?
What would be the best food to feed him that has the highest and most easily digestible nutrients.
I also attached my dogs chart from the vet which shows what they have checked if that helps.
They rules out the basic causes of weight loss:
Diabities
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)
Forms of cancer that would show up with a blood test, x-ray, or ultrasound
heart worm
He doesn’t have a noticeable change in behavior. No Diarrhea. No obvious blood in urine or stool.
I recently started feeding him 1.75 cups 4 times a day in the hopes that he will stop losing weight long enough for them to check a few more things. He will eat as much as I give him. I also want to make I don’t feed him too much because german shepherds are highly susceptible to bloat.
Any Ideas?
What would be the best food to feed him that has the highest and most easily digestible nutrients.
I also attached my dogs chart from the vet which shows what they have checked if that helps.