Rockerman

I have given my Rocker some rich food twice now, and paid for it with the runs. The first time was about a month ago. He had diarrhea for a couple of days after I gave him some grease over his food. I gave him a little bbq meat last night and today he's had bad diarrhea. My parents feed our German Shepherds stuff like that all the time and they never seem to have a problem. Do Dobermans have notoriously weak stomachs or what?

reddobes

No. Any breed of dog can be sensitive to sudden diet changes, especially greasy/fatty foods. Some dogs seem to be able to eat just about anything without any problems, but we see dogs of every breed in for diarrhea, vomiting and/or even pancreatitis from eating things they aren't used to. Your dog may be more tolerant of change as he gets older, but for now I would stick to his regular food.
Good luck!

robinb

I've had 4 Dobes since 1973 and none had weak tummies. However, my Lab sure did. I think it's just the luck of the draw. I know it's bad but mine always beg and then usually get some table scraps to boot. However, I don't give them bbq meat or grease. Try canned pumpkin to get his tummy feeling better.

Best of luck

Robin and Rex

Murreydobe

I think it's just the luck of the draw, too..luckily none of mine have had weak stomachs so far.

I agree with Reddobes when she said probably best to avoid super rich or greasy foods with a young pup.

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dobebug

I'll say ditto the the above from reddobes--the vet clinic where I work sees at least two or three cases a day of dietary indiscretion--which manefests as vomiting and diarrhea.

Add a big dollup of grease to the diet of a dog who isn't used to it and you can precipitate a nice case of pancreatitis which is painful for the dog and can be life threatening. Highly spiced bar-b-que can cause stomach upsets in people not used to it (sometimes even in people who are)--and it's also greasy--imagine what it does to your dogs gut.

I stick to a strict diet for my dogs--the only extras they get are more likely to be bits of vegetables that I'm chopping up for something I'm eating--and not a whole lot of that. My dogs reward me by not vomiting, not having diarrhea and feeling good.

I can remember the stuff my parents dogs used to get--until my mom got tired of having dogs vomit in the middle of the kitchen during the night or have diarrhea in the basement (usually in front of the washer)--she started feeding them a good grade of kibble and a meat stew that she made herself and added by the 1/4 cup to their breakfast and dinner. Cutting out the table scraps made a lot of difference. It was just all stuff they weren't used to.

Jenny

Isabelle has a semi weak stomach. She has trouble with her Evo & herbs. Before all of her issues she used to be fine with just about anything.

Murreydobe

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I stick to a strict diet for my dogs--the only extras they get are more likely to be bits of vegetables that I'm chopping up for something I'm eating--and not a whole lot of that. My dogs reward me by not vomiting, not having diarrhea and feeling good.
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I'll confess that my dogs usually get a bit of everything we wind up eating as long as they don't beg. In fact, all 5 of us (2 people, 3 dogs) have breakfast in bed (McDonalds, etc.) on the weekends-that's their favorite part of the week.

Moderation is always a good thing...but so far, the beasts here have had pretty indestructible stomachs and can tolerate just about anything they're given without any gastointestinal problems.

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alwayshadpets

You are right about it being the luck of the draw. Our 11 year old lab is called iron man stomach. The dobes I have had (first one in 79) in the past--some were more sensitive to different foods than others. Moderation seems to work the best.

Luvbirds59

Petey is the other end of the spectrum, he does have a bad stomach,he can't have dog food, or at least we never found one that didn't give him gas and loose poops. He is not a fan of any human foods except cooked meat, and cheese, he will taste a cookie, bagel or something like that, but almost always not eat it, I find this very strange, I've never had such a picky dog. He will beg for any cooked meats, guess they smell better then his Raw meals.

Carol

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hbwright

Cleo had a horribly week tummy and couldn't handle any sorts of human foods besides bland chicken. She even got diarrhea when she got nervous for days. She was a doberman. Summer, my mutt, has a steel stomach. She can eat anything and has no problems. So far Jordan can handle a lot of foods we give him as a treat but he does have problems with things like too much peanut butter or too much marrow in his bone.