Hershey was found on the street and brought to us. He was fine at first, then he started vomiting and presenting signs of illness. We ran bloodwork to see what was going on and his blood work showed kidney issues. We started him on a strict renal diet and supporting him with fluids. Then, he got worse. He had an IV catheter placed where we could give him IV fluids for a few days, which helped him perk back up. Then, he began having diarrhea and vomiting again. We retested his bloodwork to see his kidney levels had improved! However, he was still having GI upset symptoms. We consulted with our veterinarian and she advised we add in a gastrointestinal food. We gave him an anti-nausea shot and started the transition from Renal food to GI food and that helped a lot. Hershey was accidentally given normal adult food once and it threw him off for three days. At this time, we have concluded he has a severe food sensitivity. He is thriving on GI dry & Wet food; so, if he is internally normal, he can live a long happy life on this food.
Hershey’s sponsorship helps us provide his special GI food for him and his future adopter.