So, Zoey has been having diahrea issues and last week we put her on a bland rice/hamburger diet and the vet also prescribed some medicine to calm her irritated stomach/bowel. She was doing well, but as soon as I put her back on regular food yesterday the diahrea came back. Her stool tested negative for any parasites, so now we know for sure the food is the issue. She has been eating Nature's Variety, which is a super-premium food, but it is apparently too rich for her. Zoey has had the following foods:
*pedigree (the breeder fed it to her): she did fine on but I switched her off of it right away because it is crap
*solid gold wolf king: she did great on at first, then started to have issues with
*wellness super5mix: she did great on, but then they got a "great new taste" that she didn't like
*canidae: she did pretty well on, but then got sick on the last ag
*nature's variety: she is not doing well on
The vet wants to put her on a prescription diet and recommends science diet ID or eukanuba low-residue. But I REALLY don't want to do that. I refuse to feed her the science diet because it is crap (first five ingredients: Ground Whole Grain Corn, Brewers Rice, Dried Egg Product, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal). The eukanuba is a little better, but still not good (first 5: Corn Grits, Brewers Rice, Chicken By-Product Meal, Chicken, Fish Meal).
I am looking for a premium brand that is less irratable to sensitive tummies. I really strongly believe in the kinds of foods recommended by the whole food journal.
Does anyone who has had similar problems have any suggestions?