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My Irish Setter has been vomitting for about 3 months, 2-3 times per week and has lost 15 pounds. The vet does not know what is wrong. We have tried deworming, X-rays, Ulcer medicine.

Anyone have any suggestions?

MY IRISH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ALSO HAD DIARRHEA. WE RAN ALOT OF TESTS, ALL NORMAL EXCEPT ONE...IN HIS COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT HIS EOCINOPHIL(NOT SURE OF THE SPELLING) COUNT WAS GREATLY ELEVATED, INDICATING EITHER PARASITES OR AN ALLERGY. SINCE PARASITES HAD ALREADY BEEN RULED OUT IT HAD TO BE AN ALLERGY. WE PUT HIM ON A SPECIAL DIET...NO WHEAT PRODUCTS AND NO BEEF. HE STARTED TO DO BETTER. I KEEP HIM AWAY FROM TURKEY, LAMB, PORK AND ONLY SOME CHICKEN AND NEVER GIVE ANYTHING WITH WHEAT. READ THE LABELS...EVEN SOME OF THE LAMB AND RICE PRODUCTS HAS WHEAT GLUTEN. IAMS AND BUTLER MAKE SOME SPECIAL DOG FOODS FOR ALLERGIC DOGS IE. WHITEFISH AND POTATO, RABBIT AND POTATO, VENISON AND POTATO AND KANGAROO AND POTATO! IVE BEEN FEEDING MY DANNY A FOOD WE BUY AT A FEEDSTORE CALLED SENSIBLE CHOICE NATURAL BLEND DOG FOOD MADE BY PET PRODUCTS PLUS/ROYAL CANIN. ITS HIGH IN PROTEIN AND FAT(TO GAIN WEIGHT) BUT IS MADE OF CHICKEN MEAL, BROWN RICE, CHCKEN AND OATMEAL AND OTHER NATURAL INGREDIENT