For Dave’s owner, Keely, things had become frightening.

After surgery and a course of antibiotics, Dave was struggling with his digestion and losing weight. His stools were poor, his energy had dropped and he simply didn’t seem like himself.

Keely had already tried changing his food, including options recommended for sensitive digestion, but nothing seemed to be getting him properly back on track.

Eventually, she came to me looking for another approach.

We started with what Dave was actually eating

When a dog is dealing with several issues at once, I don’t want to focus on one symptom and ignore everything else.

So we went through Dave’s diet carefully.

The aim wasn’t to find a miracle ingredient or assume there was one universal answer. It was to look at what Dave was eating every day, how he appeared to be responding to it, and whether his meals could be rebuilt in a way that suited him better.

Keely and I worked through a move towards home-cooked meals using ingredients selected specifically for Dave.

Rather than relying on a generic “sensitive stomach” formula, we could control what was going into his bowl and make changes based on how he responded.

What Keely noticed

Once the changes were in place, Keely started seeing improvements.

Dave’s stools became firmer and more consistent.

His appetite improved, his energy began returning and he started putting condition back on.

For Keely, the biggest change was simply seeing more of the old Dave again.

After a period where everything seemed to be heading in the wrong direction, his progress finally felt like it was moving the other way.

Hear Keely tell Dave’s story