There are few things worse than dealing with diarrhea in your Golden Retriever! We asked 800,000 members from the Golden Retriever community on facebook the following question: “What is the best food for a Golden Retriever with a sensitive stomach?”
We’ve summarized the best answers below. Always remember to check with your veterinarian before making changes that affect the health of your Golden Retriever. iHeartDogs is reader supported, so some of the links below may be paid affiliate links at no extra cost to you.
30 Best Foods for One Golden Retriever with a sensitive belly
Whatever brand you choose, add a tablespoon of pumpkin powder to it once a day. Purée can be found at pet stores.
Author: Linda LM
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My dog (Grizz… AKA Grizzley Bear) eats Blue Buffalo Blissful Belly. It’s the only food the dog can tolerate; and this food really worked for him. He also takes a Proviable tablet daily.
Author: Lee W.
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Stomach sensitive Farmina eats and if that doesn’t work with their digestive tract their prescription
Author: Sue G.
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We’ve had American Natural Premium for many years and our goldens are amazing.
Author: Nicole Walling S.
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My Golden became sick after she ate. We did a lot of testing and determined that she was allergic to all proteins, except salmon. We gave her salmon and rice. She is doing great! You can get this at Petsmart.
Author: Jane F.
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Pro Plan Purina Salmon & Rice for Sensitive Skin My Golden has had allergies since she was a puppy and our vet highly recommends this food. He’s been taking it for the past year and he loves it. From what I understand, salmon is good for dogs.
Author: Allyson B.
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Science Diet / Hill’s Diet: Sensitive Skin & Stomach. That’s what our hospital always recommends
Author: Riley J.
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A mixture of boiled chicken and mashed pumpkin or sweet potato works in the short term. Feed twice a day then use a high quality dog food like the 4 Health brand. I’ve had Goldens for 50 years and this has always helped.
Author: Helen S.
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My vet recommended the Purina Pro Plan salmon and rice. It is for dogs with sensitive skin and stomachs. My 12 year old Golden Retriever has been using it for 4 years and has had no problems.
Author: Cindy M.
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Purina ProPlan Sensitive Salmon and Rice has a very good effect on our body.
Author: Joy L.
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I had to switch the puppy to a limited ingredient dog food. Mostly just dry food. I like the limited ingredient “natural balance”.. I make duck and sweet potato or venison and sweet potato.
Author: Patricia L M.
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Annabellas vet put her on Royal Canine Digestible Low Fat Foods. It worked wonders for her. No more digestive problems
Author: Kathy M.
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I love the Rachel Ray Nutrish chicken flavor as well as my dog.
Author: Susan C.
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Basic knowledge of Blue Buffalo. My dog has a sensitive stomach and this worked for him!
Author: Jane Shipman G.
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Farmer’s dog. Expensive but worth it. They love it
Author: Sarah S.
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I use Authority’s sensitive stomach recipe and an Authority pumpkin spoon for my Goldendoodle meal. Works very well.
Author: Jim S.
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Dog farmers, dog food
Author: Chris S.
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My Golden has a severe food allergy. Zignature was the last brand of food he could eat without reacting. My new puppy survived Parvo before it got to me. Grandma Mae’s is the only dish he can digest but the protein is limited due to food allergies. He is currently eating Zignature Kangaroo and doing well.
Author: Nicole E.
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The best that I found for my senior lab is vetdiet. A little precious but he was relieved from his stomach problems and allergies.
Author: Beth G.
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I’ve tried them all, different foods, pumpkin, probiotics and the list goes on. The best for my gold is the Canidae Lamb with peas. It contains no grains, but it does have Taurine added to combat any taurine deficiency.
Author: Jennifer R.
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Green Buffalo Fish & Brown Rice
Author: Sharon R.
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Purina Pro Plan for sensitive skin and stomach
Author: Debbie Zelik S.
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Sweet potatoes, chicken and rice cooked for a week, you can also give them a teaspoon of Metamucil 2x per day in their food
Author: Adele B.
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Fromm’s I’ve used it with all of my Goldens and they all have sensitive stomachs…
Author: Edward K.
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Great taste of wild salmon
Author: Buzz W.
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Purina Pro has a ‘probiotic for dogs’ food that you can try, Purina Pro also makes food for sensitive systems
Author: Nancy S.
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Dr. Marty dog food supplement. My boys love it and they have stomach sensitive options. Online
Author: Jack R.
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Brown rice, ground turkey and pumpkin. I had diarrhea the whole first year until I started cooking for him.
Author: Ivy E.
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Our Golden Eat Hills Sensitive Skin and Stomach.
Author: Nancy H.
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My dog eats Royal Canin Hydrolyzed Protein. Expensive but no more vomiting or diarrhea.
Author: Sue M.
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