There are few things worse than dealing with diarrhea in your lab! We asked 800,000 members from the facebook lab community the following question: “What is the best food for a lab with a sensitive stomach?”
We’ve summarized the best answers below. Always remember to check with your veterinarian before making changes that affect your lab’s health. iHeartDogs is reader supported, so some of the links below may be paid affiliate links at no extra cost to you.
35 best foods for Laboratory with a sensitive belly
My lab performs well Purina Pro Plan for sensitive skin and stomach. She likes lamb and rice. But that’s a personal thing, you just have to find something that suits you.
Author: Patricia Pitzer Y.
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Cooking at home. Ground lean chicken or turkey, oatmeal, carrots and sweet potatoes. The quantity depends on your lab weight. I have a 14 year old former Lab who has had acute pancreatitis for 6 years. Well done.
Author: Catherine J.
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my guy does the basics of green buffalo very well, we do turkey and potatoes
Author: Kelly W.
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4 Health at Tractor Supply. Made by Vets. They have one for sensitive stomachs. All My Lab Eats
Author: Susan M.
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Ardengrange Sensitive My lab sensitive has been running for years and it’s the only food I’ve found that agrees with him (previously he suffered from flatulence and a torsion of his spleen)
Author: Katie Jones – J.
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Try Chappie. Very basic so good for sensitive stomachs. I have used it during my rescue and it is used on a number of rescue dogs that may have tummy problems.
Author: Karen H.
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My vet recommended Purina Pro Plan for sensitive stomachs. My girl loves the salmon and rice dish and it helped her a lot.
Author: Cindy S.
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I would recommend AVA dog food for sensitive stomachs. Our laboratory has been operating for many years.
Author: Sarah B.
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Health… they have a variety of options and unique mixes for dogs with allergies and sensitivities. Bern uses their food for over 7 years and our dog does a great job!
Author: Cory Wroble W.
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Our Choc Lab has had a sensitive stomach from the start. Once we got her into Purevita, she was great. It has probiotics in it and I think that’s the help she needs.
Author: Cary P.
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Naturally balanced salmon and sweet potato
Author: Marcia E.
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My dog pedigree sensational live to 18 years four months seven days that food is the best luck without talking to your vet
Author: Steven S.
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I put my Lab on the Nature’s Recipe label. It’s a grain-free salmon, sweet potato, and pumpkin recipe. She has a grain allergy. She stopped chewing her paws alive after just a few days of doing it.
Author: Glenda Stover H.
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No one to eat!!! We provide our pet dog with a fresh fridge. He loves it and digests it well. They have different flavors
Author: Rosemary W.
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We use dr johns grain-free chicken and sweet potatoes! Very precious though and would prefer something cheaper without grain
Author: Sarah D.
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I’m buying lamb and rice in my Harrington choc lab. Any other food, he farts like crazy and he’s bad
Author: Aggie A.
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We have been using FROMM Family pet food for many years, including cat food with sensitive bellies.. I swear. Veterinarians and breeders recommend…
Author: Kenny H.
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My dog Dexter has IBS. And we give him a lot of grain, no grain, they have crumbs and wet food, he does a great job with many.
Author: Brenda F.
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Our Lab on Royal Canin Gastro Digestive. It’s the prescription food we order from Chewy, delivered right to your door
Author: Sheila P.
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We use James’s much-loved turkey or lamb biscuits and the same brand for the cookie she has had seizures on a lot of other foods and hasn’t used in 8 years x is very sensitive with the stomach and the best we’ve found x
Author: Naomi L.
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Bil-jac dry food. You don’t need to convert. Wish I had given my old lab this dish…
Author: Lynda Rufener G.
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My Daisey has a super sensitive stomach and she has been on Blue Buffalo now for 4 years with no problems!! She loves salmon!!!
Author: Melissa V.
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The Hills Science Diet is a good diet for sensitive stomachs. We always apply a scientific diet to all of our labs
Author: Fran V.
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One of me is a sensitive person, I feed him holistic brand chow food, and I crush a probiotic pill and mix it in.
Author: Ernie S.
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My lab did well with senior Diamond naturals even if he is not a senior he has skin allergies
Author: Cammie G.
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My Chocolate Lab has a very sensitive stomach and he did a great job with the Tractor Supply 4 Health Grain Free Dry Food which he has been using for 7 years has tried a lot of top brands they don’t worked for him but tried it all because he was our baby .
Author: David F.
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The taste of nature put it in a blender and mixed it up like the paste they love
Author: Jack Summitt Jr J.
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I use Dr. John’s chicken and potatoes. No seeds. It’s perfect for my sensitive boy’s tummy.
Author: Lesley G.
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Steve’s Real Food. My lab is POWERFUL and I’ve tried TOO MUCH foods. After putting him on Steve, he’s like a new dog! He’s been healthy, happy and healthy ever since!
Author: Rocco M.
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Hill’s Science Diet / stomach & sensitive skin. My Susie was up there 17 years.
Author: Barbara T.
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My vet says to boil the hamburger in water to remove all the fat and mix it with the rice. It cleared up his colic very quickly. Then, look for dog foods that are low in fat and salt.
Author: J Bill S.
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Farmer’s Dog, the best dog food I’ve found
Author: Bobby L.
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Just switched Lab to Zignature Pork. Limited ingredients and it has a probiotic in the food.
Author: Paula Yanke D.
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We did a great job with defatted chicken and oatmeal. We soaked in bone broth because this dish is a bit difficult for my super senior.
Author: Kathy L.
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I had good luck with Earthborn Holistic
Author: Heather Campbell E.
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