Careful Feeding Duck Liver Pâté to Your Dogs...

So normally Hüsky likes to sleep late.  If I get up at 7AM,  he might lounge until 9 or 10.  Pretty lazy for a 'Working Dog'.  He sleeps in his crate,  one of the sturdy metal kind with a cushy dog bed and some old quilts.  He likes it in there;  it's cozy.

About 6 AM today I hear 'bonk thump thump'  which is the Dawg bumping the door with his snout.  Not the crate door but the bedroom door.   It opens 'in' but there's no latch;  he's figured out how to maneuver it open.  Anyway if he's up that early,  it means he really  has to go.  I brought him downstairs and outside. Sure enough he had to let loose a runny dump. Very unusual for this dog.

Now I'm pretty conscious of the hound's dietary input and 'toilet' habits.  His food is pretty consistent:  high-protein kibble and grain-free canned food,  raw meaty bones a few times per week.  Right now his kibble is 'Solid Gold' and 'Nulo Medal Series'  which are good quality products,  grain-free,  no 'by-products' or other BS.  The canned stuff is 'Simply Nourish',  made in USA,  no krap filler or by-products.  This one is 'Seasonal Beef and Vegetable Stew'.  I got a few cases of it when he tried and liked it.

When I feed raw meat & bones,  it's usually Turkey Leg,  Chicken Wings,  Lamb Ribs.  Anyway,  it's all pretty consistent over time.  So an unusual digestive incident got me wondering:  what caused this anomaly ??

I'm thinking it was the Duck Mousse with Truffles.  I was having a late-nite snack of the stuff,  a few Rye Triscuits with a dab of the Pâté.  He was interested,  so I gave H.I.M. a couple half-crackers with just a taste of Pâté.  Not a bowlful,  just a taste.

That's the label right there.  They don't list that particular product on their website;  maybe it's 'export-only'.  But I've been eating the stuff and it tastes great, no digestive upset.

http://toureiffel.ca/fr/pates/index.html

So my best guess is that Hüsky is allergic to Duck Liver,  or Truffles.