Constant diarrhea
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| When we first had our Bailee, we took him to the Vet for an initial exam. As we were asking questions about feeding his recommendation was, that even though the "primo" dog foods were going to be more expensive, the benefits would far exceed the extra cost. After feeding Bailee Innova Large Puppy food for the last year plus I know the Vet was right. Bailee has been in excellent health, has had NO episodes of diarrhea and better yet we have no need for any other Vet visits. The better foods have more of the nutrients the growing puppy needs and little or no fillers. At first I wasn't sure, but after his first year I am convinced our Vet gave us the right advice. We are now switching him over to Taste of The Wild High Prairie Canine Formula with Bison & Venison and Lamb and so far the change has been fine. I would suggest thinking long term and what may be helpful for your pups health and growth versus using cost as the primary determining factor. |
socalguy wrote: and then try pumpkin
REALLY?! I'm shocked that the vet said that pumpkin would HELP diarrhea! We always use it to help them soften their stools if they're straining. It has a huge fiber content. A teaspoon will do you just fine. Is it just soft or like water? My dogs always start off with a solid stool but as they play, it gets progressively softer. In fact, last night was scrubbing their butts day since they were getting poopy trails. |
* Capt. Obvious Danger wrote: socalguy wrote: and then try pumpkin REALLY?! I'm shocked that the vet said that pumpkin would HELP diarrhea! We always use it to help them soften their stools if they're straining. It has a huge fiber content. A teaspoon will do you just fine. Is it just soft or like water? My dogs always start off with a solid stool but as they play, it gets progressively softer. In fact, last night was scrubbing their butts day since they were getting poopy trails. The fiber helps regulate the bowel so it can work with constipation or diarrhea. |
| Have you tried ProPlan Sensitive Skin & Stomach? Salmon based. I have a boy with a sensitive intestinal tract & it have worked very well with him. Also, maybe add a probiotic to the food. I have found Purina's Fortaflora to work very well. I only add the probiotic when I see a soft stool coming on. It sorta nips it in the bud. Since changing to The Sensitive Skin & Stomach we went from about 6-8 cases of diarehha a year (with this one guy) to less than 1 per year. And I might add he is going on 12 years of age too. |
Yes, these higher grade foods without all the fillers are more expensive, but if it keeps the dogs out of the vet's office, it is money saved. How much did the vet visit and parasite test cost? 5 bags difference between the cheap and more expensive? Then factor in the inconvenience of butt duty, there's a bag or two as well. 
Remember changing dog foods constantly will also set off their gut. Change slooooowly. |
Frankie used to get what I called projectile poops. It was really bad. The only thing I found to work was Science Diet Id. I am not a Science Diet fan but he hasn't had an incident in 3 months. Thats great for him.
Lisa and Frankie |
| I don't have a specific suggestion, but I just wanted to say that we've been going through something somewhat similar (though not as extreme) with Hudson. We found that we were taking him in for a sick tummy frequently and his last bout made him so sick he ended up dehydrated and spent the night with IV fluids. A long consultation with our vet (great guy - spent an hour and charged us twenty bucks) later we decided to try different foods as it could be an allergy issue.
We were on a gastric diet that worked (but wasn't a great option for long term). They changed the formula of the diet and the very next bag caused problems. We moved to potato and duck, which worked well, but by the end of the bag he was horribly sick again (personally, I am suspicious of anything with no preservatives that is supposed to last that long and believe that it may have simply spoiled). It was also really expensive. I know money should be no object, but sometimes it is a consideration. These guys eat a lot. It's not like we're feeding two pound "accessory" dogs. We tried a number of things and are currently on ProPlan turkey and barley. It's not a top of the line food, but it's a fairly good one, and he's doing great. Our vet suspects Hudson has issues with wheat (apparently he caught it from me, LOL, I'm allergic) and can't handle chicken protein. (I've no idea why turkey would be that different.) He stole a chicken leg earlier in the week and you should have seen us all running hysterically though the house chasing him! He managed a few bites on the run, but didn't end up getting sick, thankfully. We're on our second full bag (nearly gone) of the turkey and barley and things are much better. So, I would suggest you try other foods with the same main ingredients that avoid the same ones. When the gastric food we were on didn't include any chicken he did great. When they changed the formula to lamb/chicken (I didn't notice) he got sick. That's when we started trying non-chicken, non-wheat foods. He had some luck on salmon based kibble, but I couldn't handle the smell of the food and could smell it on him. We kept trying until we found something better. Good luck to you. I think it's a matter of finding the right ingredients, not necessarily of needing the top of the line food. It's going to take time and patience I bet. You might want to try talking to the pet store owner. We go to one where they owner is extremely knowledgeable, and claims to have even tasted most of them (okay, weird I know, but he seems harmless otherwise), but he's really up on what's in what. Perhaps you could find one who could help guide you to similar foods that are less costly. |
| The only food stella can eat is Science Diet ID- or constant diarrhea.
It costs a lot, but it's worth it to me. |
| hate to say it; but some sheepies just have a tough time with soft poop.
Tonks and Luna had diarrhea on and off for the first year we had them. We used pumpkin almost non-stop, as well as other holistic remedies. Nothing ever worked all the time. As they've matured, and we've tried different foods, things have improved greatly. I just switched the girls from Wellness Large Breed to Acana and had NO runny poops during the change over. They are now 2 years old and are doing great. But I have to wonder if it just took their digestive system a very long time to mature. |
| My male ( he is three now) had the soft poop and constant runny diarrea probably the first year and a hlf of his life. We even went to a specialist. He is now on Orijen six fresh fish formula and takes Tylan powder twice a day. The Tylan powder is a very bitter tasting powder they suggest you rpinkle on the food. However, I spend time putting the powder into empty capsuls and give one capsul with each meal ( 2 x a day) and he has had good poop! |
| Jazzy always had soft poop since I brought him home , Never had any trouble since feeding taste of the Wild, salmon, Purina snsitive somach, salmon, or Natural Balance Salmon.. I stick with either Natural balance or Taste of the Wild because they are grain free. Hope this helps. |
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