Tipsy
Grey Puppy
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Post by Tipsy on Apr 9, 2014 21:21:17 GMT -5
I was hoping to get some advice from all you lovely people. Booker has been having some pretty soft poops, bordering on liquid depending on the time of day. Took him to the vet, who recommended we either start feeding him a high-fibre food, as that works for some dogs, or a low-fibre food, which works for some other dogs. She seemed unconcerned about the short-term health, and determined that as long as he's still eating and drinking(which he is only too happy to demonstrate) then it's not something to get alarmed about.
I can't afford to keep swapping between foods to see what works, so I'd really love to get some suggestions of high-fibre food add-ins to see if it makes any difference at all before I make the swap over. We've tried pumpkin with no noticeable difference(though we still give it to him because he loves it), and we're trying oatmeal right now.
Do any of your dogs have sensitive stomachs? What's worked for them? Is there a food(add-in or mealtime) in particular that you've found helps more than others?
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whovian
Junior Grey Lover
River (a.k.a Iruska Cool Chic) has claimed me as her "friendbeast"
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Post by whovian on Apr 10, 2014 5:48:34 GMT -5
My parent's dog gets yogurt (plain) and a little bit of banana whenever he has pudding-plop syndrome. That works really well for him.
Pumpkin cures River, though she also really likes broccoli stalks (she thinks they are big, green bones) and I believe that helps too.
Good luck!
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Post by newtothis1 on Apr 10, 2014 19:35:16 GMT -5
There are lots of opinions on puddle poops, my guy had them really bad until I switched to raw food. It is a bit more expensive than kibble but it has absolutely cured the problem. He was on Blue Buffalo Wilderness before the switch.
Sorry I cant recommend a kibble, but I am sure lots of people will chime in soon.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2014 19:51:29 GMT -5
There are lots of opinions on puddle poops, my guy had them really bad until I switched to raw food. It is a bit more expensive than kibble but it has absolutely cured the problem. He was on Blue Buffalo Wilderness before the switch. Sorry I cant recommend a kibble, but I am sure lots of people will chime in soon. I'm afraid I cannot disagree with this post. It took me a long time to realize the truth in it. However, there is no reason you cannot add some raw to your kibble and get some benefits from that. Just a thought. Believe you me, I was totally grossed out at the thought of it at first, then I saw the results and was convinced. What's important is, that you do for your pup what you are comfortable with and take it from there. We are here to help, we've been down this road and we welcome your questions. Martha
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laara
Junior Grey Lover
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Post by laara on Apr 11, 2014 7:07:02 GMT -5
Slappy has an incredibly sensitive stomach. We have switched to raw and it fixed the problem for the most part, I find certain proteins are too rich for him, but if we stick with the basics he is great and we have no worries or yucky poos. It can be a bit more expensive but you get more value for your money when you factor in the end result. Not to be weird but when Slappy was on kibble he pooped out probably at least half of what he ate, therefore my thinking was he wasn't getting much nutritionally from it. Now that he is on raw, he gets 2 lbs of meat a bone a day and his poops are maybe 4-6 ozs total for the day. Yeah, I weighed it… I wanted to see what kind of results I would get…
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Redhead
Grey Lover
Teague (Natural Red Head)
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Post by Redhead on Apr 11, 2014 17:58:11 GMT -5
Before you worry about the food, are you sure he doesn't have worms? They are very common, especially in greyhounds it seems, and cause the symptoms you have mentioned. Boiled white rice and chicken or mashed sweet potato and chicken (or another non fatty meat) often work well to firm things up and add moisture to the diet. Some people find pasta works well too. Raw is the only thing that works here as well.
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dashandus
Grey Lover
I am very sad to annonce that our beautiful Primo Dash passed away suddenly today
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Post by dashandus on Apr 11, 2014 21:17:24 GMT -5
Our Dash has a sensitive stomach. We feed her Purina Sensitive stomach and Skin formula. It rates only 3 stars in the dog food rating but it agrees very well with her. If you recently got your Grey or if he hasn't been tested for worms or parasites, that would be a good test to get.
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Tipsy
Grey Puppy
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Post by Tipsy on Apr 24, 2014 9:07:13 GMT -5
Hi all, thanks for the great feedback! Booker is doing much better(he did have worms and will be starting his second round of meds tomorrow), but even post meds, he still has some softer poops. Definitely better, but still less than ideal. He was on raw for a while, but since I'm currently the only one in the house with an income, the budget got too tight to keep that up. I'd love to go back to it once budget allows, he really seemed to thrive on it. Which is why I'm just looking for add-ins at the moment. He picked around the rice we added, but I'm going to try adding a bit of chicken broth to the water next time and see if that makes him any more interested. He's nuts about pasta, I'll see how that works out for him, too!
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Post by rorysplace on Jun 11, 2014 15:36:17 GMT -5
Hi! I'm just new to this site, but can feel your pain. I got my first grey, Chevy, when he was 5. He had constant diarrhea from the day I got him. He'd been adopted and returned, I believe for that reason, because except for that problem he was the perfect boy. To give you an example of how great he was, never in all the months we were trying to solve this problem did he have an accident in the house. If he had to go at night he'd come to the bed and place his head on my arm. He was put on antibiotics which would stop the problem for about a week and then it would return. Just so happened one of the girls who worked at the vets office also had a dog with the same problem. In her case they tried a drug called Tylan. It worked for her dog so it was suggested I try it on Chev as we were out of options. The results were amazing and almost instantaneous. One teaspoon 3 times a day, sprinkled on his food. He lived to be 12 and never had diarrhea again. I still use it for my "normal" dogs if they get diarrhea and one application is all that's required to get them back to regular. I purchased it from the vet, then was able to get it cheaper,for a time, at a Farm Supply Co-Op, but they stopped carrying it. It's readily available on line in the US. Good luck, hope this helps.
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Post by rorysplace on Jun 11, 2014 17:56:22 GMT -5
I just read my earlier post and made a mistake about the Tylan dosage. The amount given is 1/8 a teaspoon 3 times a day. Sorry for the mistake.
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