Poo Problem
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wrote on 24 May 2007, 21:53 last edited by
Thanks, nobarkus. That sounds like a good idea to me.
I'm our of Purina. Do you think it's okay to switch right…not gradually? It seems funny to buy more Purina, just to ween her off it.
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wrote on 24 May 2007, 22:09 last edited by
It's best to gradually mix the new stuff in. Can you go buy a small bag of Purina. Basenjis love to eat any crap they find on the ground too. Old pieces of food or even cat feces. So be aware if she's doing that. But first things first for a physical at the vet as soon as possible to rule anything out.
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wrote on 24 May 2007, 22:14 last edited by
Thanks. We'll take her to the vet right away. Yeah, we'll just buy more purina.
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wrote on 24 May 2007, 22:20 last edited by
If she was on prescription food, you need to find out why and what kind, you maybe should stick with that till you know the "whys"?… especially before changing the diet... and when changing food you have to do it really slow...
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wrote on 24 May 2007, 22:20 last edited by
It could also be that she picked up something like Giardia. It can sometimes be hard to diagnose because the do not always shed it in the stool and sometimes it is hard to get a stool sample when it is so loose.
My puppy started having loose stools and we thought she might gotten a couple of licks of some muddy puddle. Took her into the vet and got her treated, it cleared it right up.
As for food sensitivities, a grainless food is a good option and EVO is a good grainless food.
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wrote on 24 May 2007, 22:23 last edited by
Also, thought I should add that the anal glands are more prone to having problems like you described when the dog is having consistently soft stools. Firm stools are needed to express the anal glands.
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wrote on 24 May 2007, 22:28 last edited by
Usually anal gland problems lead to scooting. Is the dog doing that?
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wrote on 24 May 2007, 22:29 last edited by
Yeah, I really wish we knew what the prescription food was. The breeder doesn't know and she said her computer crashed, so the vet records are not available. Grrr. Maybe she could contact the previous owner.
Everywhere I look Innova EVO has terrific ratings. I'll get that and some more Purina to ween her onto EVO.
The vet said we should just bring in a stool sample. Is that enough? I'm not sure what I should ask the vet to do. Lola's last vet visit was my first :o
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wrote on 24 May 2007, 22:34 last edited by
She doesn't scoot with her butt. She rubs her shoulders on the ground a lot, but not her butt.
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wrote on 25 May 2007, 00:49 last edited by
Testing the stool is a good start, but if they don't find anything, I would insist on a more detail exam…
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wrote on 27 May 2007, 22:35 last edited by
If everything checks out okay at the Vet. Soft or runny stools and constipation can also be treated by giving the dog or puppy a little bit of canned pumpkin several times a day.
I used to use Purina puppy food with my pups. When they changed the ingredients, every one of my puppies got diaherra. What a mess to clean all day with 6 puppies !! I took them to the Vet, got meds that didn't help, then remembered about the pumpkin and tried it with a new brand of puppy food…. IT WORKED GREAT !! -
wrote on 30 May 2007, 01:36 last edited by
I feed my Echo, Hill's Science Diet Ultra ZD. It is a prescription dog food and is the only kind of food he can eat. He suffers from irritable Bowel disease and is also on 2 types of medication daily. I hope Molly's poop problem isn't that serious. Blue had the poops once when he was about 3 months old and I fed him smaller meals of ground chicken breast and rice and he firmed up nicely.
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wrote on 11 Jun 2007, 18:49 last edited by
FYI, I changed my basenjis to the Innova EVO and it is such a rich food that they had diahrea for a while during the transition.
My basenjis have all had giardia many times even with that preventative vaccine. Very common.
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wrote on 12 Jun 2007, 17:28 last edited by
We've switched over totally to Innova EVO and Lola loves it! She devours it every morning and her poops are much more normal now. They're still soft on occasion, which may be from the treats we give her for training. I'm not sure what to do about that. They're good quality treats and we need to give her something for training. Kibble only goes so far.
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wrote on 12 Jun 2007, 18:33 last edited by
What treats are you giving? When it comes to training treats there are many different options and some may agree with Lola better than others.
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wrote on 12 Jun 2007, 18:59 last edited by
We use Zuke's Mini Naturals Chicken Treats and Wellness Pure Rewards Venision Jerky.
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wrote on 13 Jun 2007, 02:36 last edited by
Ozzie and Lacie had the same type of issue when we first got them from rescue. Eventually we switched them over from Nutro Sensitive Stomach to Eagle pack and fixed the problem. They still get it rarely and feeding them rice with a little bit of kibble or chicken for a day or two will clear up the problem.
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wrote on 13 Jun 2007, 02:56 last edited by
Rascal has some serious stomach issues. The last time we fell off the wagon and didn't monitor her food intake well she developed pancreatitis. One piece of information our vet gave us, that I've begun to follow religiously, is to check the fat content in all of your treats and food. For a sensitive stomach it should be around 4-6 percent. Anything more is hard on the digestive tract. After checking most of the treats in the food aisle, and believe me I have, you'll see that the range falls anywhere from 4 up to 16 percent fat or more.
