May 23, 2011
My puppy has been on raw diet now for a week and has diarrhea. Do you have any suggestions for me?
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Hi Ed,My German Shepherd Puppy (6 months) has been on the natural diet now for one week and has developed a very serious case of diarrhea. She is getting one back with neck, 4 wings, a heart, gizzard and one egg once in the after noon, in the A.M. she gets a high quality dog food. I need to make a change of some kind to stop this problem do you have any suggestions?
Thank you,
Jerry
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I think a few things are going on right now. First of all you are giving her too many different ingredients for a dog that is just switching to raw. Please read this http://leerburg.com/feedingarawdiet.htm I would start with ONE ingredient like ground beef ONLY for about a week. We sell several excellent books on how to begin. Until I have a dog that is doing well on ground meat with no bones, I don’t add heart (very rich and can cause diarrhea) or eggs (same thing) These things can be added a month or two down the road when she has adjusted. I don’t like wings either for dogs just beginning, too much bone, and I have noticed that a lot of dogs have issues with them at first. If she does ok with the ground meat for a week or so, then I would add one neck for a few days and see how that goes. You can also get some canned pumpkin and add a large tablespoon full to her food, it helps with constipation or diarrhea.
I think she may be having an issue with kibble for one meal and raw for another, many dogs do. I would stop feeding kibble and go to either all raw or use our dehydrated raw food, Honest Kitchen.
It also sounds like you are overfeeding, which will also cause diarrhea.
I would back up and start over, and go a little more slowly. Hope this helps.
Cindy
I think she may be having an issue with kibble for one meal and raw for another, many dogs do. I would stop feeding kibble and go to either all raw or use our dehydrated raw food, Honest Kitchen.
It also sounds like you are overfeeding, which will also cause diarrhea.
I would back up and start over, and go a little more slowly. Hope this helps.
Cindy
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