my 10 week old GSD male has not had a solid stool since we've purchased him. The vet thought he might have a viris. He was put on anti-biotics and given impdium, and Tylin. None of those have worked. Has anyone experienced the same problem?
Has the vet checked a very fresh stool sample? It could be coccidia or giardia. If the vet hasn't checked, shame on them for giving so many meds to a young pup without checking first.
Don't let your vet vaccinate your puppy until he has been normal for several weeks. Auster's former vet vaccinated her as a pup while she was getting antibiotics and it has messed up her immune system for life.
What are you feeding him? Try using a food that has a very simple ingredient list like California natural or sensible choice (or a few others that are just one grain and one meat) just in case it might be the food.
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He has been tested for all the worms. He had round worms originally. He has been dewarmed for the roundworms. He was negative on the other worms twice. This past time when he went his stool had little things in them like rice grains. The vet said that it was tape worms! Could this be the problem. He was given the pills last night. WE will see.
I have a question concerning feeding (adding) canned pumpkin to dry kibble for pudding type stools. The cause might be because of over feeding but I was trying to add just a little more food per day for a little weight gain on my pups.
Glenn, it will really depend on how much kibble you are feeding and what size dog. You say puppy, but that leaves a lot of range for sizes. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
When I feed canned pumpkin I just take a tablespoon and plop some in with my dogs meal. One or two scoops won't hurt. When my puppy was very small and I was feeding kibble I just added enough to wet all of the kibble in his bowl and he thought it was wonderful stuff.
Deanna, my pups are about 6 1/2 months and 7 1/2 months old. I didn't receive a reply before feeding times today so I just scooped out about two tablespoons in each bowl in the lunch and dinner meal. I was feeding them about 1 1/4 cup of kibble 3 times a day and recently increased it to about 2 cups for meal #1 and 2 and back to a cup for meal #3.
Now do I have to add this in each meal until their stools become logs again? Does pumpkin offset the over eating? Can this be a part of their daily diet for an extended period?
Thanks for you're help, I check back later for you're reply.
It will not make the stools become logs, but they will not be mini cow-pies while they are eating it. If it is a matter of overfeeding, the pumpkin isn't really going to help much. Since you are already feeding a food with a lot of carbohydrates I wouldn't add the pumpkin long term as it will just add more to the mix. Pumpkin is the great stool equalizer. It works to soften constipated dogs and slows the runs. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
You may consider cutting back their portions to the original amounts until things get under control, then slowly increase the amounts again.
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