Ruger has had diarrhea issues, but I don't want to make this topic into a discussion on the tests done, etc...been there, done that, still doing that...FYI, there are no difinitive answers yet on what is causing all the bouts of diarrhea. Still working on that, though.
Silly question: If too much bone in a diet can cause constipation, could it possibly be helpful for Ruger if he got more than the normal quantity of bone in his diet? Or could that nifty little idea totally backfire on me. LOL But seriously...the first poops on raw were what you would expect...they disintigrated within a couple days. In the last couple weeks, though, still on raw, he's having a range of solid to watery poos, never know what's going to come out of his butt, and NONE of the poops have disintigrated. Would more bone be beneficial? Thankfully, the poos still don't stench like they did on kibble, but I know they aren't "right" for a raw fed dog.
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Only MHO: I would not unnaturally block undiagnosed diarrhea with calcium/bone. If you are using the bone proportion that resulted in this "the first poops on raw were what you would expect...they disintigrated within a couple days," and now the dog has a range of solid to water on that, no, I would not go that route. Sounds to me like it could backfire, but also like he may have something parasitic that needs to get out.
But this is all off the top of my non-medical-professional head. (I know calcium in a couple of forms is used to slow some diagnosed diarrhea, even including some chemo-triggered diarrhea, but I would want it to be diagnosed first.)
Ok, I had that thought, but wondered about other opinions out there. It was just an idea that popped in my head when I read again about constipation caused by bones. :-D
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Kasey had that issue too for a long time. He has a touchy digestive tract and they didn't end up finding a reason. But I agree with Connie, that the vet needs to rule everything out first. Kasey still gets bouts of it, but keeping his bone consumption up helps a ton! If he gets too much muscle meat and not a lot of bone he'll go back to loose poops. But I didn't start 'treating' it that way until all medical stuff was ruled out.
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