hi board! first post, i'll try to make it quick. i have a 3.5 month old gsd female. we switched her to raw a few weeks back and she has had a few firm stools but for the most part they are loose (some days are better than others). she was checked for worms a couple days after we got her and was ok, and i haven't seen any signs of worms in her stool. the pumpkin works but i don't want to just band-aid a deeper problem. i'll take a stool sample to the vet tomorrow but wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions. thanks!
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hi board! first post, i'll try to make it quick. i have a 3.5 month old gsd female. we switched her to raw a few weeks back and she has had a few firm stools but for the most part they are loose (some days are better than others). she was checked for worms a couple days after we got her and was ok, and i haven't seen any signs of worms in her stool. the pumpkin works but i don't want to just band-aid a deeper problem. i'll take a stool sample to the vet tomorrow but wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions. thanks!
If there is no health problem (good to check for worrms <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> ), then I very much doubt that you will have a long-term problem.
What are you feeding? You could cut down on beef and pork and see what that does, and you could also cut way down on organ meat and then build it back to 5% or 10% very gradually. These items do cause loose stools at first in some dogs.
You could also eliminate all milk products (even yogurt) for a bit, then add it back slowly and see if that's a culprit.
A few dogs are just sensitive to one (or more) of these items, but generally, I think, they are ingredients that sometimes have to be added quite gradually.
we are feeding mostly chicken backs now. my thought was to cut it down to one thing and slowly add others to find the problem (if it's the food).
we were feeding backs and veggies (carrots, cauliflower, greenbeans, celery) along with some hearts and gizards and hamburger. we are feeding about 8% of her body weight with 70% of the meal being rmb's. any suggestions you have on that would also be appreciated!
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we are feeding mostly chicken backs now. my thought was to cut it down to one thing and slowly add others to find the problem (if it's the food). .... we were feeding backs and veggies (carrots, cauliflower, greenbeans, celery) along with some hearts and gizards and hamburger. we are feeding about 8% of her body weight with 70% of the meal being rmb's. any suggestions you have on that would also be appreciated!
Cutting down to the chicken (and salmon oil plus vitamin E -- reminder) and adding back the other items one by one is an excellent plan, IMO. It's an excellent plan for any suspected digestive issue.
The NJ Boxer raw site says this:
"If you are just starting BARF, remember to start slow by adding new food items every few days or even weeks, until your dog gets used to the new food (especially the richer foods like liver)."
I don't have personal puppy experience to answer you about the amount you're feeding. Many here do, though, and I'm sure someone will jump in. <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> But the 70% RMBs is good.
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