Hi. I just started on raw yesterday (cold turkey) with my 3 dogs, including 1 puppy, and they seem to love it. I started with wings. I noticed the puppy has runny stools, so I gave all of the dogs some pumpkin. Should I be feeding a little bit of yogurt regularly for a few weeks to combat the runs? If so, how much per dog? Also, any suggestions from anyone about raw feeding would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
His stool is probably just loose from the sudden change in food. I started all my pups on raw less than a week ago. I made them eat some dry with it for a few days (gradual transition)and they had loose stool only on the liver day, and already it is firmer than on the kibble. Loose stools for a few days won't hurt them, but it IS more mess to clean.
If I feed yogurt I will give about one heaping Tablespoon 2X a day to a 5lb pup.
You could also worm your pup again, that may help.
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Yogurt with active cultures is a probiotic and it is a good thing for your dogs...particularly as they are just getting started on raw. However, some dogs may experience loose stool eating yogurt so you'll want to pay attention to that. Probiotics also come in powder form which may be better tolerated.
I know Connie suggests meaty chicken backs and necks as being a good choice for first-time raw feeders, and it's what I used starting out. Wings are pretty bony with not much meat.
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Hi. I just started on raw yesterday (cold turkey) with my 3 dogs, including 1 puppy, and they seem to love it. I started with wings. I noticed the puppy has runny stools, so I gave all of the dogs some pumpkin. Should I be feeding a little bit of yogurt regularly for a few weeks to combat the runs? If so, how much per dog? Also, any suggestions from anyone about raw feeding would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Wings are a lot of fat and bone for a first raw RMB. They are best as part of the whole bird, I think, to balance the skin and fat they have with the meatier parts. If you give parts only, I'd give meaty backs and necks or maybe quarters once they have the bone-digestion enzymes going.
A little pumpkin (plain, no sugar) is good, IMO, and I like to give plain no-sugar yogurt with active live cultures. Not everyone gives yogurt regularly, but I like to feed the probiotics, and I find that while dogs might not do well with milk (and I don't give milk), fermented milk products seem to be well-accepted, started slowly (like all ingredients).
The Q&A, sample diets, and puppy-diet pages above will be good reading. You can confidently model your diet on the Leerburg suggested diets. You might also want to just start reading anything in this diet part of the board.
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