I started reading the book, but more importantly they still are having soft stools, though it is better. Do you have any suggestions? I'm feeding them the Kirkland chicken and rice mixed with Taste of the wild Dog food. 4:1 ratio roughly.
At just short of 4 months the boy and girl are 46 and 41 pounds respectively.
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Just kibble?
They have seen a vet recently?
Fecal samples dropped off?
If all that is "yes," then I would fast them for half a day (twelve hours or so) and then give them half the size meal they have been getting for twenty-four hours, no additions, and when the poop is normal I would increase the food gradually, waiting for a good poop after each increase before the next one.
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Healthy dogs have two major triggers for soft stools, I have learned both in experience and online: too much food (kibble or raw) at each feeding, or too much fat/organ meat added to a raw diet at once.
It's possible that TOTW is a little "rich" for them but at that ratio, I'm betting that too much food per meal is more likely.
Let us know!
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It has only been 5 or 6 days since they were put back on the kibble right? If so give them a little more time. You can add a spoonful of plain pumpkin (not pie filling) to their meals to help firm the stools up and once they are you can add some plain, unsweetened yogurt to help the gut.
Give it at least 10 days and you want at least 3 days worth of solid poops before you start to make the switch. When I switch to raw, I just switch. I leave 12 hours from the last meal and then their next meal is raw.
Start with chicken backs if possible, skinless and you can add some yogurt a couple days a week.
The books will give you great structured meals and tips, but ideally with any diet, you are waiting for at least 3 days of nice poops before adding anything new.
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