EvieMarie17
Apr 8, 2009, 11:10 AM
Hi everyone!
I'm going to try to summarize this as much as possible. I've got a 16 week old Rottie puppy - with me for 4.5 weeks. She's had soft stool from the first day. On the day we got her and a day about 2 weeks later, I did see a small amount of blood in the stool. I was told that it was normal and not to worry, but I took her to the vet at the 2 week mark. Stool check showed no parasites and breeder gave me an antibiotic to give her. No more blood but still soft stool. At this weekend's vet visit, vet suggested I take her off everything but kibble and canned food (was also feeding her hard boiled egg, cottage cheese/probiotic yogurt and osteo vitamin introduced after a week). After 3 days of the reduced diet, it went from soft to liquid. Treats are usually dried chicken, so it shouldn't be a source of tummy upset.
Last night, I went looking for puppy food for sensitive stomachs. I didn't find anything at my local pet store, which carries a whole lot more of the better brands than the big chains. I ended up getting Natural Balance vegetarian food and mixing ground chicken breast/chicken livers in with it. Quick food changes usually upset the stomach, but the change helped almost immediately. The soft stool doesn't seem to be bothering her - she gained 6 lbs in the 2 week gap between vet visits!
Now I'm concerned that she's not getting everything she needs for the puppy growth stage. The kibble isn't made specifically for puppies, but I plan on getting puppy vitamins to replace what would be in the food. Also, I'd like to find something that's a little lower maintenance. :) I spoil my dogs, but I'm only hoping to do this until I can find something she can tolerate better.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Many thanks!
Evie
I'm going to try to summarize this as much as possible. I've got a 16 week old Rottie puppy - with me for 4.5 weeks. She's had soft stool from the first day. On the day we got her and a day about 2 weeks later, I did see a small amount of blood in the stool. I was told that it was normal and not to worry, but I took her to the vet at the 2 week mark. Stool check showed no parasites and breeder gave me an antibiotic to give her. No more blood but still soft stool. At this weekend's vet visit, vet suggested I take her off everything but kibble and canned food (was also feeding her hard boiled egg, cottage cheese/probiotic yogurt and osteo vitamin introduced after a week). After 3 days of the reduced diet, it went from soft to liquid. Treats are usually dried chicken, so it shouldn't be a source of tummy upset.
Last night, I went looking for puppy food for sensitive stomachs. I didn't find anything at my local pet store, which carries a whole lot more of the better brands than the big chains. I ended up getting Natural Balance vegetarian food and mixing ground chicken breast/chicken livers in with it. Quick food changes usually upset the stomach, but the change helped almost immediately. The soft stool doesn't seem to be bothering her - she gained 6 lbs in the 2 week gap between vet visits!
Now I'm concerned that she's not getting everything she needs for the puppy growth stage. The kibble isn't made specifically for puppies, but I plan on getting puppy vitamins to replace what would be in the food. Also, I'd like to find something that's a little lower maintenance. :) I spoil my dogs, but I'm only hoping to do this until I can find something she can tolerate better.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Many thanks!
Evie