Loose Stool

[tanza]

Did the breeder give you any Vet visit records?

[Patty]

Please let us know how you get on at the vets.

[basilboy7]

No vet visit records but records of vaccinations.

[listeme]

I definitely would still be feeding three times a day at his age. I tend to do that for quite a while, probably longer than a lot of folks do, but I've had good luck with it.

[deschroedter]

We have had two B pups that came up with Giardia, the first we did not realize what was happening and she was passing blood before we woke up to the fact something bad was occuring. With the second one the first sign of a small tiny blood smear I had him at the vet and it cleared up faster than the first, so I would get that checked quickly and with some vets you have to ask for them to test for it specically. My dogs love sweet potatoes. I will buy when on sale, bake, cool and then cut into slices, freeze and then place in bags in freezer and lay some out at noon to serve with threir supper, they do love them this way.

[basilboy7]

There hasn't been any blood. Did they have loose stools before?

[Patty M]

Hi Basil Boy…
First, welcome to the forum! I hope you can find great information to help you.

Is your dog AKC registered? To me, it's a little different to have a basenji born later than November-December, as the breed normally only gives birth at the end of the year... this is the norm, and not the rule, but I wondered if you have papers?

As for the stool stuff, the brand you mentioned is only sold at Sams/Walmart. I hope you upgrade to a better food~ anything that starts with "protein meal"...

[basilboy7]

@Patty:

Hi Basil Boy…
First, welcome to the forum! I hope you can find great information to help you.

Is your dog AKC registered? To me, it's a little different to have a basenji born later than November-December, as the breed normally only gives birth at the end of the year... this is the norm, and not the rule, but I wondered if you have papers?

As for the stool stuff, the brand you mentioned is only sold at Sams/Walmart. I hope you upgrade to a better food~ anything that starts with "protein meal"...

I am going to transition him to a dry food from the vet… the Hills formula for puppies. I'm waiting for my vet appointment on the 23rd to check with the vet on this to make sure I transition properly so don't worry about the food I'm feeding him... it will change.

I don't know what AKC is... I just have a paper that says what breed the father and mother are... one of them being a basenji. There's no official documentation. I've only ever had mutts so I don't know about papers. I thought those papers were important for show dogs and such to show their quality of breed/gene? Are they important for other reasons? The breeder did say that the litter was an accident as she usually only breeds pure breeds and not the crosses.

[tanza]

If you are talking about Hill's "Science Diet" that is not the greatest of foods either, at least not in my opinion. And just because a Vet recommends it, doesn't really mean it is a good food. Most Vets during their education get less then one day learning about food and food sources.
I don't like Science Diet because one of the main food sources is corn, which IMO has no value to a diet at all. It is really just a filler. I would urge you to search the forums for the many discussions about foods

[YodelDogs]

Loose stool can be caused by many things including giardia, coccidia, a virus, or the inability to tolerate certain foods or ingredients.

I would not wait 3 weeks to change his food. If it is the food that is making him sick then he will be miserable for 3 weeks and house-training will be extremely difficult. I would throw out the Ol' Roy and feed him the new food. Since he already has loose stool, a fast transition is not going to cause any problems that aren't already there. You can add 1/4 cup of cooked brown rice or a spoonful of canned pumpkin to his food plus a spoonful of yogurt. The rice or pumpkin can help solidify the stool and the yogurt helps get live enzymes back into his stomach.

[deschroedter]

@basilboy7:

There hasn't been any blood. Did they have loose stools before?

She started having loose stools and since we had changed dog food for her, I had put it down to that. But when I saw blood I really paniced. Now if loose stools go on form more than 2 days, we are at the vets. But you can take a stool sample in for tests without the dog, at least with my vet I can, and then if they find something you can go in right away. With Kell that small smear of blood was the first sign, we caught it before the loose stools started. good luck.

[basilboy7]

I've looked at the list of top foods from the food section, however I found that most of the foods are only sold in the U.S. and won't ship to Canada. Does anyone know of a natural dry food that is sold in Canada or atleast ships to Canada? Thank you for all your help I will try to find a good food to give ASAP and will monitor his BMs

[Moth]

I would wean him of the Ol'Roy asap it is a lousy food. I also would probably not feed Hills (personal choice) as it is more corn than it is meat.

If there are no vet visits I would at least take a stool sample in to your vet to have them check it for parasites.

[Moth]

@basilboy7:

I've looked at the list of top foods from the food section, however I found that most of the foods are only sold in the U.S. and won't ship to Canada. Does anyone know of a natural dry food that is sold in Canada or atleast ships to Canada? Thank you for all your help I will try to find a good food to give ASAP and will monitor his BMs

Aren't Ancana and Orijen Canadian brands? I feed Ancana Grasslands and I am very happy with it.

[basilboy7]

@Moth:

Aren't Ancana and Orijen Canadian brands? I feed Ancana Grasslands and I am very happy with it.

Thank you! I'll research it

[Shaye's Mom]

@Kipawa:

You can try a little canned, unsweetened pumpkin. It often helps loose stools.

I go along with that suggestion - always worked for my B's. Also cottage cheese can help if he doesn't like the pumpkin.;)

[basilboy7]

So I bought the Orijen puppy dry food and last night I mixed it with his old food So far he's not picky Thanks for all your help! His poops are getting a little bit better… I've been mixing in yam into his dry food and he loves it

[tanza]

@basilboy7:

So I bought the Orijen puppy dry food and last night I mixed it with his old food So far he's not picky Thanks for all your help! His poops are getting a little bit better… I've been mixing in yam into his dry food and he loves it

You should still do a stool sample for worms, especially since there was nothing from the pups breeder indicating that he was either treated for worms or checked. You should be able to take a stool sample into the Vet before the scheduled visit at the end of the month. Better to be proactive

[basilboy7]

@tanza:

You should still do a stool sample for worms, especially since there was nothing from the pups breeder indicating that he was either treated for worms or checked. You should be able to take a stool sample into the Vet before the scheduled visit at the end of the month. Better to be proactive

It said on the papers that she did three rounds of precautionary de-worming. Is that what your talking about?

[tanza]

@basilboy7:

It said on the papers that she did three rounds of precautionary de-worming. Is that what your talking about?

It is, thanks, don't think that you noted that earlier so I just assumed (and incorrectly) that worming might be the issue. I would still have a stool sample checked.