Help. 17 weeks and diarrhea

Dawg 1419

Dawg 1419

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We got sadie at 11 weeks. For the last 4 weeks she had hard stools in the am. As the day goes it gets softer and softer. Finally about 8pm the stools are runny. We have had all test done yesterday. Everything checked out fine. Switched food yesterday and today same routine. Also as the day goes she will go outside but into the evening when the stools become loose she wants to only do that in the house. After spending a hr outside trying to get her to go. 5minutes in the house she goes. We went and had test run yesterday because Thursday night she was up every hr with the runs. And I mean every hr. We are about ready to give up. Any suggestions?
 
Dawg 1419 said:
Switched food yesterday and today same routine.
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Did you switch gradually over time or did you switch overnight?
It is relatively normal for a young dog to get softer the more physically active they are. You shouldn't expect to notice any differences because the change of food for a couple weeks. (I think it is two weeks but someone will correct me if it isn't 2). It takes a while of being one the new food before any changes would been seen.

How often do you feed and in what quantity?
You can try adding a tablespoon of canned pumpkin to his kibble.

Diar-Eze All-Natural Herbal Supplement worked wonders for my boy. Like your boy his first of the day was best but worse and worse the rest of the day. Sometimes this behavior could be attributed to teething. After 2 feedings my boy was solid again. Pumpkin is a much cheaper option if that works for him.
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She eats when she wants. She acts fine like nothing is wrong. I guess I will get some diar-eze or try pumpkin. Really can’t figure out what’s going on.
 
Sounds like a rough thing to deal with there. I wish I was better about health issues.

The stools being firm earlier in the day, and looser in the evening/night makes me wonder if she is just eating too much, or not giving her g.i. system enough of a break. Just a thought.

I would control her feeding totally. Measure how much you put down for her. Set it down, give her 15 minutes to eat, then pick it up. Give her two feedings like this per day, or maybe three if she's quite young. Look at the recommended feeding amounts on the food bag. A lot of time Doberman owners feed more than those amounts, but not outrageously more.
 
This happened to my Rex when he was 3 months. He's on Kirkland Chicken and Rice. I let it go on for 3 days until I decided to take him in. It was odd, it'd only happen between 10PM-6AM though every 30 mins, maybe when his stomach had settled for the night? Fortunately, my vet said it was most likely a puppy flu since he had not yet experienced cold weather (hi from Canada :wacky:). After a poop sample confirming it was nothing else and an antibiotic shot, he immediately stopped after a vet visit.
Best wishes everything is okay!
 
I read somewhere that you soak the kibble overnight for the next morning. This can make the kibble to ferment and cause diarhea
 
E2AA3473-85B5-42AE-848E-EBFD773236FC.webp We been giving a cup of food in the am with pumpkin and giving the same in the evening. Any change to this and it’s loose. Antibiotics, science diet ie, anything. Right now it’s kinda firm. Gonna run witha cup and pumpkin in the am and pm and see what it does in a few days. Our vet which has been our vet for 20yrs can’t find anything. He says limit food even more till it hardens. She acts like nothings wrong.
 
Dawg 1419 said:
View attachment 90287 We been giving a cup of food in the am with pumpkin and giving the same in the evening. Any change to this and it’s loose. Antibiotics, science diet ie, anything. Right now it’s kinda firm. Gonna run witha cup and pumpkin in the am and pm and see what it does in a few days. Our vet which has been our vet for 20yrs can’t find anything. He says limit food even more till it hardens. She acts like nothings wrong.
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Give him yogurt 3 times a day
 
Why antibiotics if nothing is wrong? They tend to wreck the stool condition more. When these are given, adding a probiotic helps.

Is Science Diet rated 4 stars or more on the dog food advisor site? If not, I'd switch that out as they have too many bad ingredients.

Pumpkin can sometimes make the issue worse. It's fiber which will firm up the stool, but it also absorbs water which will cause it to loosen again.

It's good she is acting normal. They get used to loose stool believe it or not. It took us almost 6 months to get our Dobe sorted out.
 
Kaiser2016 said:
Why antibiotics if nothing is wrong? They tend to wreck the stool condition more. When these are given, adding a probiotic helps.

Is Science Diet rated 4 stars or more on the dog food advisor site? If not, I'd switch that out as they have too many bad ingredients.

Pumpkin can sometimes make the issue worse. It's fiber which will firm up the stool, but it also absorbs water which will cause it to loosen again.

It's good she is acting normal. They get used to loose stool believe it or not. It took us almost 6 months to get our Dobe sorted out.
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The vet suggested antibiotics to make sure nothing was missed. Right now we are giving probiotics. We are feeding 1 cup and a table spoon of pumpkin every am and pm. She is acting fine.
 


I would have asked the same question as @Kaiser2016 did. Why Antibiotics if nothing is wrong?????

Any antibiotics can mess with the gut bacteria. Since it will kill the bad bacteria, but also kill good bacteria in the gut. And can cause diarrhea.
Since about 70-80% of the Immune System is located in the Gut. It needs to stay healthy.​


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Are you only feeding 2 cups of food per day? Is that what the breeder recommended? What are you feeding? If you changed food all at once (instead of gradual) I would expect stomach upset.

If you’re able I would feed 3x per day (morning, lunch, dinner) and I would add white cooked rice.
 
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