Hello,
My dog is coming up on 3.5 years and he's always had a relatively weak digestion. Lately however he has had constant diarrhea and I was realizing I am quite irritated at spending lots of $ to try and help him take a proper dump. He is on the NOW Fresh adult large breed turkey/salmon/duck. He's been on this for years and there are usually large stretches where his poop is fine and firm. He's had very soft poop now for going on over a month. I had a fecal sample done about 10 days ago and came back fine. He was on ?metronidazole? or something that was supposed to cause constipation. But his poop stayed very soft and mushy. He was also on the fortiflora probiotic.
Since metronidazole is an antibiotic could this be causing his diarrhea to get worse? But he had diarrhea before which was why he was put on this.
I am considering permanently changing his food. Are there any suggestions for what the blandest but still nutritious food might be out there for dogs with weak GI.
Also any suggestions on stool hardeners? Does pepto bismol work effectively and safely in dogs.
To help focus the answers I have already read on stuff like rice/pumpkin and determining if he is stressed. Please keep your advice focused on long term diet changes like bland food or stool hardeners that can be used for prolonged periods (months or years).
Thanks in advance!
My dog is coming up on 3.5 years and he's always had a relatively weak digestion. Lately however he has had constant diarrhea and I was realizing I am quite irritated at spending lots of $ to try and help him take a proper dump. He is on the NOW Fresh adult large breed turkey/salmon/duck. He's been on this for years and there are usually large stretches where his poop is fine and firm. He's had very soft poop now for going on over a month. I had a fecal sample done about 10 days ago and came back fine. He was on ?metronidazole? or something that was supposed to cause constipation. But his poop stayed very soft and mushy. He was also on the fortiflora probiotic.
Since metronidazole is an antibiotic could this be causing his diarrhea to get worse? But he had diarrhea before which was why he was put on this.
I am considering permanently changing his food. Are there any suggestions for what the blandest but still nutritious food might be out there for dogs with weak GI.
Also any suggestions on stool hardeners? Does pepto bismol work effectively and safely in dogs.
To help focus the answers I have already read on stuff like rice/pumpkin and determining if he is stressed. Please keep your advice focused on long term diet changes like bland food or stool hardeners that can be used for prolonged periods (months or years).
Thanks in advance!