9 weeks old loose stool

GSD84 · 09-27-2011, 06:35 PM

Isis will be 9 weeks tomorrow, and she has extremely loose stools....She is on royal canin and has been since she left the breeder. The breeder had her on these pills ( a white one and a pink one) for a week after she came home to harden up her stool....along with that we were mixing pumpkin puree into her food. Her stools were still pretty soft. Not sure what i'm doing wrong. TMI but her stools also have little white dots in them....We have been giving her those BULLY liver treats for training, and i'm wondering if that along with the food and her beef hock are causing it....although the beef hock she chews for 5 min and then leaves it. Not sure what to do to make it harder....Her last poop today was pretty green with brown in it...but she had been munching on grass today too.

**JakodaCD OA** · 09-27-2011, 06:38 PM

has she been wormed recently and a fecal done?? If not I suggest you take a fecal sample to the vet, those little white things could be worms,,if she's all clear, it could be the food.

what exactly were the pills for?? puppies that young don't need pills for 'just' hardening up stools, I"m thinking they were either worming meds, or meds for giardia./coccidia??

I'd say it was time for a vet visit.

BlackGSD · 09-27-2011, 07:51 PM

How much are you feeding her? Over feeding is the #1 cause of loose stool. I agree with Diane though, I would have get checked out be a vet just to be on the safe side. I would also find out from the breeder exactly what the pills were so you can tell your vet.

BlackGSD · 09-27-2011, 07:54 PM

Also what was the breeder feeding her? The way you worded it in your first post, it isn't clear if she has been on the RC since you got her, or if she was on it before you got her too.

PaddyD · 09-27-2011, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JakodaCD OA

has she been wormed recently and a fecal done?? If not I suggest you take a fecal sample to the vet, those little white things could be worms,,if she's all clear, it could be the food.

what exactly were the pills for?? puppies that young don't need pills for 'just' hardening up stools, I"m thinking they were either worming meds, or meds for giardia./coccidia??

I'd say it was time for a vet visit.

What Diane ^^^^ said.

Also, cut out the treats. Especially bully sticks. Dogs eat grass for a reason, I say let them do it.

GSD84 · 09-27-2011, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JakodaCD OA

has she been wormed recently and a fecal done?? If not I suggest you take a fecal sample to the vet, those little white things could be worms,,if she's all clear, it could be the food.

what exactly were the pills for?? puppies that young don't need pills for 'just' hardening up stools, I"m thinking they were either worming meds, or meds for giardia./coccidia??

I'd say it was time for a vet visit.

I thought worms moved? They are really small specs, and they are not moving.....I have a little container, as we went to see the vet when we got her. So i will take a sample tomorrow and bring it in asap.... The breeder gave them to everyone....i dont know the names of them, but we had to give it to her once a day for the first week only.

GSD84 · 09-27-2011, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackGSD

How much are you feeding her? Over feeding is the #1 cause of loose stool. I agree with Diane though, I would have get checked out be a vet just to be on the safe side. I would also find out from the breeder exactly what the pills were so you can tell your vet.

We feed her a cup in the morning and a cup at night....and she doesn't even eat it all....and the breeder had her on rc as well....so no change in food.

GSD84 · 09-27-2011, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by PaddyD

What Diane ^^^^ said.

Also, cut out the treats. Especially bully sticks. Dogs eat grass for a reason, I say let them do it.

yeah well today i figured no more treats and we'll see if that clears it up. So instead i gave her tiny pieces of her food instead. Hoping that will help. I'm going to take a fecal sample to the vet tomorrow and hopefully that will help us to find out whats going on.

s14roller · 09-28-2011, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by GSD84

yeah well today i figured no more treats and we'll see if that clears it up. So instead i gave her tiny pieces of her food instead. Hoping that will help. I'm going to take a fecal sample to the vet tomorrow and hopefully that will help us to find out whats going on.

Yes, take out all the treats and other chews so you can isolate. Get her tested to see if there are any parasites, then consider it may be the food. Some dogs just don't do well on certain brands or certain types of protein sources.

Mine had very soft stool on Wellness LBP and Innova...vet convinced me to try a IAMs vet formula (crappy ingredients) and it worked.

We are now in the process of SLOWLY trying to transition her off the IAMs and onto a Salmon based food and seeing if that will do better than the chicken formulas in the other 2 brands mentioned above.

Iannotti · 09-28-2011, 08:32 PM

My pups stool is 50% of the time loose, the other 50 hard and normal.. He eats like a ****ing horse so he could very well be overeating.. Then again, I think it may be the food, orijen LBP gave my last pup loose poops, and when I add more raw and less kibble his stool is much harder.

09-27-2011, 06:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
GSD84 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Barrie, On Posts: 223	9 weeks old loose stool Isis will be 9 weeks tomorrow, and she has extremely loose stools....She is on royal canin and has been since she left the breeder. The breeder had her on these pills ( a white one and a pink one) for a week after she came home to harden up her stool....along with that we were mixing pumpkin puree into her food. Her stools were still pretty soft. Not sure what i'm doing wrong. TMI but her stools also have little white dots in them....We have been giving her those BULLY liver treats for training, and i'm wondering if that along with the food and her beef hock are causing it....although the beef hock she chews for 5 min and then leaves it. Not sure what to do to make it harder....Her last poop today was pretty green with brown in it...but she had been munching on grass today too.

09-27-2011, 06:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 14,237	has she been wormed recently and a fecal done?? If not I suggest you take a fecal sample to the vet, those little white things could be worms,,if she's all clear, it could be the food. what exactly were the pills for?? puppies that young don't need pills for 'just' hardening up stools, I"m thinking they were either worming meds, or meds for giardia./coccidia?? I'd say it was time for a vet visit. __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

09-27-2011, 07:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
BlackGSD Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 7,795	How much are you feeding her? Over feeding is the #1 cause of loose stool. I agree with Diane though, I would have get checked out be a vet just to be on the safe side. I would also find out from the breeder exactly what the pills were so you can tell your vet. __________________ Tracy Siren vom Banach { Sable female GSD 3-20-08} R.I.P. Wrangler male ACD/Aussie mix. 9-29-99 to8-29-11.

09-27-2011, 07:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
BlackGSD Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 7,795	Also what was the breeder feeding her? The way you worded it in your first post, it isn't clear if she has been on the RC since you got her, or if she was on it before you got her too. __________________ Tracy Siren vom Banach { Sable female GSD 3-20-08} R.I.P. Wrangler male ACD/Aussie mix. 9-29-99 to8-29-11.

09-28-2011, 08:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
Iannotti Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: NY, NY Posts: 114	My pups stool is 50% of the time loose, the other 50 hard and normal.. He eats like a ****ing horse so he could very well be overeating.. Then again, I think it may be the food, orijen LBP gave my last pup loose poops, and when I add more raw and less kibble his stool is much harder.

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