puppy having very loose stools

[Peyton18]

I have had puppy for about a week and a half.She is 8 weeks old. When we brought her home she had soft but formed stools. We did not change her food over slowly the breeder forgot to give us our bag. After about 2 days she started having loose pudding type stools. I tried giving her pumpkin, it help for a few hours then the nexy day it was much more liquidy. So for two days I gave her rice chicken and pumpkin with a very small amount of her dry kibble(Diamond natruals large breed puppy). That help also but not lasting for more then a day. I also was giving her pepto and anti dierrhea meds. They didn't help either. Yesterday I gave her some yogurt with probiotics and pumpkin and today she had formed softish stools. Then later in the day she started having the liquid stool again. There is no blood or mucus. Its brown like her food. The breeder gave me albon. Today was her fifth day tomorrow is her rest day. She also gave me panacur to do on her second rest day. She had a fecal and it came back negitive. could I be over feeding her or should I change her food? Please help it is driving me crazy.

[Jax08]

Have you taken her to the vet yet? For a check? Why would you give her panacur if her fecal was negative?

I hate Diamond Naturals LBP food. All three of my dogs got sick while eating a bag. What food was she eating at the breeders? The same?

I would start with a vet appointment. Her intestines might be irritated and that might mean an antibiotic or another med.

[msvette2u]

Don't give her anti-diarrhea meds. Some dogs can be sensitive to it and it can make them very sick or kill them.
Even pepto should not be given without a vet's advice as it's got the same ingredient as aspirin and can cause further irritation.

You need to take a stool sample (or the whole puppy) in to the vet and get an actual diagnosis to know what to give and how much.

[doggiedad]

it's probably purebreditis. what kind of
pumkin are feeding (can, fresh)? make
sure the pumpkin isn't pie mix. when i use
canned pumkin it's in water only. the yogurt,
is it the kind with sugar or artificial sweetners
or is it organic?

[chelle]

I'd go back to the plain jane boiled chicken and rice. Nothing else, besides the meds. I wouldn't even bother mixing in kibble until you get more stable. Been thru this when my pup was young and it sucked. I don't recall how many days of chicken and rice there were, but several at least. I didn't make any attempt to mix in kibble until stools were much improved, and then only added, literally, 10 pieces, then 15, then 20.... slooowww.

Not fun.

[Peyton18]

I had a appointment for the vet and then her stools started to get better. And then tonight not so much. I used organic pumpkin and yogurt. Could I be over feeding her? I am giving her 3 meal a day 1 cup in the morning 1/2 in the after noon and 1 cup at dinner. She doesn't always finish it. I have read that even if the fecal was negitive she could still have giardia. But there is no blood or mucus in her stools no vomiting. She has gained 2.5 pounds sence I have had her. The breeder feed pro pac? Never heard of it. and couldn't find it.

[chelle]

Originally Posted by Peyton18

I had a appointment for the vet and then her stools started to get better. And then tonight not so much. I used organic pumpkin and yogurt. Could I be over feeding her? I am giving her 3 meal a day 1 cup in the morning 1/2 in the after noon and 1 cup at dinner. She doesn't always finish it. I have read that even if the fecal was negitive she could still have giardia. But there is no blood or mucus in her stools no vomiting. She has gained 2.5 pounds sence I have had her. The breeder feed pro pac? Never heard of it. and couldn't find it.

Preface! I am NOT a professional!

Again, I'd go back to chicken and plain white rice and ditch all kibble. No bones, no chewies, nothing. Chicken and rice and perhaps a little plain pumpkin (not the pie filling stuff) mixed in. And small meals. She probably needs a little fasting time. The immediate switchover of food probably got her little system pretty upset. As for the yogurt, from what I've read here, there just isn't enough probiotic in it to make much difference. I hope someone will correct me if that is mistaken. Her system just seems to be pretty screwed up, so bland and dull is probably the best approach, ruling out other medical issues. But you said her fecal was negative.

I do hope better informed people will chime in here. All I'm going on is what worked for us when we had this problem.

[Peyton18]

Ok well now this morning my pups stools looked great! This is driving me nuts. I did not change anything with her food last night. What is going on with this pup? she is a active healthy girl could I be over feeding her?

[Peyton18]

All day today she had nice formed stools. Feed her rice chicken small amount of kibble yogurt and pumpkin. She pooped 4 times today so far. 3 of them looked great the last one was very loose again. I gave her more kibble in her dinner then I did in her first two meals.. How long should it take for her to get used to the food? And should I try a different food?

[Jax08]

Originally Posted by chelle

Preface! I am NOT a professional!

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But do you play one on TV? That's what really counts.