So thanks to the new post on poop colors and reading poop, I've confirmed what took me a long time to realize.....that my dog's food goes through him too fast. He generally (well always) has greenish looking stool.
This is also confirmed by a vet visit we had a while back. We did x-rays to rule out bloat on this visit. Because the first set wasn't very clear (partly because he's so lean), they gave him a liquid (barium I think), so that they could see more on the x-rays. When we got the next set of x-rays, the tech seemed surprised at how fast it was moving through him and mentioned how he must have a really high metabolism.
So is there anything I can do to slow things down? He's got a very sensitive stomach as it is and it took me a while to find a food that would give solid stool. He's on Orijen adult regular right now, with a little EVO 95% canned and a probiotic pill. Otherwise, he's very lean....but not to the point that the vet is concerned. And he is a working dog, so being lean also has to do with all the exercise he gets. And he has a ton of energy....definitely not lacking by a stretch in that area. Any thoughts as to how I could help slow things down a little?
This is also confirmed by a vet visit we had a while back. We did x-rays to rule out bloat on this visit. Because the first set wasn't very clear (partly because he's so lean), they gave him a liquid (barium I think), so that they could see more on the x-rays. When we got the next set of x-rays, the tech seemed surprised at how fast it was moving through him and mentioned how he must have a really high metabolism.
So is there anything I can do to slow things down? He's got a very sensitive stomach as it is and it took me a while to find a food that would give solid stool. He's on Orijen adult regular right now, with a little EVO 95% canned and a probiotic pill. Otherwise, he's very lean....but not to the point that the vet is concerned. And he is a working dog, so being lean also has to do with all the exercise he gets. And he has a ton of energy....definitely not lacking by a stretch in that area. Any thoughts as to how I could help slow things down a little?