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Hi everybody!
New owner of a GSD mix with a Husky. Her name is Lucy, and she’s currently 3 months old. She has had 3 vaccination shots (1 not to go in 3 weeks). I do not take her to the park or the store. Only outside for potty training (and keeping an eye on what she does). I also have a 2 year old pit mix named Cooper.
So I am contacting you all today because I’m getting concerned about my puppy. She’s currently 3 months old and only weighs 20lbs... which I think (according to growing charts found online) is not enough. I am feeding her Wellness Core Puppy, 2 + 3/4 cups a day (2 feedings, one morning and one evening). Is that enough? Is the food good for her?
Also - it’s been about 2 days now she is having loose stools (not water puddle, just loose no properly formed poop - see picture). She doesn’t seem dehydrated (even though she’s always drank a lot of water a day, way more than my other dog when he was a puppy), she’s very active and doesn’t look ill. The stools are only loose, there is no blood or discoloration or mucus (even though sometimes just a light much coat, specifically after a second poop). I can see this is bothering her because usually she sleeps through the night in her crate without having me taking her outside, but for 2 nights now I had to take her twice in the middle of the night because I could hear her moving around and not wanting to rest - and as soon as I take her out she immediately poops and it all falls loose.
So before I go see a vet (because it doesn’t look like an alarming case of loose stool - and btw she had a fecal test at 6 weeks old and came back clear), I wanted to have everyone’s opinion. Has it happen to you before? What did you do to fix it? I noticed that Wellness Core has 36% Protein (whereas Blue Buffalo Freedom Grain Free Large breed puppy has 26%). Could this be the problem? It is now 7am PST on Sunday 09/16, and last night around 8pm I added 2 teaspoons of pumpkin purée to her meal. Haven’t seen any difference (for now) with the 4 poops she’s done since I fed her. Also, do you all think she looks too skinny for her age? (You can see her ribs a little bit).
Thanks everyone!
New owner of a GSD mix with a Husky. Her name is Lucy, and she’s currently 3 months old. She has had 3 vaccination shots (1 not to go in 3 weeks). I do not take her to the park or the store. Only outside for potty training (and keeping an eye on what she does). I also have a 2 year old pit mix named Cooper.
So I am contacting you all today because I’m getting concerned about my puppy. She’s currently 3 months old and only weighs 20lbs... which I think (according to growing charts found online) is not enough. I am feeding her Wellness Core Puppy, 2 + 3/4 cups a day (2 feedings, one morning and one evening). Is that enough? Is the food good for her?
Also - it’s been about 2 days now she is having loose stools (not water puddle, just loose no properly formed poop - see picture). She doesn’t seem dehydrated (even though she’s always drank a lot of water a day, way more than my other dog when he was a puppy), she’s very active and doesn’t look ill. The stools are only loose, there is no blood or discoloration or mucus (even though sometimes just a light much coat, specifically after a second poop). I can see this is bothering her because usually she sleeps through the night in her crate without having me taking her outside, but for 2 nights now I had to take her twice in the middle of the night because I could hear her moving around and not wanting to rest - and as soon as I take her out she immediately poops and it all falls loose.
So before I go see a vet (because it doesn’t look like an alarming case of loose stool - and btw she had a fecal test at 6 weeks old and came back clear), I wanted to have everyone’s opinion. Has it happen to you before? What did you do to fix it? I noticed that Wellness Core has 36% Protein (whereas Blue Buffalo Freedom Grain Free Large breed puppy has 26%). Could this be the problem? It is now 7am PST on Sunday 09/16, and last night around 8pm I added 2 teaspoons of pumpkin purée to her meal. Haven’t seen any difference (for now) with the 4 poops she’s done since I fed her. Also, do you all think she looks too skinny for her age? (You can see her ribs a little bit).
Thanks everyone!
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