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So we are on about our third week of feeding raw to our 2 year old Great Dane. The first week went pretty well with no loose stools that I can remember.
Around week two he began having diarrhea and I thought it was because of the dehydrated liver treats that we were giving him. So we stopped those and didn't feed him for a day and went back to just chicken backs. Things were fine for a couple days and then he went back to runny poops.
After a few days of runny poops and a little blood in the poop (bright red) we fasted him for another 24 hours. When I started feeding him again I cut all the skin and fat off the chicken backs and only fed him a couple per day. Things were going well for a couple days and when I gave him four backs yesterday he went back to runny poop. It is the kind that is almost all mucus.
He has been losing weight and starting to look a little gangly. He still eats his food right away and is drinking water and does not seem lethargic. Is it possible that he has a bug or another issue? His yearly check-up is coming up and we can go anytime for that. I am a little nervous about what the vet is going to say when we tell her that we switched him to raw. I don't want them to brush it off and try and get me to buy $200 worth of "sensitive stomach" food.
Should we see what the vet has to say or do you guys think this is still part of the adjustment period?
Around week two he began having diarrhea and I thought it was because of the dehydrated liver treats that we were giving him. So we stopped those and didn't feed him for a day and went back to just chicken backs. Things were fine for a couple days and then he went back to runny poops.
After a few days of runny poops and a little blood in the poop (bright red) we fasted him for another 24 hours. When I started feeding him again I cut all the skin and fat off the chicken backs and only fed him a couple per day. Things were going well for a couple days and when I gave him four backs yesterday he went back to runny poop. It is the kind that is almost all mucus.
He has been losing weight and starting to look a little gangly. He still eats his food right away and is drinking water and does not seem lethargic. Is it possible that he has a bug or another issue? His yearly check-up is coming up and we can go anytime for that. I am a little nervous about what the vet is going to say when we tell her that we switched him to raw. I don't want them to brush it off and try and get me to buy $200 worth of "sensitive stomach" food.
Should we see what the vet has to say or do you guys think this is still part of the adjustment period?