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I adopted a Lab/Australian Shepherd mix 11 weeks ago. He's almost 10 months old now. The rescue had him on Purina Puppy and suggested I change him to a better food. My trainer recommended Instinct foods; she told me she feeds her Rottweiler kibble, canned, and raw. I gradually switched him to the kibble, over the course of a month, and he had really explosive diarrhea at the end of the switch for a day or two. His poops were soft for several days after that, but eventually it became somewhat hard again (but never to the point it was when I first adopted him). I tried working in the Instinct Raw over the past two days -- one medallion with his kibble at night, and this morning he had borderline diarrhea (after some hard poop).
I'm wondering if the Instinct brand just isn't for him? Or did the raw mess him up? I've also noticed his hair seems more dry, and he's scratching/itching himself a ton. Does this warrant a trip to the vet? Should I try a different brand? When I've noticed his poop getting really soft, I've incorporated boiled chicken and rice with his kibble, and that seems to do the trick.
I'm wondering if the Instinct brand just isn't for him? Or did the raw mess him up? I've also noticed his hair seems more dry, and he's scratching/itching himself a ton. Does this warrant a trip to the vet? Should I try a different brand? When I've noticed his poop getting really soft, I've incorporated boiled chicken and rice with his kibble, and that seems to do the trick.