I have two puppies on raw. Chicken quarters and breasts comprise about 98% of their diet and I throw in a small amount of organ meat from time to time. They have been eating nothing but raw for the past 6 weeks. The pups are in beautiful condition - in fact the dog food rep at the local pet store commented on their beautiful coats. They both are very active and have healthy appetites.
My problem is that they both continue to have mostly runny poop. I may get one day of nice sold, formed stools, but then they go back to the runs. In fact, the older (4 months) is soup condition and has been for two weeks. I had started her on pork butt + chicken a couple weeks ago but after 4-5 days of the runs, I went back to all chicken. The stool situation hasn't, however, cleared up. She is not going more often - just once per meal several hours after the meal (I am currently feeding 2x a day). The other puppy (3 months) has more formed stools but definitely on the runny side as well.
Because of their condition and activity level, I am not overly concerned other than possible dehydration (water intake is being monitored) but am wondering if any others have experienced this during transition. The question is am I being too unconcerned. Have others experienced a long bout of runny stools during the transition period? These are puppies and are experiencing a lot of new exciting things which can lead to stress so this may be one explanation.
fyi - this is my feeding regime:
4 month old Boerboel - current weight 47 lbs, prob adult weight 120 lbs. 2 meals a day of 20oz each of chicken quarters and breast with very tiny amount of liver and gizzard 2-3 times a week. I was feeding her 24 oz each meal and cut back to see if being over fed was causing the diarhea.
3 month old German Shorthaired Pointer - current weight 12 lbs, prob adult weight 55 lbs. 2 meals a day of 12 oz each of chicken breast. Opposite of the Boerboel, I recently upped her food from 10oz each meal because she appears a tad underweight.
Anyway - any experiences or ideas are appreciated.
thanks for "listening"
Carol
My problem is that they both continue to have mostly runny poop. I may get one day of nice sold, formed stools, but then they go back to the runs. In fact, the older (4 months) is soup condition and has been for two weeks. I had started her on pork butt + chicken a couple weeks ago but after 4-5 days of the runs, I went back to all chicken. The stool situation hasn't, however, cleared up. She is not going more often - just once per meal several hours after the meal (I am currently feeding 2x a day). The other puppy (3 months) has more formed stools but definitely on the runny side as well.
Because of their condition and activity level, I am not overly concerned other than possible dehydration (water intake is being monitored) but am wondering if any others have experienced this during transition. The question is am I being too unconcerned. Have others experienced a long bout of runny stools during the transition period? These are puppies and are experiencing a lot of new exciting things which can lead to stress so this may be one explanation.
fyi - this is my feeding regime:
4 month old Boerboel - current weight 47 lbs, prob adult weight 120 lbs. 2 meals a day of 20oz each of chicken quarters and breast with very tiny amount of liver and gizzard 2-3 times a week. I was feeding her 24 oz each meal and cut back to see if being over fed was causing the diarhea.
3 month old German Shorthaired Pointer - current weight 12 lbs, prob adult weight 55 lbs. 2 meals a day of 12 oz each of chicken breast. Opposite of the Boerboel, I recently upped her food from 10oz each meal because she appears a tad underweight.
Anyway - any experiences or ideas are appreciated.
thanks for "listening"
Carol