What food was she on before you changed it?

Many time foods like Euka...other foods vets recomemnd and foods that can be bought in a store have ingredients that many dogs are allergic to and these allergies will cause soft stools... no so much diarrhea, but soft unformed stools.

This might be your problem. There is a food sticky in this section, read through it and check out some of the foods on there with high ratings. A very good food is DVP potato and duck. They sell it at Petco and it is hypo-allergenic.

My next question is...do you give her raw hides? soft chews that she chews quickly?

 

my girl only gets diarrhea when she eats table scraps or is introduced to a new food too early.

could be the food, or stress from the environment?

 

What food was she on before you changed it?

She was on Eukanuba LB puppy before changing over.

My next question is...do you give her raw hides? soft chews that she chews quickly?

No, no raw hides. She only gets her food, a dry liver based treat called Charlee Bears and an occasional chopped up carrot ( her fav).

If I try a new food, how do I change it...cold turkey? How long before I see a change?

 

my girl only gets diarrhea when she eats table scraps or is introduced to a new food too early.

could be the food, or stress from the environment?

There has been no changes to her diet...and I can't think of any other environmental stress...any other ideas?

 

I think it maybe the food too. Especially considering the Vet is stumped. I have heard changing to a food that has venison is your best bet as dogs aren't accustomed to it so less chances they will be allergic to it.

 

I think it maybe the food too. Especially considering the Vet is stumped. I have heard changing to a food that has venison is your best bet as dogs aren't accustomed to it so less chances they will be allergic to it.

I just went to Petco and picked up a small bag of DVP Potato and Duck. How should I go about changing her food?

 

Hopefully you still have some of the old food. Mix the two together so it isn't a shock to the system. Also it helps them get accustomed to the new food taste. Duck is also a good choice to try. Slowly back off the original food and once she is on the duck meat give her a few days to see if there is a difference. Bust of luck and let us know what happens This site should help. http://dogs.about.com/cs/dietandnutrition/qt/switch_foods.htm

 

Hopefully you still have some of the old food. Mix the two together so it isn't a shock to the system. Also it helps them get accustomed to the new food taste. Duck is also a good choice to try. Slowly back off the original food and once she is on the duck meat give her a few days to see if there is a difference. Bust of luck and let us know what happens This site should help. http://dogs.about.com/cs/dietandnutrition/qt/switch_foods.htm

Thanks for the info. I gave her a little of the new food with the old stuff and she seems to love it...I'll LYK how it goes...hopefully this is the answer.

 

You didn't mention it specifically, so forgive me if this possibility has already been explored.

Has your vet considered Pancreatitis? I have a female dog (non bully-breed) who developed a fairly severe case of pancreatitis at about 2 years of age. The diarrhea was awful, and after about 2 days of battling the problem at home, we took her to the vet and a blood test was done that confirmed his suspicion that it was pancreatitis. He placed her on a drug (that I unfortunately cannot remember the name of) and it cleared the problem in just a day or two.

Like I say, I would imagine the vet's already thought of this, but I thought I would mention it just in case. Good luck!

 

I'd take her to another vet & have them check VERY carefully for giardia. We had a client whose dog had diarrhea for over 2 months. Sometimes it would got to normal for a few days, maybe a week, then it was back to very runny stools. We had 3 different lab techs search over those slides (including myself) & we never could find anything. But it just so happened one day that I found a whopping 2, but that's all we needed to confirm it (imagine looking for something literally microscopic & clear that moves very quickly). Although the giardia snap tests aren't 100% accurate (or even 90%), I might still have them do one if they have them.

Has the dog ever had a CBC or Complete Profile run?

My next advice is to take your dog to a veterinary gastrointerologist. Do y'all have a vet school nearby?

 

Did your vet check for coccidia? my dog had it...and its a real hard thing to go through..i was up all hours of the nite with him pretty much..the bet gave him pills tho and it took it away..

 

Has your vet considered Pancreatitis? I have a female dog (non bully-breed) who developed a fairly severe case of pancreatitis at about 2 years of age.

No, we havent talked about that...did your dog seem to be in any pain? Lola is very energetic and playful...and still has a HUGE appetite.

 

My next advice is to take your dog to a veterinary gastrointerologist. Do y'all have a vet school nearby?

I'm about 4 hours from Auburn University. I'm going to see if I can get in touch with someone there to discuss these problems...all the while attempting the new food.

 

well u have a beautiful dog!

but i have a few ?'s to ask.


do u take your dog to the dog park?
has the vet taken a fresh poop and examined it?
what treats and toys do u allow your dog to play with?
has the vet taken any type of xrays?
do u have children? if so do u think they can be feeding your dog junk it should not eat?

have u ever thought about testing your water? as there can be something in the water!!!


feed your dog straight rice with chicken broth (low sodium) and see if that works!

 

well u have a beautiful dog!

Thanks a lot!

do u take your dog to the dog park?
has the vet taken a fresh poop and examined it?
what treats and toys do u allow your dog to play with?
has the vet taken any type of xrays?
do u have children? if so do u think they can be feeding your dog junk it should not eat?

have u ever thought about testing your water? as there can be something in the water!!!

I don't take her to the park, but I do live in an apartment, and she sometimes "goes" where other dogs "go"
Yes, the vet has examined a fresh sample.
No Xrays or bloodwork...I'm thinking I should change vets.
No children...I keep a pretty close eye on her...but she still eats the occasional piece of lint, etc...lol

I tried the rice and chicken thing for awhile and it seemed to work just a little...but the diarrhea came back as soon as I put her back on the dry food.

 

Has your vet considered Pancreatitis? I have a female dog (non bully-breed) who developed a fairly severe case of pancreatitis at about 2 years of age.

No, we havent talked about that...did your dog seem to be in any pain? Lola is very energetic and playful...and still has a HUGE appetite.

It didn't seem to affect her appetite any, but she was not quite as energetic as normal. Our Vet told us that it varied from animal to animal, with some being almost lifeless, and others unaffected other than the Diarrhea. I gathered that he always did a complete blood panel on dogs with persistant diarrhea, so that he could rule out everything BUT food allergies or gastro-intestinal problems like IBS.

BTW, he also told us that mild cases of pancreatitis could go away on its own, or it could become chronic in which case only treatment would be effective in stopping the illness. As someone else suggested, I think I would try another vet. Sometimes it just helps to have a new set of eyes looking at it.

 

I think I would try another vet.

Yeah, I'm going to pick up a copy of Lola'a records tomorrow morning. I'll have to find another vet that is a little more willing to help...mine told me 5 days ago that he would be in touch with me...and I've heard nothing. Lola needs a doctor that will be much less nonchalant about this.

 

Stop the Charlee Bears. I think they are loaded with wheat, b/c Atticus had a severe wheat allergy, and those things gave him the runs.

 

Stop the Charlee Bears. I think they are loaded with wheat, b/c Atticus had a severe wheat allergy, and those things gave him the runs.

Okay I'll give that a try too. What about carrots? She LOVES them...so I give her a few cut up baby carrots around dinner time.

 

Carrots should be fine, I know my guy loves them, and they don't make him sick.

 

I think I would try another vet.

Yeah, I'm going to pick up a copy of Lola'a records tomorrow morning. I'll have to find another vet that is a little more willing to help...mine told me 5 days ago that he would be in touch with me...and I've heard nothing. Lola needs a doctor that will be much less nonchalant about this.

I have never had to pick up the records to bring to another Vet. The new Vet will normally have them sent from the old Vet. They do that here so you don't have to feel uncomfortable and saves you a trip.

 

this is my personal opinion but i would introduce him with a 7 day span of gradually adding more and more of that new food to his old food until you have him completly on the new food on the 7th day and for the time being have him only eat his food and nuthing else edible like treats just food and water i would say until the stool problem stops if this solves it and then slowly one at a time add things back, if there is anything he is getting besides his food. that way if it is something besides the food you can find and eliminate it that way.

 

Y'know I forgot to mention that her skin is a little "pinker" than normal and shes biting at her front paws a bit...could this be a sign of food allergy? Could be from the medicines that she has been on, I guess...

 

My young guy is also going through this right now, and I like you am not having much luck. However I will check back with you If I find something that finally works for him.

 

this is my personal opinion but i would introduce him with a 7 day span of gradually adding more and more of that new food to his old food until you have him completly on the new food on the 7th day and for the time being have him only eat his food and nuthing else edible like treats just food and water i would say until the stool problem stops if this solves it and then slowly one at a time add things back, if there is anything he is getting besides his food. that way if it is something besides the food you can find and eliminate it that way.

I'm definitely giving this a try right now...I have also set up an appointment with a new vet on Tuesday. I'll make sure they do some blood work!

My young guy is also going through this right now, and I like you am not having much luck. However I will check back with you If I find something that finally works for him.

Well, I can certainly sympathize with you! Good luck to you and your pup...I'll post back here when I have any news.