Stool softening
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| How about 1/4 - 1/2 tsp of mineral oil/castor oil/fish oil mixed on his food, only on his evening meal and adjust when you see how his system handles it. My other thought would be a green bean mixed with his evening meal, almost no calories and a veggie to help. This sounds foolish, but in the (grocery - I didn't say it) store, a faily new product (but I can't think of the manufacturer right off), the "Better Than _____" (Better Than Ears, Better Than Bones, etc) series. They have a Better Than Bones - Digestive Aid which has digestive enzymes supposedly, I just know it keeps my dogs normal, they like them, and it satisfies the chewing relaxation in the evenings. |
| Maybe a bit of plain Metamucil over the food, start with 1/2 tsp. It is psyllium and used for diarrhea in dogs but also a bit of constipation. http://www.vetinfo.com/psyllium-for-dogs.html If you can find something to add bulk to the diet.....yeah, the green beans would work. Increasing water intake by wetting the food.......good idea with psyllium anyway....but also offering a bit of special water.........some of my dogs got broth water as a treat.......very diluted low sodium chicken stock......no more than 1 cup to start. Others could handle "white water" which was water colored with milk. Those who could still process a bit of lactose absolutely loved white water. You might also check anal glands, there might be some impaction there that needs to be relieved. |
| I'm with Susan. My first thought was to moisten the kibble as well, or add a canned version of the food to the diet. Diarrhea is when food moves through the bowel too quickly to absorb the correct amount of water, and constipation is when things move so slowly through the bowel that the water is overly absorbed. By moistening the food, you might add enough water to even out the situation. Laurie and Oscar |
| I would just add water as well.... sounds like he's maybe getting a bit dehydrated through the night? |
Or feeding "too good" of a diet. Not enough roughage makes less waste product (poop)...so it goes through slower. The longer the waste takes to move from mouth to rectum, the drier it will be. Some dogs do better with more roughage (veggies, grains) added in. They aren't all bad thing...contrary to lots you hear in dog food advertising.  Sometimes I think we've swung too far the other way in what we consider good for lots of dogs. |
| We started to moisten the evening meal and Sprox has grated carrot. He steels carrots if he can so thats like the icing on top of the cake! It help his morning hardnes to just a nice bit softer stool.-The things we chat about!!x |
got sheep wrote: Or feeding "too good" of a diet. Not enough roughage makes less waste product (poop)...so it goes through slower. The longer the waste takes to move from mouth to rectum, the drier it will be. Some dogs do better with more roughage (veggies, grains) added in. They aren't all bad thing...contrary to lots you hear in dog food advertising. Sometimes I think we've swung too far the other way in what we consider good for lots of dogs.I agree 100%. Unless a dog has an allergy to an ingredient why avoid corn meal, or grains etc? Dogs have done well on it for a very long time. I have a very strong opinion on allergies too, if a dog is too sensitive (either skin or digestive) to anything at all, I don't think those lines should be bred or continued anymore. Those are very serious issues and can cause the pet and the owner so much stress, money in vet bills, special diets and supplements and meds. It's an autoimmune manifestation and isn't taken seriously enough in my opinion. |
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