Loose stools in 2 yr old beagle. Suggestion for new food?

Question

My beagle is 2 yrs old and he eats wellness super 5 mix chicken flavor food. It is a high quality food that has fresh fruits and veggies, along with actual chicken (no by-products) as its main ingredients. It has no artificial preservatives either. My dog has been eating it for about a year. He has been checked for parasites, infections etc through both stool samples and blood, so he is otherwise healthy.

Spoke to vet this afternoon...
She suggested adding a tablespoon of canned pumpkin per 10 lbs of body weight to his meals. I am going to try that for a few weeks and see what happens!

Spoke to vet this afternoon...
She suggested adding a tablespoon of canned pumpkin per 10 lbs of body weight to his meals. I am going to try that for a few weeks and see what happens!

Answer 1

Add fibre to his food such as bran. Sounds like you're using a good quality food so you may not need to change it. You could try a hypoallergenic food like James Wellbeloved or Burns. He may just have a tummy upset in which case get an antibiotic such as Trib 80.
Has he had any stress lately? This could well be the cause. When I had boarding kennels some dogs used to get stressed (until they found out what a good time they were going to have!) and I gave them Trib 80 for a couple of days and they were fine.

Answer 2

Saw isn't necessarily a horror, it's a thriller. And honestly, yes she can. Even if she is scared afterwards she knows it's not real, the film itself is actually quite tame compared to most horrors despite idiots saying its the scariest film ever. But saying all of that, the film is not very good. It's usually quite boring and nothing truly 'scary' happens until the final 20 minutes. And when it does happen, it is actually quite disappointing. However, people below 14 usually like that film so I'd say give it a shot. There are much better horror's out there but you can show it to her and she will be fine, guaranteed.

Answer 3

it may be surprising but it might not be his food. It might be how much you feed him. as far fetched as it may be, feed him alittle less. My vet told me that if the dog has loose stools, he is eating too much and if he is having trouble, he is not eating enough. My dog Dingo had this problem. I was feeding him two cups twice a day and cut it down to one cup twice a day. He hasnt had a loose stool in almost two months ( since I changed it)

Answer 4

Try something generic like Purina, my beagle would have stool problems if her food had rice or chicken in it. The cheap regular stuff worked great for her.

Answer 5

Try Nutro.

http://www.nutroproducts.com/

Answer 6

hi i have a german shepherd who suffers with bouts of colitus, i was told to give her natural bio live yoghurt.it worked wonders just a couple of spoon fulls did the trick,if your dog wont take it on its food ,blob it on its nose it will automatically lick it off....its also very cheap and can be bought at most food stores

Answer 7

Why dont you feed him dog food called, 'lifes abundance' Its a great dog food that ppl have seen amazing results in their dogs with. ANd it can help your dog live to be 27!

Answer 8

Hills I/D kibble. My dog had the same problem and this food fixed it. He LOVES it too! You can buy it from your vet.

Answer 9

you might want to try worming the dog but as far as food goes Eukanuba is the best.

Answer 10

TRY CHANGING THE FOOD. DOGS DON'T TOLERATE FRUIT TOO MUCH.
MY DOG LOVED KIBBLE AND BITS. THEN SHE PREFERED BENEFUL. HER STOOL GOOD, NORMAL