My labrador is 10 months old, and passes stool too frequently. what do I do?

Question

I feed him 2 regular meals, and he's always had this problem? Is their some problem with him???? It sure is for me.

Answer 1

change the food, the healthier the food the more nutrition he will be eating so the less he will have to eat to maintain. therefor fewer stool production. however! change the food over slowly to not upset his digest. over a period of 2 weeks. when looking for good food check you ingrets. you want your first 3 to be meat, meat, rice. no corn or ground corn meal. corn is used as filler. everyone has their own opinion of by-products. but i'll say the low end food tend to have the most by-products.

Answer 2

As long as his stools are solid, I wouldn't worry too much. You can however, try a different kind of food. He is also still a puppy at 10 months old, so as with children, he will need to find what works for him. If you are having to take him out to use the bathroom, he could be "holding it" so that you will have to take him out more often. Dogs are like people, they can "work" the system that is in place for them. Next time he goes to the vet, you may just want to ask to be certain, but as long as his stools are solid, I would not make a special trip.

Answer 3

As everyone says, check the food. try switching to a Lamb and Rice formula. This combination is better utilized by the dogs system thereby leaving less of the fillers to "excrete". There are several brands ... Nutra Nugguts, Scence Diet, Iams, One ... all are good brands and can be expensive, but since more is used by the dogs system, they eat less, and that too causes fewer and smaller "piles" in the yard, and the same size bag goes a little farther. I. myself, would try that a bit and see if it makes ay difference. If not then take him to the vet it may be something else.

Answer 4

The brand of food might be the error. Try moving him to Science Diet, which I moved my dog to after he started passing slightly bloody stool.

Also, try decreasing the portions of wet food you give him. This is probably clogging his intestines with liquidy mush, which makes him pass more often. However, if you put him on a correct balance of dry fod, this problem, in theory, should cease.

And be sure to give him plenty of available water and enough excercise so he doesn't bulk up too much and start to relieve himself even MORE! Trust me, I've had this happen and it is NOT pretty, Unless, of course, you prefer your whole house marked up. You can also feed him Science Diet Large Chicken Treats. They're packed with essential vitamins!!

Another great tip: Add a1-2 tablespoons of RED Gatorade to his water bowl a couple times a week. This should help his stomach. I know this for a fact; we were told this by our vet after getting our doggie!!

We're glad we could help. Tell us how it all goes!

Answer 5

My advise would be the same as the other peeps, change his food. Do research and find the differences in dog foods, there are many sites online that grade dog foods. The less "fillers" the less poo. With better dog foods you feed less because the dog will only get what he needs so the price actually can be cheaper.

Answer 6

If he's passing solid stools and not loose stools, I wouldn't worry about it. I have a male that gets to busy with other stuff, he'll go just a little, but goes three times more often than my female (who tends to all her business at once).

Answer 7

You may want to take him to the vet. I bought a golden reviver and she was doing that (she is only 6 moths old), at first we thought that it was just because she was an active puppy, but then she started going without even knowing. We took her to the Vet ASAP and it turned out that she had hook worms. (Hook worms lead to parvo also just in case you didn't know. Parvo is much harder to treat than worms.) Good luck.

Answer 8

Talk to your vet. It may be the type of dog food. Many dog foods with too high a fat content can cause these type of problems.

Answer 9

I would take him to the vet it could be a food allergy or he needs a more substantial diet. Have you brought it up with your vet before? What is too frequently?

Answer 10

Have you had him on the same brand of dog food the whole time? Switching dog foods also can make them sick, their stomach has to get used to it and a dog food I recommend, if you're having trouble finding one, is Purina's Beneful. I work for Purina, and it is the latest big hit dog food, its healthy and my dogs love it. just a tip! good luck