Hi, I'm posting to see if anyone has shared a similar experience with me that may be able to provide some helpful advice!
My Finley is 7 months old tomorrow (crazy!) Ever since the day I picked him up at 8 weeks, we've been off an on battling stomach/stool issues. Worms, giardia, coccidia, other bacterial parasites-he's had the whole deal. He also seems to have a very sensitive stomach and doesn't tolerate chicken-based foods. His most recent stool test was a month ago, a few days before his neuter, which came back positive for both giardia and coccidia. He was put on Albon and Metro to treat those, and was back to normal in a few days. However, for the past couple of weeks, he has had off an on loose stools (mushy to pudding piles, sometimes even mucusy). He'll be normal for 2-3 days then it seems a switch flips and he'll suddenly have messy stools. He has been given a couple new treats in this time frame, but I've since cut him off those and nothing has really changed. He's currently on Taste of the Wild adult food, the Sierra Mountain lamb-based formula. (He's previously been on Blue Buffalo and The Hill's Science Diet-both recommendations by a vet we no longer see.)
I should probably mention he acts completely normal other than the poo issues. He's just as, if not more playful and eats and drinks normally. He's been on TOTW food for about 3 months now and I recently made the switch to the adult food. I was thinking that may be the culprit, but wouldn't that mean constant loose stools, not just every few days or so?
I was going to try adding pumpkin or some sort of digestive aid to his food for awhile and see if that helps anything. I'm also wondering if I need to dig deeper, say switching to a limited ingredient diet. I'd like to avoid yet another trip to the vet for now as Finley and my wallet both need a bit of a break from the vet's office. Obviously if nothing changes or he starts having more frequency in the loose stools, we'll be off for another checkup.
Please let me know if you've experienced anything like this with your pup and if you came across a solution! Thanks in advance.
Here's a recent picture of my boy.
My Finley is 7 months old tomorrow (crazy!) Ever since the day I picked him up at 8 weeks, we've been off an on battling stomach/stool issues. Worms, giardia, coccidia, other bacterial parasites-he's had the whole deal. He also seems to have a very sensitive stomach and doesn't tolerate chicken-based foods. His most recent stool test was a month ago, a few days before his neuter, which came back positive for both giardia and coccidia. He was put on Albon and Metro to treat those, and was back to normal in a few days. However, for the past couple of weeks, he has had off an on loose stools (mushy to pudding piles, sometimes even mucusy). He'll be normal for 2-3 days then it seems a switch flips and he'll suddenly have messy stools. He has been given a couple new treats in this time frame, but I've since cut him off those and nothing has really changed. He's currently on Taste of the Wild adult food, the Sierra Mountain lamb-based formula. (He's previously been on Blue Buffalo and The Hill's Science Diet-both recommendations by a vet we no longer see.)
I should probably mention he acts completely normal other than the poo issues. He's just as, if not more playful and eats and drinks normally. He's been on TOTW food for about 3 months now and I recently made the switch to the adult food. I was thinking that may be the culprit, but wouldn't that mean constant loose stools, not just every few days or so?
I was going to try adding pumpkin or some sort of digestive aid to his food for awhile and see if that helps anything. I'm also wondering if I need to dig deeper, say switching to a limited ingredient diet. I'd like to avoid yet another trip to the vet for now as Finley and my wallet both need a bit of a break from the vet's office. Obviously if nothing changes or he starts having more frequency in the loose stools, we'll be off for another checkup.
Please let me know if you've experienced anything like this with your pup and if you came across a solution! Thanks in advance.
Here's a recent picture of my boy.