[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Puppy poops....!!
- From: Wasatchgld@xxxxxxx
- To: gailbauman@xxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 19:59:20 EST
Unless the pups are thin, try cutting the portions back a little. Sometimes
puppies eat more than they can process. I would also put a little plain,
packed pumpkin in the moistened food - that adds fiber, and helps slow
things down and firm up the stools (I buy the Libby's canned pumpkin
from the grocery store - usually by the pie fillings. Just make sure it's
"plain" pumpkin and not the spicy pie mix).
Check to see if there is anything the puppies are eating that they
shouldn't be - at that age they will chew and swallaw anything they
can get into their little jaws! Once I thought a litter had parvo - it
turned
out the little rascals had eaten a dozen foot tall blue spruce tree starts I
was starting in the garden (by the time I found them, they had been
reduced to a dozen inch tall stumps!).
You might also run a fecal sample to the vet for an exam - I usually do
this by that age anyway, just to make sure I can clear up any problems
well before I let any babies go to new homes.
Good luck,
Janice Buchanan
Wasatch-Gold German Shepherds, UT
In a message dated 12/1/2004 4:19:47 PM Mountain Standard Time,
gailbauman@xxxxxx writes:
Question - my 7 week old puppies' stools are about the consistency of thick
pudding, or cow pies, take your pick. I am thinking they should be more firm?
They are eating Diamond Puppy, which I wet down (let it soak overnight) with
some dry sprinkled on top. They are drinking plenty of water. What do I need
to do differently? I have had my other puppies on Diamond and they have done
well, so I'm not thinking it's the food. Is what I'm giving them too wet?
Suggestions PLEASE!!
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