Stools ever firm up with colitis?

Doreen · 09-18-2009, 09:59 PM

I know its only been a week so far that Rex has been on raw food and probiotics, etc. Have those of you with the dog's colitis ever gotten to the point of firm stools? At this point, I am happy the blood has slowed down drastically, still a few drops after he has so many bm's, but I am also hoping for the stools to firm up more. They are still like thin whipped potatoes.

AussieGirl · 09-18-2009, 10:03 PM

I can't give personal experience with colitis but if you can bring yourself to give him some chicken frames it may help the process (Andrea will let me know if I'm totally off on that lol) - when feeding raw bone helps firm the poop up, if you give him one outside he wont drag it around and I really doubt that there will be any "left overs" laying around

Doreen · 09-18-2009, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by AussieGirl

I can't give personal experience with colitis but if you can bring yourself to give him some chicken frames it may help the process (Andrea will let me know if I'm totally off on that lol) - when feeding raw bone helps firm the poop up, if you give him one outside he wont drag it around and I really doubt that there will be any "left overs" laying around

What do you mean by chicken frames? all the bones after you've taken all the meat off? Ribs and all?

Doreen · 09-18-2009, 10:22 PM

do you buy the whole chicken leg or drumstick?

Boxer100 · 09-18-2009, 10:26 PM

One of the best things to firm up the stool is canned pumpkin. Add a tablespoon to each of your dog's meals and that should to it.

Doreen · 09-18-2009, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Boxer100

One of the best things to firm up the stool is canned pumpkin. Add a tablespoon to each of your dog's meals and that should to it.

I have been using canned pumpkin for quite some time.

KeeperBoy · 09-18-2009, 10:29 PM

Keepers has firm poops. He can have solid stools on just plain raw (with bone and organ), but some meats he has a problem with because they are too fatty. When that's the case we add in some The Honest Kitchen meat free mix and he firms right up. He has solid poop on THK meat included formulas as well.

He still has flare ups, but never more than once a month.

AussieGirl · 09-18-2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Doreen

What do you mean by chicken frames? all the bones after you've taken all the meat off? Ribs and all?

Chicken frames - yeah you got it right the boney "frame" that is left after they have taken the legs, wings, breast and thigh fillet off.

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Originally Posted by Doreen

do you buy the whole chicken leg or drumstick?

I buy whatever is on special at the time

Boxer100 · 09-18-2009, 10:38 PM

This is what I found at http://www.old-dog-treats-and-rawhid...stipation.html:

Raw meat is known to be a natural laxative for dog constipation. However, if your dog does not normally eat raw meat, only feed a small amount mixed in with his food over a few days until you notice a looser stool.

For soft stool, you can also try adding a little Bran a couple times a week to his meals or Pumpkin to his diet daily (1/4 tsp. to 1 heaping tablespoon depending on the dog's size). You can use "wheat or oat bran", however, we prefer the "oat bran" due to wheat sensitivities. Bran can be found in the all natural section of the supermarket or health food stores.

Like pumpkin, canned all natural sweet potatoes (no syrup) are also a great source of fiber. Mashed sweet potatoes are also available in the baby food section.

Brown rice also acts as a binding agent for dog loose stool.

Doreen · 09-18-2009, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by KeeperBoy

Keepers has firm poops. He can have solid stools on just plain raw (with bone and organ), but some meats he has a problem with because they are too fatty. When that's the case we add in some The Honest Kitchen meat free mix and he firms right up. He has solid poop on THK meat included formulas as well.

He still has flare ups, but never more than once a month.

Is this the stuff called Preference, by THK? How much of this do you add to the food... looks very expensive if it you have to add a lot of this product. I think it said equal parts meat to the mix. Are all the vitamins needed in there already, or are there some you still need to add?