Pro Biotic

[Hazel_Jane_mama]

HEY!

new Cane cross owner here, miss hazel is about 7 months old now.... i'm feeding her life abundance per my trainers suggestion; she has diarrhea, super super bad was curious if there was a pro biotic anyone can suggest i get for her??

 

[Smokeycat]

No idea about probiotics to use but in my experience if the diarrhea isn't sudden, i.e.they ate something bad, it has always been related to the food being fed. My EM is unable to have any sort of poultry in kibble or treats. Turkey caused immediate gas issues but both chicken and duck took time before it became apparent there was a problem. Over about a month his stool got progressively softer until it was almost water. Changing to non poultry food solved the problem. My other dog had a similar bout of unexplained diarrhea but his turned out that he was getting too much food. Reducing how much he was fed fixed things for him.
Just a couple of possibilities for what could be the problem if there is no known medical issue such as parasites/worms.

 

[Hazel_Jane_mama]

I actually just picked her up some Solid Gold Salmon high protein today; she's been on a NO poultry diet since reading further into these boards and reading about other Corso's having issues starting at Hazels age with poultry, pisses me off she's so expensive, but then again i did pay a pretty damn penny for her hahahaha ;D we'll see if this works.

 

[scorning]

My Dane had a really sensitive stomach while growing, we found we needed a more concentrated food to provide smaller, more frequent meals. We also use pro-pectalin, I give it to both my dogs still even though stomach problems are rare now. My dogs eat it like its a treat.

https://www.chewy.com/vetoquinol-pro-pectalin-anti-diarrhea/dp/109722

 

[7121548]

Isn’t that protein kind of high for a growing mastiff? What is it—like 37%?

 

[DennasMom]

I can't find the calcium numbers for the Solid Gold Salmon recipe... you want calcium under 1.5% (the lower the better) for growing mastiffs.

We started Denna on Solid Gold Wolf Cub, which had good numbers 6 years ago.

For probiotics - any human version is fine. Plain live yogurt and kefir is also fine. Raw goat milk is a great option, and any pet food boutique should have lots of options. We use Dogzymes among other brands... I like to rotate probiotics brands to keep variety in Denna's diet, including gut-bugs.

For the occasional GI upset, I keep OnlyNaturalPet's "GI Support" on hand. Probiotics and herbal support for the digestive tract.

 

[Hazel_Jane_mama]

we went to the veterinarian and switched her food to taste of the wild