Dumb Question About Poop

[Guest lavendergirl]

I have started feeding my dog the occasional raw bone to see how he goes with it - thinking of changing over to raw and also for keeping his teeth clean. I have noticed that his poop has been white after eating the raw meat off the bone - is this normal?

[Nekhbet]

yup, its because pretty much everything except the indigestible minerals have been absorbed :) perfectly normal

[Guest lavendergirl]

OK thanks - I think I might be a convert to raw as it broke down very quickly too :D

[fifi]

And the added bonus that raw meaty bones make a nice firm stool that does the job its supposed to, stimulate / express the anal glands on the way out :D

fifi

[fifi]

double post

Edited February 3, 2012 by fifi

[Erny]

No such thing as a "dumb question about poop", Lavender Girl. Knowing what your dog poops out on a daily basis is an excellent visual tool towards knowing how the insides are going and alerts you to sudden changes that might indicate your well dog isn't quite as well as usual or that your unwell dog is getting better. Understanding the poops and how they should be is necessary to be able to make a judgement call, so, as I mentioned - not a dumb question. :)

[moosepup]

I would just make sure the poops aren't too dry. I think that means too much bone as they poop out the undigested calcium. Wasn't there a DOLer who's dog had such dry poops it was pretty much pooping dust? :laugh:

Edited February 4, 2012 by moosepup