Meg Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 I have a 9 week old Labradoodle pup who woofs her food down and it comes out the other end with very little processing, ie. looks quite similar to how it was before devoured. I have tried several ideas to encourage her to eat slower (fed via a Kong, small amounts at a time over elongated period). I don't know whether I am not feeding her enough or if this is just something that young pups can do. Does anyone have a solution please? Meg 3.11.2-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen15 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 if the food isn't being digested, ie the same when it comes out to when it goes in, I'd be taking a poo sample and puppy to the vet. what are you feeding and what did the breeder recommend? You could also discuss with the breeder and see what they say. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Agree with Karen. I have a litter of 7 week old working ESS and they are absolute gutses. No way would I expect to see faecal material looking unprocessed. What are you feeding? And then vet check. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apricot Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 How is your pup going? Are you feeding her a high quality dog food? Sometimes some of the lower quality foods contain a large amount of fillers that some dogs can't digest properly. If the food is not digested properly their poos will still smell like food to them and they will eat it. Good luck. I hope you've already solved the problem and she's not eating her poop anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha113 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Hi, I came here for the same reason.. Had no that problem in his early days, but I caught my dog eating his poop 2 times in the past two weeks. Our vet said the same thing, nutrition issue, so we are now trying out different food. If you come up with solution, keep us updated here please ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I have 2 dogs here that eat poo... and the only reason for it is that they like it... grrr! We have found absolutely no other reason for it... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) B12 A canine multivitamin can be very effective. Or, some just like to do it. edit; I'm not ruling out diet change and actual veterinary issues like the need for bloods and floats etc especially if it looks the same coming out as it does going in. Edited November 30, 2017 by Powerlegs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha113 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 23 hours ago, Powerlegs said: if it looks the same coming out as it does going in. Our vet explained that right there might be an issue :/ The food goes all the way trough animal's stomachs and it comes out without much change... Like there is no body reaction to the ingredients ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 32 minutes ago, Samantha113 said: Our vet explained that right there might be an issue :/ The food goes all the way trough animal's stomachs and it comes out without much change... Like there is no body reaction to the ingredients ... Have you looked at slippery elm as a supplement? Very commonly used for gut issues in dogs and horses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I'll try tagging @Steve in case she's still around. She might have some extra advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen15 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 6 hours ago, Samantha113 said: Our vet explained that right there might be an issue :/ The food goes all the way trough animal's stomachs and it comes out without much change... Like there is no body reaction to the ingredients ... And because they aren't digesting their food, even though they're being fed, they starve unless the issue can be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha113 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 On 12/1/2017 at 2:19 AM, Powerlegs said: Have you looked at slippery elm as a supplement? Very commonly used for gut issues in dogs and horses. I used to give it to my other dog years ago, when he had diarrhea and it helped in solving that issue, but I had no idea that it could be helpful with this too! Thanks a lot for reminding me, will definitely do a little research about it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha113 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 On 12/1/2017 at 8:13 AM, karen15 said: And because they aren't digesting their food, even though they're being fed, they starve unless the issue can be fixed. Exactly I mean, vet didn't say it that way, but it just seems like a logical conclusion.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrlsrand Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 How's your pup doing lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha113 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 On 12/5/2017 at 8:16 AM, chrlsrand said: How's your pup doing lately? Hi, thanks for asking, Saturday I went to vet again because I panicked a bit, was checking other forums too and saw a lot of stuff :/ Anyhow, I insisted to do a bit more examinations, so they checked his pancreas ( as it may be the cause too :/ ), and luckily it was all ok with that. Than we discussed anxiety and compulsive chewing (never heard of it before) and the vet concluded that's not the case either, huh! No parasites either, we take care of that regularly The blood results were also pretty ok, but, BUT with a small Vitamine B deficiency. As he explained, it's nothing serious, the deficit is really small and he can't even say if that's the exact reason why my pup decided to eat feces a couple of times, since everything else is ok. He is not lethargic at all (my dog, not the vet ), no changes in behavior, still cheerful, still crazy <3 As tdierikx said, maybe it's simply because he liked it (rhrrrhr...). However, of course I took it seriously, I changed his diet right after the first vet check (before I found out for that B issue) and now I added some supplements too. I was usually feeding him Royal canin, Proplan, but the vet suggested to switch to something more 'natural' and more Australian (because of protein source)... So now I feed him Ivorycoat grain free and we will see how it all goes, I can say that these few days we are doing fine... If anyone else has any recommendations for well balanced food and supplements, I am listening The good news is that he didn't eat any more of his poop (omg, how it sounds....) after that first vet check, but I insisted on further examinations just to make sure it's all gonna be ok, to make myself more calm I hope that Meg will come back soon with an update about her Labradoodle... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PANDI-GIRL Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 That sounds like a good update, i glad the new food is working well for you both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrlsrand Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Good to know that he's okay for now. I hope he'll get much better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha113 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Hi guys, thank you for your support <3 It's been more than 10 days now and we're doing just fine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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