What is normal for BMs - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Elle2 · 08-07-2009, 07:44 PM

I have a 6 month male yorkie who poops 3 times per day. Is this normal? How many BMs (poops) are normal for a 3.5 lb dog. He also does not go at the same time each day so it is kind of hard to prevent accidents in the house. I need to switch his food - I am currently feeding him Nutro Ultra Puppy. Could this brand of food be causing him to poop so much.
Any suggestions for a food that will help him have small, compact, LESS poop?

alisonJ · 08-07-2009, 08:03 PM

I don't think 3 times a day is abnormal. I think my Edie goes 2x per day, but I could be wrong, since she uses her doggie door. I remember one day when she was a puppy though, she went 6x in one day! I think she may have been sick, tho. That was 8 years ago.

Nancy1999 · 08-07-2009, 08:13 PM

I don't think 3 times a day would be excessive. Are they firm? Dogs that eat twice a day often go twice a day, but dogs who are free fed sometime go more often. I don't think the size of the dog says how many times they go, smaller dogs probably have smaller poop, and different brands of food can cause bigger or smaller poop. How many times a day do you feed? Some dogs are very regular, and go five minutes after they eat, but many healthy dogs, go whenever, and it is harder to train them.

Elle2 · 08-08-2009, 03:57 AM

Huggy's poops are firm and he is fed about 1/2 a cup of dry with about 1 tsp of canned food 2 times per day. He is not predictable when he will go (I am watching him right now) and it is hard to train him with BMs. We also take him outside about every 2 1/2 hours during the day and he pees. He was with the breeder until 4 months and 3 weeks old and never went outside. I was thinking another food would help to compact his poops and make him poop twice a day.

Nancy1999 · 08-08-2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Elle2

Huggy's poops are firm and he is fed about 1/2 a cup of dry with about 1 tsp of canned food 2 times per day. He is not predictable when he will go (I am watching him right now) and it is hard to train him with BMs. We also take him outside about every 2 1/2 hours during the day and he pees. He was with the breeder until 4 months and 3 weeks old and never went outside. I was thinking another food would help to compact his poops and make him poop twice a day.

Another food might make his poop smaller, but I'm not sure it will affect how many times he goes. I think as they get older they get more regular, but if you are thinking about changing foods, remember to change slowly, and add a little of the new food at a time. If he has any reaction, cut back on the new food. If you change too fast diarrhea can result, and you want to avoid that. I usually add 1/4 of the new food, to 3/4 of the old food the first day, if no reaction, I add, 1/2 to 1/2 the second day, and sometimes I keep it on this for a while to make sure there is no upsets. Then after that it would be 3/4 new food with 1/4 old food, until final switch. You sound like your doing everything right, it might be helpful to keep a dairy of exact times of his meals, and exact time he does poop, and see if there is a pattern that develops. Feeding at the exact same time will help the see the pattern easier.

ltret0294 · 08-08-2009, 05:43 PM

Zeke will usually go every time we take a walk. Zack is more of the once/twice a day. Formed and solid. They get fed twice a day mix of dry and some wet.

Zeus08 · 08-09-2009, 08:35 AM

Zeus goes three times a day sometimes four. Once when he wakes up and after breakfast and again after dinner. As long as they are solid I wouldn't worry.

hillies · 08-09-2009, 09:18 AM

Stella used to go three or four times a day when she was 4 months old. Now that she's 6 months old, she has a very regular pattern in the morning when she wakes up and at night around 7 or 8, but it definitely helps when I can feed her on time! I think now that she associates BMs with walks too, it helps because rather than pushing one out just because, she'll hold all of it until we go on a walk.

08-07-2009, 07:44 PM	#1
Elle2 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bloomsbury, NJ, USA Posts: 27	What is normal for BMs I have a 6 month male yorkie who poops 3 times per day. Is this normal? How many BMs (poops) are normal for a 3.5 lb dog. He also does not go at the same time each day so it is kind of hard to prevent accidents in the house. I need to switch his food - I am currently feeding him Nutro Ultra Puppy. Could this brand of food be causing him to poop so much. Any suggestions for a food that will help him have small, compact, LESS poop?

08-07-2009, 08:03 PM	#2
alisonJ YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,840	I don't think 3 times a day is abnormal. I think my Edie goes 2x per day, but I could be wrong, since she uses her doggie door. I remember one day when she was a puppy though, she went 6x in one day! I think she may have been sick, tho. That was 8 years ago. __________________ Alison--Edith Jones's mother www.edithjonesproject.com

08-07-2009, 08:13 PM	#3
Nancy1999 I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 25,396 Blog Entries: 2	I don't think 3 times a day would be excessive. Are they firm? Dogs that eat twice a day often go twice a day, but dogs who are free fed sometime go more often. I don't think the size of the dog says how many times they go, smaller dogs probably have smaller poop, and different brands of food can cause bigger or smaller poop. How many times a day do you feed? Some dogs are very regular, and go five minutes after they eat, but many healthy dogs, go whenever, and it is harder to train them. __________________ NancyJoey Proud members of the CrAzYcLuB and YAP! ** Just Say No to Puppymills – Join YAP! Yorkshire Terrier Club of America – Breeder Referrals

08-08-2009, 03:57 AM	#4
Elle2 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bloomsbury, NJ, USA Posts: 27	What's normal for poops Huggy's poops are firm and he is fed about 1/2 a cup of dry with about 1 tsp of canned food 2 times per day. He is not predictable when he will go (I am watching him right now) and it is hard to train him with BMs. We also take him outside about every 2 1/2 hours during the day and he pees. He was with the breeder until 4 months and 3 weeks old and never went outside. I was thinking another food would help to compact his poops and make him poop twice a day.

08-08-2009, 05:43 PM	#6
ltret0294 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL Posts: 838	Zeke will usually go every time we take a walk. Zack is more of the once/twice a day. Formed and solid. They get fed twice a day mix of dry and some wet. __________________ Zack, Zeke, Zoey, Zipp RIP 6/28/12

08-09-2009, 08:35 AM	#7
Zeus08 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sahuarita, Arizona Posts: 992	Zeus goes three times a day sometimes four. Once when he wakes up and after breakfast and again after dinner. As long as they are solid I wouldn't worry.

08-09-2009, 09:18 AM	#8
hillies Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Coconut Creek, FL Posts: 330	Stella used to go three or four times a day when she was 4 months old. Now that she's 6 months old, she has a very regular pattern in the morning when she wakes up and at night around 7 or 8, but it definitely helps when I can feed her on time! I think now that she associates BMs with walks too, it helps because rather than pushing one out just because, she'll hold all of it until we go on a walk.