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BLowry · 01-19-2012, 06:54 AM

Morning everyone!
As some of you know we recently added a boy to our mix. Bentley is just about 6 months old now. I was feeding (or trying) him puppy plate from merricks. He wasn't a fan of it...The girls have been on Grammies Pot Pie (merricks) for a few years now and that is working out well for them (Bentley is also on GPP now.) ...I also give them wellness 95% chicken as a topper....Bentley was having issues with itching..so I changed him the 95% lamb...well as you can imagine...the girls want his now! I have to separate them to eat as Bentley will eat theirs...with the chicken...He won't eat in his x-pen...so when the girls are done I put his bowl next to theirs and he will eat...Since I have been giving the lamb I have notice their poop is not as firm as it used to be...they have all been going between the lamb and chicken for a week now...NEVER had any poop issues on the chicken..Bentleys itching has stopped( I feel dry skin) maybe just use the chicken? do you think that the lamb could be causing the poop issue? I am not new to the dog world but this one is confusing me...
suggestions will be appreciated!

Thank you!

107barney · 01-19-2012, 08:22 AM

It is probably higher fat and that could be related. I would check the labels. If that is not the case, then another ingredient in the food could be causing it. Good luck. BTW, how is the dry skin issue going?

tinalove · 01-19-2012, 09:05 AM

Just goes to show how each dog is an individual. What works well for one dog may not work well for another.

BLowry · 01-19-2012, 10:08 AM

[QUOTE=107barney;3796358]It is probably higher fat and that could be related. I would check the labels. If that is not the case, then another ingredient in the food could be causing it. Good luck. BTW, how is the dry skin issue going?[/Q
Better! Thanks for asking! I really don't think it's the food causing the itching..I would think if it were a food allergy he would have little bumps (?) and have itchy ears...My girls tend to get dry skin in the winter time and scratch once in a while...I did check them all for fleas...NEVER had an issue with them but, you never know...no signs of them so I am going with dry skin...I think I may switch him back to the chicken....not liking the soft poop...

BLowry · 01-20-2012, 08:14 PM

you were right,.,barney107!! I checked out the fat content in the lamb and it was 11.0%!!! the chicken is only 6%....no more lamb for these furbutts...poop back to normal!

107barney · 01-20-2012, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BLowry

you were right,.,barney107!! I checked out the fat content in the lamb and it was 11.0%!!! the chicken is only 6%....no more lamb for these furbutts...poop back to normal!

Some dogs do better on lower fat. This could explain why the poops are back to normal. I'm glad it was an easy fix!

01-19-2012, 06:54 AM	#1
BLowry My furkids Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,625 Blog Entries: 1	changed food Morning everyone! As some of you know we recently added a boy to our mix. Bentley is just about 6 months old now. I was feeding (or trying) him puppy plate from merricks. He wasn't a fan of it...The girls have been on Grammies Pot Pie (merricks) for a few years now and that is working out well for them (Bentley is also on GPP now.) ...I also give them wellness 95% chicken as a topper....Bentley was having issues with itching..so I changed him the 95% lamb...well as you can imagine...the girls want his now! I have to separate them to eat as Bentley will eat theirs...with the chicken...He won't eat in his x-pen...so when the girls are done I put his bowl next to theirs and he will eat...Since I have been giving the lamb I have notice their poop is not as firm as it used to be...they have all been going between the lamb and chicken for a week now...NEVER had any poop issues on the chicken..Bentleys itching has stopped( I feel dry skin) maybe just use the chicken? do you think that the lamb could be causing the poop issue? I am not new to the dog world but this one is confusing me... suggestions will be appreciated! Thank you! __________________ Brenda

01-19-2012, 08:22 AM	#2
107barney T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England Posts: 9,816	It is probably higher fat and that could be related. I would check the labels. If that is not the case, then another ingredient in the food could be causing it. Good luck. BTW, how is the dry skin issue going? __________________ T. Bumpkins & Co. Washable Doggie Pee Pads (Save 10% Enter YTSAVE10 at checkout) Cathy, Teddy, Winston and Baby Clyde...RIP angels Barney and Daisy

01-19-2012, 10:08 AM	#4
BLowry My furkids Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,625 Blog Entries: 1	[QUOTE=107barney;3796358]It is probably higher fat and that could be related. I would check the labels. If that is not the case, then another ingredient in the food could be causing it. Good luck. BTW, how is the dry skin issue going?[/Q Better! Thanks for asking! I really don't think it's the food causing the itching..I would think if it were a food allergy he would have little bumps (?) and have itchy ears...My girls tend to get dry skin in the winter time and scratch once in a while...I did check them all for fleas...NEVER had an issue with them but, you never know...no signs of them so I am going with dry skin...I think I may switch him back to the chicken....not liking the soft poop... __________________ Brenda

01-20-2012, 08:14 PM	#5
BLowry My furkids Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,625 Blog Entries: 1	you were right,.,barney107!! I checked out the fat content in the lamb and it was 11.0%!!! the chicken is only 6%....no more lamb for these furbutts...poop back to normal! __________________ Brenda

01-19-2012, 09:05 AM	#3
tinalove YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Orangeburg SC Posts: 567	Just goes to show how each dog is an individual. What works well for one dog may not work well for another.