Delicate Digestive Tract

[Donna Latrell]

My doodle Jazz is now 14 months old. He has an ongoing problem with Diarreah. Seems it comes and goes, but tends to be more often than not. We were up all night to let him out last night. Other than that he is very healthy. Not sure what is causing this or if it can be fixed. He destroys every toy we give him, pulls out the stuffing, frays any rope toy etc. and is sometimes ingesting this. If we give him anything with a high fat content, he goes into diareah mode. I sometimes think I have narrowed it down, but then out of the blue, it starts again. We have been putting about a large tablespoon of pumpkin in his food (lamb and rice), and sometimes it helps, but not always. We have decided to stop giving him the toys for a while to see if that helps. Any other suggestions would be appreciated...he has been tested for Giardia and is negative. Thanks, Donna

[Susan]

My dalmatian, Lola, has a delicate stomach and most of the kibble has a lot of grain in it. After years of searching for the right food, we are now feeding Taste of the Wild, which has no grain products. She eats it very well and her stomach is much better! Read the labels on the bags of food and you will be amazed at what is in the dog food that you thought was only lamb and rice. Corn is big problem for a lot of dogs. I doubt it is the toys....Marlow is destroying toys like that too...lol. Ones that Lola has had for several years, are now gone! Only hard rubber toys for him! Good luck with Jazz...and if changing food doesn't work, try to read some of Karen and Jackdoodle's stories about his allergies. She is a great source of info!