4 month old puppy with diarrhea

[Lisa Marin]

I have been so frustrated with my pup....he is 16 weeks old and has has diarrhea since we got him. The only time his stools are firm is when he is on metronidizole. He has has a couple of fecals and they have all come back negative with some bad bacteria overgrowth. I have changed his food to acana and added yogurt to his diet . I am worried that he has something more serious. Has anyone had this problem??

[Barbara B., Sasha & Oliver]

I have been dealing with this since day one with Oliver (17 months), he rarely has a good solid poop.  The Fortiflora you can get on line and it is much cheaper than the vet.  It works wonders on Oliver, I switched his food to grain/gluten free and he seems to be doing a bit better.  Also pumpkin is good too.

[Lisa Marin]

He is eating the acana which is grain/gluten free. The vet wants me to come and get the fortiflora tomorrow. The diarrhea completely goes away when he is on the metronidizole. I know he can't stay on the antibiotic forever so hopefully the fortiflora will help.

[Dori & Rua]

Pumpkin is the best!  Hope all comes out OK in the end (sorry...couldn't resist)!

[Melanie and Girls]

Have you thought about switching to a Raw meat diet? Allergies can often lead to irritated stomach and intestinal linings making diarrhea an ongoing problem.  It may take a week or two to resolve the issues, but I believe it would help.