Labradoodle & Goldendoodle Forum
Hello, I have a 6 month male Golden Doddle that has had a chronic problem with diarrhea. When he was about 3 months he had bought with Giardia and our vet gave him some pills and a powder I put on his food. Ever since then there is maybe one day a week where his stool is semi firm, but then we cycle back to liquid stool for the remaining 5-6 days. I have brought him back to the vet at least two times a month since then with a sample of his stool and they say they do not see anything, but they go ahead and give me the powder and pills again. I have tried pumpkin (which the vet says does not really help as there is not that much fiber in it to make a difference) and a probiotic and nothing seems to work. What is odd is that it is very cyclical, specifically on Tuesday's and Wednesdays its worse. Last night he woke me up at 3:30 am then again at 4:00 am then again at 4:30. We go outside and he has gas with the liquid stool. It will continue like this for a few days and by friday it will be back to a semi hard stool (similar in substance to soft serve ice cream).
He has been eating the Blue Buffalo Wilderness Puppy Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food and I mix in a spoon of the Blue Buffalo Wilderness canned food. Out of desperation, yesterday I switched his food to Castor & Pollux Organix Chicken, Brown Rice & Flaxseed Puppy Dry Dog Food supplemented with a spoon full of their canned dog food. His first meal with that was dinner last night and at 3:30 we started with the diarrhea again. He did eat it again this morning, but I did NOT supplement it with the canned food. I know I should have eased into the new food, but I am so desperate to help him I just did an immediate switch.
Anyone who can provide any insight? It would be much appreciated
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Also, by any chance did your pup come from the Pacific Northwest? There is a strain of antibiotic resistant giardia that we have seen in a number of dogs who came from breeders in that part of the country.
No he did not, he came from the central region
Jack's probiotic must be kept refrigerated and the manufacturer ships it in a styrofoam cold pack.
I ordered it from Amazon. I did put it in the fridge after I gave him his first dose
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