Their poop is like pudding . . . What next?

[Laurie, Wally & Charlotte]

Without going into an overly long and detailed description, about a month ago, Charlotte got some sort of a virus, which Wally then caught. Both have had diarrhea (plus, vomiting early on and bloody stools), which I cannot get firmed up, despite multiple trips to see doctors and several different home-remedy food concoctions. Their BMs has been tested twice each, they have received fluids and anti-nausea drugs. Charlotte's blood was tested, as well. Both dogs are acting perfectly normal now. However, try as I might, I can't figure out how to get their bowel movements to be firm. We have tried various combinations of white rice, boiled ground chicken, probiotics, organic yogurt, pumpkin, psyllium, bentonite clay and slippery-elm bark -- and still, they have very soft stools. After the first two weeks of diarrhea, they were on flagyl. They have seen four different regular veterinarians at two offices, plus were examined and treated by an emergency veterinarian. Again, they are behaving like their happy selves, and other than loose stools, they appear to be healthy. What next???

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Sounds very promising......

[Laurie, Wally & Charlotte]

In case anyone has been losing sleep over this (not!), Wally and Charlotte are doing well now, and we are up to a 50/50 split between kibble and rice/yams/chicken. Thanks for all of the suggestions and support. It's been a challenging month, and I appreciate all of the recommendations and concern.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Thank you for the update, Laurie. I'm glad to hear they're doing well. :)

[Amy and Annabelle]

Good to hear they are doing well.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

So glad they are doing better.  I hate it when any of our pups are ill.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Good news!