SweetPea
-
Posts
11 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Gallery
Store
Articles
Posts posted by SweetPea
-
-
Thank you Jeff. Makes sense!
-
Thank you! I hope your spring weather comes soon and that snow is brief!
-
57 minutes ago, MerseyGrey said:
I agree with FiveRoooooers, I wouldn’t introduce them both at the same time, although Buddy was already on the Olewo carrots when we gave him slippery elm so we did feed the, together. The slippery elm didn’t do that much for him and we have had to reset our expectations of his poop. I’m sorry that I sound like broken record, but Buddy’s normal is poops which are on the soft side.
We don’t have any experience of hookworms but from reading the many, many posts on here it seems they can be very difficult to clear and one negative sample doesn’t mean that your dog is free of hooks from what I understand. I’m probably telling you stuff you already know. Of course, it could be something new. I hope you find the cause
Thanks for your response as well! We had started the carrots a few weeks ago and once on Olewo he was doing great. It was quite the transformation. Then all of a sudden, we're back to not so great. So we may try adding Slippery Elm, and of course, retesting him since he's a recent rescue and hookworms were definitely an issue when we got him. (We also have read a lot about greyhound poop so we are also changing our expectations of what normal looks like!)
-
I just put a few photos of my pup on Imgur so I could upload here. I'm not sure I'm doing this right! Is this is how I create a member album and can I add this to my profile? Thanks!
-
Thanks! Appreciate the advice!
-
On 9/13/2020 at 11:25 AM, FiveRoooooers said:
Another vote for Slippery Elm, it works well here for one of my seniors.
This is really basic, but, with Buddy’s meals are you moistening it with water or broth? It has been my and others’ experience that too much liquid can be the simple driver of exactly some of the problem you’ve described. “Too much” is subjective. One of my seniors can only eat dry kibble, which along with Slippery Elm, has helped produce lovely poop and not soft serve. My other seniors get their kibble moistened with 2-3 turns of the bowl under the kitchen faucet.
I know this is a post from two years ago, but I'm trying to figure out whether Slippery Elm and Olewo carrots can be given in the same meal? After recovering from hookworms, and also medical treatment for diarrhea, our pup was doing great in terms of poops. Then, all of a sudden, we're back to loose poops and some diarrhea again, with no change to diet. We will be back in touch with the vet, but in the meantime, I'm curious on experience with combining Slippery Elm and Olewo carrots in the diet. Thanks!
-
On 2/21/2022 at 1:11 AM, MerseyGrey said:
I think the consistency will depend on how much water they take up, and how long you leave them afterwards, (to cool, with the lid) off before refrigerating them. Mine can look like fine dry(ish) breadcrumbs, or they can form larger wetter clumps. I wouldn’t get too hung up about this. It will slightly alter the amount of water your dog has, but they will probably compensate by drinking less or peeing a bit more on their walk
Thank you!
-
Thanks. I have ordered the Olewo carrots which are different than what I currently have. Mine are more like grated / small chunks of carrots, and when rehydrated they don't form the pudding as you describe. We are also adding a probiotic to his diet. Appreciate all the suggestions here for helping a dog with a sensitive digestive track!
-
We are having similar issues with our recently adopted pup Elliott. He was treated for hookworms and is now on the metronidizol. We want to add the carrots, but the rehydrated carrots don't form a mush (so to speak), but stay flaky. What should the consistency of the carrots be? From reading this thread I think I'm looking for the consistency of something a bit mushier? Thanks!
-
On 2/4/2022 at 12:41 PM, NewGrey2017 said:
We had the worm problems after adoption. I was a combination of Olewo, Forta Flora and metronidizol (antibiotic) that got him straightened out. We continue to use the carrots and probiotic to this day. Carrots with every dinner and probiotic ever other dinner (down from every day for the first 3 years.)
Approximately 2 tablespoons of carrots with each dinner. We make about 3-4 days worth and store them in the fridge.
Best of luck, it will get better with patience.
We are having similar issues with our recently adopted pup Elliott. He was treated for hookworms and is now on the metronidizol. We want to add the carrots, but the rehydrated carrots don't form a mush (so to speak), but stay flaky. What is the consistency of the carrots when you are feeding them? From reading this thread I think I'm looking for the consistency of something a bit mushier? Thanks!
Suggestions for what to feed my greyhound
in Food and dietary discussion
Posted
So do you feed your dogs any kibble or all home cooked? We are still working on figuring out a workable diet. He’d been doing well on kibble with Olewo carrots. Then he had another round of diarrhea which coincided with adding a dental chew (which we stopped). We had recently treated hookworms and received a negative results. However we gave the vet another stool sample the other day and are awaiting results. If it’s negative again we will re-focus on figuring out what he can and cannot eat!