EnzaFerrari Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Enza has had loose pudding stools since yesterday and a lot of it. This morning, it was a combination of formed, pudding, and mucus and it reminded me of when she had giardia. She was given half of her normal breakfast and panacur, which I keep on hand as she had a bad bout of worms all last summer. I want to give her the bland diet after fasting but she won't eat the rice. She will eat the chicken, she will eat the pills in the food, but will avoid the rice no matter what I put in it. Also, it never seems to help as it just comes out as rice. I was thinking of giving her mashed potatoes and I am wondering if the instant boxed kind will work just as well. Mainly as I don't have potatoes in my house right and I know it's easier and also because it would be nice to have in my emergency stash for her. (She also won't eat pumpkin anymore either.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tuxsmom Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 My vet told me I could substitute pasta for rice. Maybe she would eat that? hoping for a speedy recovery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Speedhoundz Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Yep, instant mashed will work. Kane had major diarrhea the past couple of weeks and he eventually stopped eating most of the rice but loved eating the chicken. I switched to instant mashed potatoes and he seemed to enjoy those better, plus it was less messy. Regular pasta (not whole wheat) would work as well, as Tuxsmom mentioned. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleptogrey Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 i use a combo of mashed boiled white potatoes, yams, turnips and chicken bullion when they turn their nose up to white rice. it works really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 i use a combo of mashed boiled white potatoes, yams, turnips and chicken bullion when they turn their nose up to white rice. it works really well. I LIKE that combo! Thanks for mentioning it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Baked potatoe works well too Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Okay, Y'all ... you are making me hungry :-)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kydie Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Yep, mashed potatoes work, and I found instant sweet potatoes in the store, I keep them on hand along with pumpkin, good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorcha Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 The above suggestions are all great. Another one my vet suggested when all else failed ... Cheerios (in place of rice / pasta / potatoes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DoofBert Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I would avoid the instant mash... too many chemicals. I like the idea of the mashed mix shared in previous post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 The Cheerios mentioned above work better for us than pasta, potatoes, oatmeal, etc. If dog is sensitive to wheat and rice both, sometimes I just give defatted meat and half a metamucil wafer. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 You can boil the pasta in chickenbroth instead of water. Add just a smattering of butter afterwards to keep it from sticking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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