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06-02-2015, 02:37 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Grosse Ile, mi
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| Puppy Poop vile smell and eating Hello fellow yorkie lovers. Need experience input. I will start with the question because the narrative is quite long. Royal canin puppy yorkie formula; has anyone had issues with smelly poops, gas and coprophagy? I am not asking if the food is any good because no store bought is good for obvious reasons. I need personal experiences with this specific food. We just brought home our second yorkie, Piper, this Saturday. She is healthy. The breeder had her on nutri source but with my first baby, Phoebe, I used Royal canin puppy for yorkies. This worked well for her. Fantastic poops and no gas or odors beyond poop. So, I started by doing gradual mix for Piper. We have not even got to half and half but, her gas is just gagging hell in the form of deadly and silently wafting air. If it had a color it would be sulphur. Poops are frequent, like 3 and 4 times throughout day and pleasant smelly packages of joy throughout the night. To top it all off, she turns around and eats the poop before I can reach it. I pick up poops immediately and I mean I am present, in reach and watching. She is that quick. Also, we are on feeding schedule so free grazing is not an issue. Anyway, I am putting back on nutri source full time because the breeder already told me she pooped twice a day. I also know that foods that are not digesting will result in smelly poops and coprophagy. Thank you. |
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06-03-2015, 04:15 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hi and welcome to YT . You are correct in that undigested foods can cause poop eating. If I were you, I'd steer clear of Royal Canin for this pup, given its reaction. Every pup is different in what agrees with them and for some reason, RC just isn't agreeing w/ this pup's system.
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06-03-2015, 04:27 AM | #3 |
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| I don't know if you considered this, but when I got my puppy she had similar digestion issue, minus eating her poop. She was from a bad situation and wasn't given medical care, so it was no surprise when I took a sample to the vet, to discover she had a terrible case of worms. I also thought it was the food at first, but I'd say just to rule it out, take a sample to the vet. Its a very easy fix if that's the case. It actually took 2 treatments to rid my poor lil girl of those nasty things. But from what you describe it sounds exactly like Sunni's gas and poops. Turns out she's not the least bit sensitive to most foods. Good luck. |
06-03-2015, 07:07 AM | #4 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| All I feed is RC...from cradle to grave, and have done so for over 35 years. No problems with the diet, the dogs digestion, coats, vigor, vitality, etc..... All dogs are different, and intolerance to food is unacceptable for the health of your baby. Has the baby been vet checked for worms, as suggested by MissSunni? If the pup does not have worms or some other issue, like coccidia or stress related problems, perhaps this baby does not tolerate RC and you should return to what the breeder was feeding.....you brought the baby home on Saturday, 4 days ago, and you have already changed the food this baby has been on with the breeder. I always try to get my new owners to not go changing food around on a new puppy immediately because it is just to upsetting to a brand new baby that is trying to get adjusted to a completely new/different life. If it aint broke, dont fix it......if baby was tolerating what she came from the breeder eating, leave it alone and let baby get adjusted for 6-7 months before you change food.... |
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