I feel your pain as I too went thru the same thing when my little Elvis was coming along. When he got his first grooming he was given a sanitary cut and that made all the difference! Then again, I've been trying different foods in hopes of his poo being more firm and have finally hit on feeding him Nature's Variety Raw plus NV kibble (separately)...seems to be doing the trick. Elvis is 8 mos old. Good luck!