Thank you! Wow - ok - so this kinda sounds like Sparky. He's thin, though he eats alot and he's always hungry. He seems to poop all the time - though I'm giving him probiotics and I wonder if they might not be the cause of his poops. Prior to the whole pancreatitis incident (or that's what I diagnosed it cause the Vets said - "don't worry about it - just give water and pepcid") he did have the soft serve ice cream poops. I was feeding him high fat, high protein Innova at that time. He also always had VERY bad gas and his stomach rumbled alot....
After that whole incident with pancreatitis, I switched him to a low protein, low fat food (like 14 grams protein, 6 grams fat) and his poops are formed and soft, but no longer like ice cream and are long logs like they should be. I also started him on the VSL#3 I give Chewy to get some healthy probiotics in his system and I give him pediasure with his food cause he loves it and I figure the extra vitamins are good for him. Overall - from these changes, he seems completely normal (and my hubby says I'm nuts) other than being thin and always hungry and peeing alot.
He does seem hungry all the time - and yet he's very fit and thin. At the same time, he is also a HIGH ENERGY Yorkie and he never stops running - and playing and exercising....if I ran like that all day, I would be thinner too.
I've also been adding water to all his meals too - just figuring since I do it for Chewy, I will do it for him, and he likes it. He does pee often - from the time I get home from work (6:30) til I got to bed at 10:30-11:00 he pees at least 3-4 times. I don't know how much he pees on the wee wee pads during the day - but I see him pee at least 3 times between those hours every night. IS that normal, or excessive? Never owned a Yorkie - so I just don't know...
What do you think? Should I bring him in? Get the test done to be sure he doesn't have this? Like I said - after changing his food and giving him the VSL#3 - most of the symptoms I was concerned about have stopped.
Would love to get anyone advice on this...
<3Tania, Chewy & Sparky
P.S. I ask because I know after Chewy, I'm a big of a hypochondriac for my dogs.... |