[AlicetheYorkie]

Originally Posted by BlondeLocks

Okay so I use Wellness Super5Mix... here is the ingriedient list.

Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Oatmeal, Ground Barley, Salmon Meal (a source of DHA - Docosahexaenoic Acid), Ground Brown Rice, Canola Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Tomato Pomace, Rice Bran, Tomatoes, Natural Chicken Flavor, Rye Flour, Carrots, Spinach, Sweet Potatoes, Apples, Blueberries, Ground Millet, Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins [Beta-Carotene, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement], Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], Choline Chloride, Mixed Tocopherols (a natural preservative), Taurine, Chicory Root Extract, Garlic Powder, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation products, Rosemary Extract.
This is a naturally preserved product.

Could the first few ingriedients affect stool. Kody's stools have been looser since on this and he has had two bouts with diarrhea - I'm wondering after prolonged use is the Wellness causing the diarrhea - all other tests check out fine at the vet.

No, not particularly. Chicken is usually a well tolerated protien for a dog prone to loose stools, so if it's anything in the food, I'd say it's the grains - there's quite a few different ones in it - oatmeal, barley, brown rice - all perfectly fine whole grains for a dog, but some dogs just don't do well with grains at all. if you want to do a little "test" and see if it is the grains (since he was on raw at the breeders, that would be my first guess) - try feeding him nothing at all except some boiled plain chicken breast for a few days (you can't continue only this for long since it's not balanced), just to see how he does on straight meat. Plus, that's really bland and good to get rid of loose stools before you try another dog food. If he does better on just the chicken, look for a "grain-free" dry dog food (such as Orijen for example) and try that for at least a week or two (he may need to adjust to it again). I'd start there and see what happens.