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Originally Posted by CamdenMom  No tests were performed. I asked about her stools and the vet looked at her skin and coat. She asked about her diet, at the time I was feeding her raw and had tried Into the Wild kibble previously. I was convinced a raw diet would fix her bowel movement issues but it actually made it worse. The vet came to the conclusion after interviewing me and looking at her skin and coat. |
Hope those with more experience will comment.
Since the raw diet seemed to make the smell of her BM worse, you may want to consult with a pet nutritionalist. Although I don't recall foul poop as the reason, several YorkieTalk users have consulted such specialists for different reasons--with good outcomes.
Consider asking the vet to run blood tests to rule out something that might require more than a change in diet. Protein-Losing Enteropathy (PLE) is a condition where "excessive protein is lost from the gastrointestinal tract" ("
Protein-Losing Enteropathy").
My late sweetie did have dry skin from time to time. I suspect the nutritionalist consult would be helpful on this point as well. See PetMD, "
Keeping the Yorkshire Terries Coat Healthy," for the section "The Food Factor."
Again, hope those with more experience will comment. --KatysMom