I think My dog is eating too much / pooping too much

[newtoyorkiesguy]

Since I got my 5 year old I have had several issues. but we finally cleared up quite a bit. We found out he had a rather large bladder stone filling up most of his bladder. he had surgery and had it removed. now since he has been home he has been on a urinary tract food and I have been worried about him loosing wieght so I let him eat as he pleases, but he is only around 3.4-4 pounds now. My issue is every time I step outside to his cage when he eats, there is litterally tons of poop. I have a 30 pound labradoodle as well and im not even going to exaggerate, but he poops more than she does every day. is this normal? namely my garage has turned into a minefield with little presents everywhere. I should also add that since he has been on this food his bm's are explosive and much lighter in color and the smell is much more foul. I took him outside a few mornings ago he ran around the side of my fiances car and it sounded like a whoopie cushion was going off. he managed to even get it on my garage door.

Im happy hes gaining weight since hes had so many issues, but I cant imagine its good for him to be pooping this much.

[bchgirl]

How often is he truely going? Don't say tons. How many times a day?

If he is really pooping that much...it's because the food isn't the greatest quality and his body is eliminating it because it can not use it for fuel

[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by newtoyorkiesguy

Since I got my 5 year old I have had several issues. but we finally cleared up quite a bit. We found out he had a rather large bladder stone filling up most of his bladder. he had surgery and had it removed. now since he has been home he has been on a urinary tract food and I have been worried about him loosing wieght so I let him eat as he pleases, but he is only around 3.4-4 pounds now. My issue is every time I step outside to his cage when he eats, there is litterally tons of poop. I have a 30 pound labradoodle as well and im not even going to exaggerate, but he poops more than she does every day. is this normal? namely my garage has turned into a minefield with little presents everywhere. I should also add that since he has been on this food his bm's are explosive and much lighter in color and the smell is much more foul. I took him outside a few mornings ago he ran around the side of my fiances car and it sounded like a whoopie cushion was going off. he managed to even get it on my garage door.

Im happy hes gaining weight since hes had so many issues, but I cant imagine its good for him to be pooping this much.

I am trying to get my brain around the bolded line above...I am sorry, I was sick recently and I am slow on the uptake...do you keep him outside in a cage? Do you feed him outside in a cage? Beyond that, I agree with bchgirl....this food is not agreeable to his system....he is eliminating what his body is not able to use, which is apparently most of it. You need a high quality food, it may cost more, but you will not feed as much, it will be utilized by the pup much better, and it will certainly cut down on the horrific messes!

[Ellie May]

Urinary diets do serve a purpose, but some are very high in fat and yorkies sometimes don't do well. I'd talk to your vet before the next feeding.

[Lovetodream88]

I suggest talking to your vet about this

[sganow]

I also agree that it's the food. Since he has health issues I would also suggest contacting your vet.

[Nancy1999]

I'm confused too, is he allowed to just pooping wherever he wants in the garage? Have you tried housebreaking him? Crate training works fairly fast on older dogs, but you have to take them out of the crate every couple of hours at first and take them to the place where they can poop. I would ask the vet about changing his food.

[Wylie's Mom]

I didn't understand the wording "every time I step outside to his cage" - what does that mean? If you keep him outside...there would be so many things I'd be worrying about, but for now I'll focus on the poo thing bc if you DO keep him outside - one thing I'd bc concerned about is intestinal parasites...he should have a fecal done if you're keeping him outside.

As far as the poo in general - he almost sounds as if he is having 'fatty stools' - and that is not good or normal. Explosive, voluminous, foul, light colored stools are absolutely not normal - definitely speak with your vet and either switch to another appropriate food ASAP, or, take him in to be seen. The fact that's he having bad gas is another clue - there is clearly some major irritation going on in GI system, and it's probably very uncomfortable for him; there could be ingredients that just are not suitable for his system.

Was he a rescue, since you got him at age 5?

I hope you can find a solution for him. He sounds like a real sweetie and I bet his life would be a whole lot happier without all the digestive distress. Your life too !