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How often should a yorkie poop. Hi everyone, I just got my little buddy and she is doing some what great with her potty training. My only concern or I guess it's more a question. How many times a day do yorkies poop? I take her out 3 to 4 times a day since she's 4months and she will pee every time. I am just wondering if she should at least poop in the morning and in the evening. This is my first yorkie and I am use to larger dogs so they would poop a lot. I think it's just me any advice would be greatly welcomed, Thanks. |
How often is she going? Generally their system is set on a schedule. I would expect her to go first thing in the am...again in the afternoon and at least once in the evening/night. Figure out the times she is going and plan pottying around those. |
Whenever they need to :D Seriously though...if you feed a low quality food they will go more...higher quality food and they go less. Gross as it sounds, if you're not seeing any poo and she isn't going when you take her out then make sure she isn't eating it. |
Yep.... the higher quality food the less they will poo... I am feeing Riley raw in the mornings and ACANA Kibble, at night. He usually only goes 2 times a day....once in the morning and once in the evening..... and they are very very small... Hope that helps. :) |
She will go twice a day but it take her so long sometimes. I guess I have to figure out her timing. It usually takes 30 mins when walking for her to go. As far as food goes I am in the process of weening her off of the low quality food she is on. |
There are a couple of factors. Her previous experiences with pottying outside, if she has any because she's only 4 months, the food she's on, and what type of interaction she's have at your house. My one suggestion is to make sure you're switching her over to higher quality foods as well as making sure you're on a set schedule for feeding her. Example, Gizmo eats at 7 in the morning and 7 at night. Every one in awhile we deviate in the schedule however that means we'll have to be ready for a change in the pooping schedule. |
Mine usually go twice a day- sometimes only once. |
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Yeah Gizmo is on Innova which is a little bit of a higher protein food which will probably make him poop a little bit more. Anyway, as long as he is poop at least once a day I wouldn't be worried about it. He probably has a little bit of a nervous tummy with all of the changes that are happening. Just keep an eye on him. |
Mine usually goes in the am, and then sometimes if we walk at night he will go again. Quite often it's only once a day and he is on One Beyond and Merrick canned. |
Sammy goes twice a day. He is on a prescription diet, k/d, dry and canned. |
My girls are on kibble and they go twice a day. One morning and one evening. |
Princess goes often-up to five times a day, but it's usually a little bit. If I didn't know better, I would think she stretches it out to get more treats. |
I have not seen my little Zeli poop in 2 days! She's in a crate at night and while I'm at work, but my roommate takes her out (and I do in the morning and at night). And on the weekends she's not in the crate at all except at night, and she still hasn't gone in 2 days! She is my first Yorkie too, and I don't know if this is normal. I feed her in the morning but she eats when she wants to, and very slowly. She's on Beneful just because that's what her previous owners fed her and I didn't want to change everything on her at once. I do plan to transition her to a better quality food, but one would think this would actually make her go more! I have not had her very long, so I guess it could still just be anxiety. (She has been to the vet & all's well there.) |
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I see now that Zeli is 3 years old. Definitely need to get her to poop or take her to the vet. Check her rear anal area for swelling or any abnormalities. There are so many things that this could be: constipation, intestinal blockage (any vomiting? take her to the ER tonight), anal gland problems, megacolon..... Definitely don't let this go another day. |
Of course, about an hour after I posted she whined at me so (really just out of desperation) I took her outside and after a quick walk *voila!* she pooped! This is the FIRST time she has pooped when I took her outside since I got her! Hooray! :animal36 |
Mine normally do not poop more than twice a day. I feed a premium food. Anything unusual will change that though. Feed them a table scrap and they will get the runs every time. I try to make sure everyone knows that but some people do not seem to believe it until I have to deal with the problem! Normally though, we are just fine with kibble -- and 2 little tootsie roll-sized poops a day each. |
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I can see that most of your yorkies poop about 2 times a day. My puppy poop 4 times a day, she is 14 weeks old and feed her Wellness dry food and innova wet. It seems a lot compare to your dogs :confused: |
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Cody is 1-1/2 yrs old and he has always pooped 3-4 times/day. That's just his schedule. The type or brand of food has never made a difference in quanity or frequency. He has only eaten premium food his whole life (California Natural, Wellness, Blue Buffalo and at one point when we were checking for allergies, he ate grain free food. |
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My Teddy is now 2 years old, but he is a skinny boy with a very fast metabolism. He eats the same amount of food as his brother, who is 1.5 pounds bigger. Teddy usually poops 3 times a day. The important thing is that the poop is firm. If it is soft or runny at all, then you might be overfeeding or feeding the wrong thing. Consult your vet if you have concerns. |
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As far as going, mine will go pretty much 2x a day. Lately, in the past couple of days, they actually have gone 3x! I feed them Stella and Chewy's raw. But I have been giving them dried sweet potato chews too. |
Ellie has been a once a day pooper for many years on both kibble and homecooked. With her newer kibble, it seems to be once a day and sometimes I think she skips a day. When there is an intestinal upset or diet change and things are regulating, she has gone 3-4 days without. |
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when I first got jess at 11 months old she sometimes went every two days...now she goes between once or twice a day and shes fine. I think they just need time to get into a rountine and feel comfortable. |
Blazer poops twice a day. Sometimes 3 but usually not. |
Zeus will go once a day, but typically it's once every other day. Like others have said, it really depends on activity and diet. I'm sorry if I read over it...but how long ago did you get her? |
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