Question about my puppy's pooping habits Hello, I'm new to this site and in need of expert help. I have a 7 wk Yorkie pup male that is having a lot of trouble with his bm. He was dewormed 4 days ago, eats great but doesn't seem to want to drink a lot of water. I been feeding him Nutro's Natural Choice Chicken Rice and Oatmeal formula. His poopy is very soft but he seems to drag his behind and sometimes it gets stuck in a ball and I have to bathe him just to clean him up and give him some relieve. His anal glads are very red. When I took him for his shot I asked the vet and he said to keep him hydrated but that it was normal. I have 3 other older yorkies and never had that problem before. HELP! I'm going crazy over this. It breaks my heart to hear him in pain. Can you help my baby??? |
I am sorry i don't have any advice but i wanted to welcome you to YT! And i am sure you will get lots of good advice here. |
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I will tell you that i have heard some not so good things about the nutro food. But i will leave that to other's that have had experience with it :) |
Welcome to YorkieTalk:) Red anal glands isn't normal I don't think. They drag their butts for anal glands, tapeworms and if there is poop stuck to it. Soft stools make me very nervous in a pup since they can dehydrate so quickly. Are you syringing water? Seven weeks is very young to bring a pup home. Please keep a very close eye on him. I don't want to say you should change food since he is already having GI upset and that could upset him more but there has been bad press about Nutro lately. Nutro Max has caused vomiting in several dogs for an unknown reason. |
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Is he in pain? Or just not going real often? Sadie was not going often but never seemed in Pain. You baby is very young. I wouldn't mess around with it. If he seems in pain go to a different vet. |
Another thing is i would be giving pedialyte to make sure that your baby doesn't get dehydrated. That is what the vet always tells me to give my babies if they have any type of loose stool. How much does your baby weigh? |
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Ellie eats homecooked food (about the consistency of canned) and except for lately, she rarely drinks. They don't drink much on canned and canned food will make the stool very soft for some dogs. I don't know what you could do about it though. |
I'm still new to this since this is my first yorkie & I don't have any good advice for you, but welcome to YT! |
What about expressing the anal glands? Have you tried that? :confused: |
How is everything going? |
I would suggest you post in the breeders section about what to be feeding this pup - bc he is SO young. Red, irritated anal glands is not normal at all - nor is repeated butt dragging; so, something is irritating his system. Perhaps his system isn't getting the right food yet? I really don't have the right advice for a 7-week old pup - but the breeders on YT do - so please reach out to them, they are wonderfully supportive. :) |
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