Another Success Story: Pumpkin for Doggie Diarrhea

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Fabian has had soft stool for nearly a week. We took him to a vet right away (after one day). They prescribed two meds (Fortiflora and something to coat his throat/stomach) and a chicken and rice diet, none of which seemed to work.

After reading more than a decades' worth of posts here about the benefits of pureed pumpkin, we tried it.

We were wary about doing so, as he'd never eaten it before and we weren't sure about introducing a new food on top of everything else. We also read the label ***extremely*** closely to make sure that the ***only*** ingredient was pumpkin and that there were no additives, preservatives, or sweeteners added. He's ten pounds and we gave him about 2Tbsp.

After the first day, his poops are back to normal. It may have been a cumulative effect, but I think the pumpkin made the difference. We've also cut back to 1Tbsp for a few days while continuing the Fortiflora.

[maxdog]

Glad to hear his poops are back to normal. Thanks for sharing that tidbit. It may come in handy one day.

[Lovetodream88]

It definitely works but my boys refuse to eat it.

[Mike_and_Me]

Good to hear it went back to normal so fast! We've also had immediate immediate effect this week, but only after taking fortiflora. I also stocked up on pumpkin puree just in case )))

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Originally Posted by Mike_and_Me

Good to hear it went back to normal so fast! We've also had immediate immediate effect this week, but only after taking fortiflora. I also stocked up on pumpkin puree just in case )))

I hear ya! I hate to think what'd happen if he gets it again on Thanksgiving week when pumpkin anything is hard to find. I think I'll keep an emergency can just in case.

[matese]

Happy to hear the pumpkin worked for Fabian.
Thanks for sharing your experience.