Agh. Crap.

[3totsinabox]

Literally shit. I switched her food slowly from iams to native. I mean slowly. I had almost 3/4 of the bag from the pervious owners. It has been about two weeks on nothing but native, but now the last two days her stool is all runny. My saving grace is the snow freezes it making it easier to clean up. I have a bunch of brown rice and red beans leftover. I was gonna try and see if maybe her stomach is upset, but worry that beans will make it worse. What else can I do. I am pissed because I have two bags of native and now I might have to switch to something else or go back to iams. I tried to give her better food, but iams seems to be easier for her. Your thoughts?

[Ferne]

Sounds like you did the switch right.  Maybe she just has a sensitive stomach and it will take a bit longer to adjust.   You can try adding cooked oatmeal or brown rice to her food for awhile.  That way she is getting more fiber.  Not sure how well the beans would work or if they might upset her stomach more. Make sure she is getting plenty of water.

[pink4ever]

Give canned pumpkin for her loose stools ( 1TBS )

[CollinBayleeMom]

Yes to canned pumpkin, plain NOT pie filling. Do you think she could have any parasites...worms etc? Or could she have gotten into something that didn't agree with her? If it was the food, I would think it would have started LONG before now. Like one time, I tried to switch one of my dogs to Diamond Naturals & as soon as I got to half old/half new food, he got diarrhea. I gave him boiled beef & pasta (you can also use chicken & rice) until it cleared up, but as soon as I tried adding the Diamond back in the diarrhea came back.

[CollinBayleeMom]

I've never heard of Native...just curious as to who makes it or if you could post a link to the ingredients? Thanks

[3totsinabox]

 
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Recommended for performance canines of all breeds with some normal activity levels and periods of vigorous activity that struggle to maintain weight when working regularly. Level 2 is suitable for puppies and pregnant or lactating mothers with normal energy needs.
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Protein (min) .............................................................................. 26.0%
Fat (min) ...................................................................................... 16.0%
Crude Fiber (max) .................................................................... 4.0%
Moisture (max) .......................................................................... 10.00%
Omega-6 Fatty Acids (min) ................................................... 2.80%*
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min) ................................................... 0.36%*
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Chicken Meal, Ground Rice, Chicken Fat (Stabilized with Mixed Tocopherols), Ground Oats, Ground Barley, Beet Pulp, Fish Meal, Ground Flaxseeds, Natural Flavors, Calcium Carbonate, Yeast Culture, Monocalcium Phosphate, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Hydrolyzed Brewers Dried Yeast (prebiotic), Reed-Sedge Peat, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Natural Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid (preservatives), Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Selenium Yeast, Copper Sulfate, Cobalt Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, and Rosemary Extract.

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******** also on the bag it states no corn wheat soy and animal by product meal
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[mitchiesgirl]

Boiled chicken and white rice (not brown rice-white rice is binding, brown rice is not)- be careful with pumpin - you only need a very little or else you can upset the stomach more, no red beans... You need to give your dog the blandest food possible. I would say boiled chicken and white rice and then add a little bit of food at a time. Good luck :)

[CollinBayleeMom]

The ingredients look pretty good. :)

How is your dog now?

[3totsinabox]

Quoting CollinBayleeMom:

The ingredients look pretty good. :)

How is your dog now?

Good. Getting better. I started feeding her less. It doesn't look like much but I am down to a cup and half a day. I wasn't able to find the pumpkin. Two store I went to either didn't have it or only had the pie filling. But, I probably was over feeding her. The bag says more then what I give her, but it still probably too much for her.

[CollinBayleeMom]

Yeah, most pet food manufacturers want you to feed way more than the animal actually needs. The Blue Buffalo formula that I currently use says to feed my 25# dog 1.25-1.75 cups/day, but I only give her 2/3 cup/day & she is at the perfect weight. It is very easy to overfeed on high quality foods when you're used to feeding lower quality/cheap foods as the higher quality foods are more nutrient-dense & higher calorie/protein. I'm glad you've gotten it figured out & your furbaby is feelig better. :)