Michael Prinz
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I am looking for a bit of advice from bulldog owners that might be able to lend a hand with possible similar experiences.
Basically I have a 5 year old English Bulldog who is prone to allergies and switching to Grain-free has done wonders for him. I took him for Royal Canin, to Nutro Large Breed Grain-free, to Blue Buffalo Grain-free, and now currently to Acana Wild Prairie Grain-free. He has done excellent since being switched to Grain-free with the exception of some paw allergies which I am still investigating a cause for.
The problem I am having is with my younger one who is now about 6 months. He was on a Purina Pro Complete grain blend. Since the day I brought him home at 12 weeks, he has had loose stools as the day wears on. It started to typically be the first bout being pretty solid and as the day went on, it would get fairly loose to just straight diarrhea. I initially switched him from his Purina to Blue Buffalo Puppy Grain-free and now currently to Acana Pacifica which follows a bag of Acana Wild Prairie (all stages) which I've heard nothing but positive from. It seems as if now though, he is having loose stools at all times during the day which I am very eager to figure out.
I used to feed him two cups in the morning and two cups in the evening. He is a very fast eater and gets very bloated after drinking too fast. To solve that (which to me has been explained to be a possible life threatening concern) I've crafted out a small bowl inverted within a large bowl to slow down both his eating and drinking and I now feed him 1 cup 4x a day. Unfortunately, this hasn't resolved the loose stool issue but has helped SOME with his bloating. It's his gulping amount of water that he experiences bloating with.
The interesting incident that happened over this past weekend was while being puppy sat, he got into another dogs food dish which was a cheap quality grain formula. Needless to say that caused some immediate diarrhea that night, but in the morning he had a bout of the most solid stool I've ever seen in him.
I am a big fan of Grain-free but I am starting to think it might not be for every dog. He hasn't shown any signs of allergies that I know of, and I would like to keep him on a high quality food within a reasonable budget (No more than $70 per 30lb bag, $60 is more preferable), but I am desperate to clear up this problem. Can anybody please help with this issue or lend me a bit of advice? Also, because my oldest had loose stool problem when he was younger due to I believe stomach parasites, I took a sample into the vet to get tested for my youngest and there weren't any problems identified. PLEASE HELP! Thanks in advance for any and all advice!
Basically I have a 5 year old English Bulldog who is prone to allergies and switching to Grain-free has done wonders for him. I took him for Royal Canin, to Nutro Large Breed Grain-free, to Blue Buffalo Grain-free, and now currently to Acana Wild Prairie Grain-free. He has done excellent since being switched to Grain-free with the exception of some paw allergies which I am still investigating a cause for.
The problem I am having is with my younger one who is now about 6 months. He was on a Purina Pro Complete grain blend. Since the day I brought him home at 12 weeks, he has had loose stools as the day wears on. It started to typically be the first bout being pretty solid and as the day went on, it would get fairly loose to just straight diarrhea. I initially switched him from his Purina to Blue Buffalo Puppy Grain-free and now currently to Acana Pacifica which follows a bag of Acana Wild Prairie (all stages) which I've heard nothing but positive from. It seems as if now though, he is having loose stools at all times during the day which I am very eager to figure out.
I used to feed him two cups in the morning and two cups in the evening. He is a very fast eater and gets very bloated after drinking too fast. To solve that (which to me has been explained to be a possible life threatening concern) I've crafted out a small bowl inverted within a large bowl to slow down both his eating and drinking and I now feed him 1 cup 4x a day. Unfortunately, this hasn't resolved the loose stool issue but has helped SOME with his bloating. It's his gulping amount of water that he experiences bloating with.
The interesting incident that happened over this past weekend was while being puppy sat, he got into another dogs food dish which was a cheap quality grain formula. Needless to say that caused some immediate diarrhea that night, but in the morning he had a bout of the most solid stool I've ever seen in him.
I am a big fan of Grain-free but I am starting to think it might not be for every dog. He hasn't shown any signs of allergies that I know of, and I would like to keep him on a high quality food within a reasonable budget (No more than $70 per 30lb bag, $60 is more preferable), but I am desperate to clear up this problem. Can anybody please help with this issue or lend me a bit of advice? Also, because my oldest had loose stool problem when he was younger due to I believe stomach parasites, I took a sample into the vet to get tested for my youngest and there weren't any problems identified. PLEASE HELP! Thanks in advance for any and all advice!