Rosie, our 2 and a half year old rescue, stable and healthy at 42 lbs, has a strange symptom, not sure if it is a real problem. Her normal poops turned soft and runny about two weeks ago. We feed her exactly the same thing all the time, and are pretty careful not to let her get any food from our 1 year old son who does occasionally try to feed her whatever he is eating. But this has been a consistent stool change, which makes it strange.
Normally, she eats 2 heaping half cups of Simply Nourish Limited Ingredient Salmon and Sweet Potato, twice daily. I've added 1/8 c yogurt to this for the last day or two to see if that might help firm up her stool. So far, no effect. I did read elsewhere on this fine forum that some give pumpkin to help firm up stools, and that sounds very close to what she already eats - sweet potato.
The other thought I had, reading what others had encountered, is that perhaps we are overfeeding her a little? A possible, underlying cause of why the same amount of food is now overfeeding: We did recently move to a new house (2 months ago, well before the stool change occurred). That has changed Rosie's exercise habits - she has a yard now, so we have been less diligent in walking her, especially as we have been busy with moving in and the like.
Anyway, she's been a very healthy girl, and this rather sudden and persistent change is a bit of a concern. Any advice is welcome! By the way, this is my first post, but I have benefited from many of the discussions here - thank you in advance.
Normally, she eats 2 heaping half cups of Simply Nourish Limited Ingredient Salmon and Sweet Potato, twice daily. I've added 1/8 c yogurt to this for the last day or two to see if that might help firm up her stool. So far, no effect. I did read elsewhere on this fine forum that some give pumpkin to help firm up stools, and that sounds very close to what she already eats - sweet potato.
The other thought I had, reading what others had encountered, is that perhaps we are overfeeding her a little? A possible, underlying cause of why the same amount of food is now overfeeding: We did recently move to a new house (2 months ago, well before the stool change occurred). That has changed Rosie's exercise habits - she has a yard now, so we have been less diligent in walking her, especially as we have been busy with moving in and the like.
Anyway, she's been a very healthy girl, and this rather sudden and persistent change is a bit of a concern. Any advice is welcome! By the way, this is my first post, but I have benefited from many of the discussions here - thank you in advance.