solid poop that ends soft

[madie4589]

Frank is on fromms salmon tunalini. has been for about 2-3 months now. his poops always look good. not great but good. they start out at about a 7-8 in firmness on a scale from 1-10. but what comes out at the very end is more runny.

his stool in general seems almost moist with air holes, it's lighter than you'd expect a dense, firm poop to be.

is there something I should be doing differently to get a more ideal poop? is this even something I should be mildly concerned with?

 

[2BullyMama]

How old is he and how much do you feed at each meal?

 

[madie4589]

he's one year old and we feed approx 1-3/4 to 2 cups a day.

he's about 45-50 lbs. [MENTION=2894]2BullyMama[/MENTION]

 

[2BullyMama]

he's one year old and we feed approx 1-3/4 to 2 cups a day.

he's about 45-50 lbs. @2BullyMama

I would cut back a tiny bit at each meal... may just be too much for him. [MENTION=2]bullmama[/MENTION] - agreed?

 

[bullmama]

I would cut back a tiny bit at each meal... may just be too much for him. [MENTION=2]bullmama[/MENTION] - agreed?

You could certainly try it, but that amount of food should be perfect. No extra treats or additives, supplements?


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[Cali Doll]

Bella's poop is exactly like this, too. Maybe I'll try to cut back, too. Like you, Madie, I feed 2 cups a day, but I add coconut oil, fish oil, and ACV.

 

[LazyLoki]

Bella's poop is exactly like this, too. Maybe I'll try to cut back, too. Like you, Madie, I feed 2 cups a day, but I add coconut oil, fish oil, and ACV.

We had Loki on fish oil for a while and it had a tendency to make his poop rather soft and sometimes runny. So we switched his food to Core Wellness Ocean formula and it has helped tremendously! He poop is completely normal now!

 

[Cali Doll]

We had Loki on fish oil for a while and it had a tendency to make his poop rather soft and sometimes runny. So we switched his food to Core Wellness Ocean formula and it has helped tremendously! He poop is completely normal now!

Good to know. Thank you!

 

[bullmama]

It could be the food isn't a good match too, but yes too much oils can give that runny poo topper. I would try cutting back a bit first, and if that doesn't change anything then try doing a different Fromm like the Beef Frittatta or Pork & Peas, has he tried those yet?

 

[JakeP]

I also have this issue with Jake. Starts hard then almost at the end it gets soft and sometimes running. I feed him 2 cups a day.
What I have observed is that if I don't give him yogurt or cheese, I get this issue. I just give him a slice of cheese and he is good to go. But then that's my Jake, he loves cheese

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[madie4589]

It could be the food isn't a good match too, but yes too much oils can give that runny poo topper. I would try cutting back a bit first, and if that doesn't change anything then try doing a different Fromm like the Beef Frittatta or Pork & Peas, has he tried those yet?

he has not. I am thinking we will switch him to another protein and see how it goes. we cut back on the amount a bit and there's been no change since my original post. his skin is also flaking a bit so I think it's time to try a different fromm!

 

[Daphnee]

From a "biological" view, this could be somewhat normal. The beginning of the movement, that stool would have been in the GI tract longer, with more fluid being removed. The end of the movement could still contain more fluid. My pup is the same way, has been for a long time. If she has missed a normal poop time, the next one will be like a cork in a champagne bottle.

 

[Thed163]

Didn't want to start a new thread with similar topic... Poop 1 and 2 on the same walk, solid, great. 9 or 10/10. Then, as he wears down/runs/exerts... he tries to poop more and there isn't much left. Just a few little turdworms (no worms in the turd, hopefully you understand what I mean here), and really soft. Some sites say this is just normal with dogs, as the moisture is what's at the very end.

1.5 cups/2x a day of the Zignature Salmon (grain free etc). treats he gets just little freeze dried liver treats (3 calories each) or he chews on his bento ball.

His poop has been this way on everything, fromm puppy, fromm heartland gold adult, zignature salmon...

Any reason for concern?

 

[2BullyMama]

Didn't want to start a new thread with similar topic... Poop 1 and 2 on the same walk, solid, great. 9 or 10/10. Then, as he wears down/runs/exerts... he tries to poop more and there isn't much left. Just a few little turdworms (no worms in the turd, hopefully you understand what I mean here), and really soft. Some sites say this is just normal with dogs, as the moisture is what's at the very end.

1.5 cups/2x a day of the Zignature Salmon (grain free etc). treats he gets just little freeze dried liver treats (3 calories each) or he chews on his bento ball.

His poop has been this way on everything, fromm puppy, fromm heartland gold adult, zignature salmon...

Any reason for concern?

I would say no.... he sound normal to me Lambeau is like this at times especially during allergy seasons

 

[Dollys Owner]

Sounds pretty normal to me. Both my dogs have fairly soft poops, seems to be harder if it's been a while since their last poop, and softer if I give them some new treat that must upset their stomach a bit.