Soft Poop

[PebblesPages]

My second poop post....oh no. I switched Ciara's food because she was playing with and/or eating it. Any who, now she is eating Orijen and she has really soft poop. Her poop is sticking to her butt due to her long (getting there) coat. I would like to provide great nutrition, but the soft poop is too much drama. Please advise........

[marlowe'sgirl]

How long has she been on it? It takes a couple of weeks for her body to adjust. Sometimes I add half an cooked egg to my Hav's Orijen in the morning (because I share), and those days there's never anything close to resembling soft poop. He does have softer poop on occasion on Orijen alone (ie not a rock hard tootsie roll), but it's still well-formed and easy to pick-up.

[Suzi]

that happened to me with Acanna . Maddie was fine but Zoey had problems. Did you change gradually? Try doing half and half for awhile. What was the other food?

[misstray]

Did you switch her over gradually or just do a sudden switch? If you just did a complete sudden switch and it hasn't been very long, then it very well may correct itself given time. However, some dogs do better on Orijen than others.

[PebblesPages]

Actually she is still transitioning from Healthise to Orijen Her food is half and half.

[marlowe'sgirl]

Give her 2 solid weeks on Orijen alone before you make any judgement calls. She'll have loose stool throughout the transition.

[MarinaGirl]

Ciara is adorable!! My puppy had loose stools on Orijen but not on Acana. Now I feed her ZiwiPeak and use the left over Acana for training treats, and her stools are firm and easy to pick up. It is definitely trial-and-error to figure out the right food for your precious baby. Hang in there and know that many of us have been through the same thing. -Jeanne