We recently got a new dog (greyhound - wonderful, sweet, loving, undemanding dogs), and his oop: leaves a lot to be desired! He's the fourth one we've had, and they all seem to be prone to it to differing degrees. He's currently on Autarky adult (summer) food which our other dogs did pretty well on. It's considered to be a good quality food for what it costs (about £20 for 15kg). He is also underweight, which apparently he has been for a long time, while in kennels. He has recently been wormed, and was also wormed at the kennels. There is certainly nothing wrong with his appetite; in fact quite the opposite! His energy levels are good, and he seems to be in good health generally. I will ask the vet if he thinks a bacterial infection in his gut may be a contributing factor, and perhaps give him some antibiotics to see if they help.
The first contents of the Autarky food are, in order: maize, chicken meal, rice, chicken fat, full fat linseed, prairie meal (whatever that is?) plus other stuff! I've been doing quite a bit of online research to try to come up with something that doesn't have all the cereal/grain that nearly all the foods contain (apart from the very expensive ones), as this may well be the problem, as it is not suitable for dogs. It sounds as if he may have a food intolerance, from what I have researched. Orjen sounds excellent, without all the grains etc, but the price is . I can't afford to feed a 30kg dog on this, unfortunately.
I came across Csj dog food (only available online or through their private stockists, not in any shops) which gets very good reviews and people say it has improved their dogs poo. I've looked at lots of the different foods they do (and there are lots - over 20!), and even the more expensive ones at about £20-30 per 15 kg have maize/corn, soya, barley and beet pulp. Has anyone used this brand, and if so which variety, as it seems to be about the best quality in the price range - from £11-£35.
I've read that white rice is good for "binding", so I will feed this permanently alongside his dried food if it helps. I started the dogs on this yesterday, so am keen to see the results - well sort of! :giggle:
If anyone has any suggestions on brands of food that have suited their dogs which have this problem, or anything else that might help, I'd be very grateful. Cookies if you got to the end!
The first contents of the Autarky food are, in order: maize, chicken meal, rice, chicken fat, full fat linseed, prairie meal (whatever that is?) plus other stuff! I've been doing quite a bit of online research to try to come up with something that doesn't have all the cereal/grain that nearly all the foods contain (apart from the very expensive ones), as this may well be the problem, as it is not suitable for dogs. It sounds as if he may have a food intolerance, from what I have researched. Orjen sounds excellent, without all the grains etc, but the price is . I can't afford to feed a 30kg dog on this, unfortunately.
I came across Csj dog food (only available online or through their private stockists, not in any shops) which gets very good reviews and people say it has improved their dogs poo. I've looked at lots of the different foods they do (and there are lots - over 20!), and even the more expensive ones at about £20-30 per 15 kg have maize/corn, soya, barley and beet pulp. Has anyone used this brand, and if so which variety, as it seems to be about the best quality in the price range - from £11-£35.
I've read that white rice is good for "binding", so I will feed this permanently alongside his dried food if it helps. I started the dogs on this yesterday, so am keen to see the results - well sort of! :giggle:
If anyone has any suggestions on brands of food that have suited their dogs which have this problem, or anything else that might help, I'd be very grateful. Cookies if you got to the end!