sheridel
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Hello Everybody! This is my first post! My husband and I are first-time parents to our CC, Hugo. He is 17 weeks and weighs 51 lbs, 21 inches long. He is very smart and learns very quickly. We have him in obedience classes and he is doing very well. Everything was going very well until about 3 weeks ago when he was 14 weeks.
He started this new thing where he would have night-time diarrhea. He would wake up every hour in the middle of the night and whine in his crate for us to take him outside. Once outside, he'd let out a runny stool. This would start around 12am to about 4am. However, his stools in the morning and during the day would be solid. But then the runny poops would happen again in the middle of the night. Besides the runny poop, his energy level is great, he's acting normal, he's not dehydrated, and he is not vomiting. There is also no blood/mucous in his stool.
At the time, he was on Blue Buffalo for Large Breed Puppies (Chicken & Rice). He was doing fine on it, but his stools weren't always solid. But this was the first time he was having night-time diarrhea. We were feeding Hugo about 1 1/2 cups 3 times a day. We tried cutting back on his food and limited his treats to almost none. We tried cutting back on his food to about 1 cup each feeding but he was still having the runs at night. Then we tried cutting back on his last meal and replaced it with rice and he had NO night-time diarrhea! But then when we gave him back his BB for his last meal, the night-time diarrhea came back.
We decided to "reset" his stomache, so we gave him a bland diet of rice/boiled hamburger/pumpkin/greek yogurt. His diarrhea cleared and he was having solid stools with no night-time potty breaks. We decided to change his diet to Diamond All-Stages (Beef & Sweet Potato). We slowly started to introduce Diamond to his bland diet. He was doing fine with Diamond mixed into his bland diet until we reached 1 cup each feeding, the diarrhea at night came back. We then decided to change his diet to TOTW Sierra Mountain. And again, we slowly introduced TOTW to his bland diet and when we reached 1 cup each feeding, the night-time diarrhea came back.
Is it possible that he has a sensitive stomache and can only handle less than 3 cups a day? Or is it the type of kibble? Should we try a different diet? I am just worried because I don't think 3 cups a day for a 51 pound 4 month old is enough. The guide on TOTW says he should be eating 6 cups a day. He has already lost weight because of his diarrhea episodes (his ribs are now showing :'( ) and I'm worried that he's not getting enough nutrients that he needs with less than 3 cups a day. He's looking very skinny and it makes me sad! However, I did read on a different forum that feeding less can actually help dogs gain weight since overfeeding causes diarrhea (which causes weight loss), what do you guys think? How many cups should a 4 month old be eating?
He's doing great otherwise! Has anyone experience this before and/or have any suggestions? Sorry this post is super long but we are losing our minds and our sleep, your help will be greatly appreciated!!
He started this new thing where he would have night-time diarrhea. He would wake up every hour in the middle of the night and whine in his crate for us to take him outside. Once outside, he'd let out a runny stool. This would start around 12am to about 4am. However, his stools in the morning and during the day would be solid. But then the runny poops would happen again in the middle of the night. Besides the runny poop, his energy level is great, he's acting normal, he's not dehydrated, and he is not vomiting. There is also no blood/mucous in his stool.
At the time, he was on Blue Buffalo for Large Breed Puppies (Chicken & Rice). He was doing fine on it, but his stools weren't always solid. But this was the first time he was having night-time diarrhea. We were feeding Hugo about 1 1/2 cups 3 times a day. We tried cutting back on his food and limited his treats to almost none. We tried cutting back on his food to about 1 cup each feeding but he was still having the runs at night. Then we tried cutting back on his last meal and replaced it with rice and he had NO night-time diarrhea! But then when we gave him back his BB for his last meal, the night-time diarrhea came back.
We decided to "reset" his stomache, so we gave him a bland diet of rice/boiled hamburger/pumpkin/greek yogurt. His diarrhea cleared and he was having solid stools with no night-time potty breaks. We decided to change his diet to Diamond All-Stages (Beef & Sweet Potato). We slowly started to introduce Diamond to his bland diet. He was doing fine with Diamond mixed into his bland diet until we reached 1 cup each feeding, the diarrhea at night came back. We then decided to change his diet to TOTW Sierra Mountain. And again, we slowly introduced TOTW to his bland diet and when we reached 1 cup each feeding, the night-time diarrhea came back.
Is it possible that he has a sensitive stomache and can only handle less than 3 cups a day? Or is it the type of kibble? Should we try a different diet? I am just worried because I don't think 3 cups a day for a 51 pound 4 month old is enough. The guide on TOTW says he should be eating 6 cups a day. He has already lost weight because of his diarrhea episodes (his ribs are now showing :'( ) and I'm worried that he's not getting enough nutrients that he needs with less than 3 cups a day. He's looking very skinny and it makes me sad! However, I did read on a different forum that feeding less can actually help dogs gain weight since overfeeding causes diarrhea (which causes weight loss), what do you guys think? How many cups should a 4 month old be eating?
He's doing great otherwise! Has anyone experience this before and/or have any suggestions? Sorry this post is super long but we are losing our minds and our sleep, your help will be greatly appreciated!!
