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That is not a complete and balanced diet. Honestly I am a bit alarmed that your dog at only 11 weeks old is being fed a diet lacking in so many vitamins and minerals. A growing dog needs a fully balanced diet. If you are using The Honest Kitchen, use it with absolutely every meal, and feed as instructed on the box. Add a multi-vitamin/mineral (I recommend VetriScience Canine Plus Multi). This is

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0091WICBM/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_bdUqub1RGQJVG

If your dog is getting raw meat, you dont need to get the Honest Kitchen containing meat "for extra protein", your dog is probably getting enough protein. What your dog is not getting anywhere near enough of is fiber, hence the diarrhea. Also not enough vegetable matter which contains minerals, vitamins and phytonutrients. There are dozens and dozens (perhaps hundreds) of amino acids, fatty acids, and other complex chemicals that are contained within food NOT including the essential vitamins and minerals that dogs need. Meat alone does not provide a full spectrum of nutrition. Growing pups need extra attention paid to their nutrition, imbalances in the nutrition of growing pups can cause severe problems (diarrhea being the least of it, but can include things like blindness, bone malformation, etc)

What formula of The Honest Kitchen are you using? You should be using one of their "Base Mixes", and which is a formula of ground dehydrated vegetables and fruits and some vitamins and minerals.

http://www.thehonestkitchen.com///dog-food/base-mix

Are you giving any fish oil? What is your source of omega-3s? Probiotics? Soluble and Insoluble Fiber?

Fish oil: one capsule of the most basic fish oil daily (begin doing this once the diarrhea has subsided). Dont buy fancy high priced fish oil or fish oil "for pets", its way more expensive for no added benefit. Just buy a reputable brand of fish oil (check label for certification of mercury removal). I buy bottles of 270 gel capsules for like 12$.

Raw diets are not simple. Or very cheap. People have the best intentions but may end up hurting their pets by not having done their research, or by using the easiest raw feeding recipes they found on some website that was not written by an expert.

To fix your dog's diarrhea, first get them on a balanced diet. Since you already have The Honest Kitchen, use that exactly according to the instructions on the box.
Second: get your dog something fiber rich to help bulk up his stool. I use Garden of Life Raw Fiber (great product, good balance of soluble and insoluble fiber). How big is your dog? I would add 1-2 Tablespoons per 20lbs (if ur dog weighs less than 20lbs but more than 10lbs, still give 1-2 Tbls).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004H2T314/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_jzUqub019P7ER

Your dog also needs probiotics for the diarrhea. Buy a human probiotic, with multiple strains of bacteria (you dont want one with just one strain of acidophilus) and a probiotic with a high CFU count (id say at least 7 billion per capsule). Heres a good one

http://www.amazon.com/Integrative-Therapeutics-Probiotic-Pearls-90-Count/dp/B0011023KS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413686398&sr=8-1&keywords=integrative+therapeutics+probiotics

If u dont like ordering online, you can find fiber powder, probiotics, fish oil at health food stores or grocery stores like Whole Foods. I just like amazon bc its always been the cheapest.

Im a pre-veterinary student with 9 years of clinical experience, im currently interning for one of the few Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionists in the country. I also have a personal interest in holistic medicine, raw food diets (i feed my own senior dogs a raw food). Feel free to ask me any follow up questions

Benedryl would help if it were an allergic reaction, so it's possible. Dosage is 1mg/lb. If I ever get another young pup, I will be using Dr. Jean Dodd's reduced vaccination schedule, because the issues you're describing are ones I've experienced before with other dogs, and are probably more common than people are aware.

I also highly advise picking up an immune support supplement, like this one, which has worked wonders for us, particularly for papilloma warts which tend to crop up with pups and young dogs after a heavy vaccination schedule. (We had three contagious wart outbreaks last year, and they are usually gone within a couple of weeks, instead of the usual waiting time of 1-2 months.) Platinum Performance has a colostrum based one that we had less success with, but may be better for your younger pup.

Also, slippery elm will help firm up output, and can be picked up at Walmart.

I'm with the other poster on greatly reducing veg/fruit intake. This has improved my older dog's stools. After kibble, I was doling out a homemade blender veg/fruit frozen mold (recipe from Dr. Karen Becker's book) every other day, which I have now reduced to one per week, or even every two weeks. Much better.

I like that Kymythy Schultz is an actual nutritionist promoting this diet. There are so few of them. I have pdf's of Dr. Tom Lonsdale's books (From Aus; and I absolutely agree with you on how advanced they are on raw feeding there and in the U.K.) and he has given me permission to share them selectively, if you're interested? I sent Raw Meaty Bones to my vet over the summer, and will be learning what she thought of it next week (if she didn't just throw it away).

I'm totally with you on raw being the best thing I ever did, and wish, wish, wish, I had done it years ago. I learned that I was the cause of so many of my (now passed) beloved lab's health issues because he was forced to eat what I was giving him, and was totally ignorant. Never again.

It's no trouble :)

I feed my pigs Oxbow food. Since your pig is still a baby, he/she can eat that food till they're 6 months. Then you can get the Oxbow adult pig food. They should also have mostly alfalfa hay, not timothy, till they're 6 months. When my pigs were babies, we usually gave them alfalfa in the morning and at night, and then we gave them timothy (or botanical hay, or oat hay--Oxbow makes both of these) throughout the day.

Sticks are fine :) I usually just get edible houses for my pigs.

AFAIK, it just depends on what you prefer for bedding. I used the Pet Supplies Plus brand paper bedding before I switched to fleece. Just make sure you don't use wood shavings because they're bad for their respiratory systems.

And I assume you've read about their vitamin C needs? I give these tabs to my pigs. Usually everyday because they love them and it's adorable watching them all come up to the side of the cage :) But you can give them strips of red pepper, too! I recently introduced my pigs to those little cutie oranges and they love those. They also get romaine, cilantro, cucumbers, and grape tomatoes on a regular basis. Every once in a while they get a tiny piece of raw sweet potato, squash, or an apple.

Yeah, I follow a couple guinea pig rescue groups on facebook, and one of them recommended giving our piggies these once or twice a week. Our piggie lost a lot of weight so now I have to feed him a special mix of food to help him gain weight. I think he loves all the attention hes getting now :)

I did not talk to my vet first, I did try and do a lot of research. As my last dog got into old age, we started making food for her, so my current recipe was adapted from that. My typical recipe is:
6-8 bone-in skin on chicken thighs
60 oz bag of Bird's Eye Normandy Blend frozen vegetables (has carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, squash, and zucchini)
*1 cup water

I add the chicken, skin side down, to the crock pot first. I put the vegetables on top and add the water. Cover, let cook until chicken is done and meat falling off the bone. I like to do low like maybe 6 hours, if you are more pressed for time you can cook it on high for less time. YMMV. I like to use chicken thighs for the fat content, and the ease of pulling out a single bone. I have tried doing this recipe with boneless skinless chicken thighs, but the meat did not become as tender for whatever reason.

After the meat is cooked, I stir the pot and fish out the bones, making sure the chicken becomes broken up/shredded. I then add half of a 42oz container of old fashioned oats. I stir this through, it adds fiber and bulk and absorbs the fat and water to thicken the mix. I then let it cool and then portion into containers that go into the freezer. I take out a container the day before to put in the fridge to thaw. My girl is 81 lbs and bordering on obese, and she gets 13oz of food per day, split into two meals. She is also fairly sedentary so she is eating less than a lot of other dogs on here, and she also generally gets the last bite of whatever "Daddy" is eating (because I eat spicy foods and she can't have that). She is also very treat motivated (plain Goldfish crackers).

I also make sure to give her a multivitamin daily. I use this one.

My vet is very supportive and is impressed that I am well informed. Had I not looked into it or was not giving a vitamin, she would not recommend it. She's also not fond of the BARF diet. I thought about the BARF diet, but I think it would be too messy for us.

I started doing this for a couple of reasons. When she was a puppy she would eat the kibble of our other dog, but then she stopped eating kibble. But also the horror stories of pets getting sick from kibble, even the high end brands. She is the world to us, and making sure she has safe food is such an easy thing for us to do.

At one point I was making her treats, but that was more labor intensive. I try to keep her treats small because she is so treat motivated and I don't need her to gain more weight! I usually use Bunny Grahams, but the store was out last time so I bought plain Goldfish crackers.

edit: formatting, and I forgot to mention that in addition to the frozen vegetables, I might add any other fruits or veg that need to be eaten. Especially if it is frozen with freezer burn. I had blueberries that I didn't want to go bad and added those in one time. The only things I try to stay away from is corn, since my previous dog had corn allergies, and potatoes, because this dog has a hard time digesting potatoes (throws up, never fun.)

Ok so i have a Grey and an IG that have been on a raw diet for over a year now. Right now we feed chicken backs twice a day. Once a week we substitute a meal with beef brisket bones. I dont suggest doing the beef until they have been on raw for at least a month as it is harder to digest. Every three days we substitute a chicken feeding with a tripe mix. We use tripe, chicken hearts, a can of pumpkin (or sometimes canned salmon), a cracked raw egg, and cod liver oil all mixed together. After a meal the IG gets one half and the grey get one vitamin (link provided below is the best price). Since putting them on this raw diet both dogs coats are more full and thick as well as shiny. Also their stools are solid and they decompose in the yard within 72 hours.

http://www.amazon.com/Pet-Tabs-Plus-Advanced-Formula-Made/dp/B0002HBNW0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382391263&sr=8-1&keywords=dog+vitamins

There is also this product http://www.amazon.com/WYSONG-Nutritional-Products-Biotic-Supplement/dp/B0006MU976.

Firstly you need to know the pH of urine to see if the pH is ideal. If not, either one will help restore acidity which helps prevent crystals.

While it is true, that raising urine pH, whether by such a product or by Apple cider vinegar, will help get rid of microscopic crystals, it will not get rid of stones. It is also crucial to evaluate your pet's diet. The biggest cause of crystals in urine is improper diet, usually a diet too high in carbs, especially in cats.

Phew, she gets basic bitch grain free, not anything fancy. smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B078HD21WV/

Couple years ago a friend i trust on these things recommended switching to grain free, i dont remember when exactly but the dog food controversy at the time was beet pulp... But we were feeding regular iams, so we just switched to a grain free version of the same thing, which has been through a couple of rebrands but i think its been the same food the whole time...

We added a multivitamin a while ago too just to cover our bases cuz shes getting older, but who knows if thats even any good... I can barely keep up with human nutrition, and it seems like theres almost as much info to wade through for dogs as there is humans now.

Yes, definately. If you are in the US I'd recommend something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Supplement-Glucosamine-Chondroitin-Formulated-Flexibility/dp/B00IT81GPS/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1421998698&sr=8-15&keywords=health+joints+dog+treats

I'm not in the US but I would've bought something like these if I could.

Edit: $35 bucks for 3 months worth, that's nothing. Give it a shot and see if you see an improvement. Can't hurt! If you are a broke let me know and we can sort out that Amazon wishlist thing or whatever it is.

Not OP but I recently transitioned my dog to homemade food from kibble. During the transition I slowly phased kibble out and the new food in.

My dog is a St Bernard/Shepherd mix but ate about 2 cups of kibble per day plus chews/treats. Currently I use the same base for the food and vary the grains/veggies.

In the crockpot on high for 4-4.5 hours or low for 8 put in the crockpot in the following order:
1.5-2 cups water
1 cup brown rice (or quinoa mix)
1-2 cubed sweet potatoes
3 chicken breasts
1 (16oz) bag frozen peas/carrots
1/2 bag frozen broccoli florets
1 (16oz) bag frozen green beans
1 multi-vitamin tablet in each serving (he eats twice a day)

My pup reeeeeally likes frozen broccoli florets in any form (cooked, frozen, thawed but cold) so sometimes I just throw in a couple florets in his bowl when I feed him instead of cooking them in the food.

Yields about 10-14 days of food depending on if he gets peanut butter-filled Kongs that week, etc.

Vitamin: ProSense Multivitamin For All Life Stages, 90-Count https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MV4N0DD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_R3p3AbMEAXH23

Omg he is so adorable and I wish I could have a puppy. I do have my cat lucifer but I don't have any baby pictures of him on my phone. He was the cutest little ball of fur. You should get him vitamins plus these are on sale right now.

This is the supplement that I used with my picky border collie. But like I said, he was severely underweight. Best of luck, and don't fret too much. Maybe your anxiety about the food is playing through to the dog?

OHMYGODOHMYGOD squeal!

Okay, I think I'm better now. But DOXIES!!

/u/Henraldo have you seen this?!?

Man's best friend: Mine also happen to be doxies :)

I added these to my wishlist last night after reading an article about some horrible bee carnage going on in a town near me as a result of pesticides being sprayed on flowering trees. From that article I learned that the chemical that is killing bees is also used in flea prevention medicines. From that I started looking up natural alternatives and I found these.

ETA: Here is my gang. Yesterday was Cleo's 13th birthday. She is the black and tan doxies. Harley is the red one. Nessa is our old girl (about the same age as Cleo).

This chart is helpful in gauging the healthy body type for your cat.

Just by looking at him, he doesn't appear super underweight. However, it's impossible to assess without seeing him and properly examining him. If you're worried, consider a trip to the vet. You could also add a dietary supplement (like this one) that aids in weight gain.

I hate to reiterate what everyone has said, but you should consulte with your veterinarian.

Absent anything concerning, I highly recommend Nutri -Cal. It’s available on amazon . I’ve noticed that as each of my IG’s has gotten older they became pickier with food, and would sometimes skip meals. This was the only thing I found always worked, and would at least ensure they ate something through a period of food funk.

First off, find a new vet that knows about ferrets. Low blood sugar could be a sign of insoloma or adrenal disease. He needs to be tested and placed on medication to regulate his blood sugar if needed.

You can do something like this as an occasional treat or if you need to quickly raise blood sugar. Do not feed often as it is high in sugar and again, not extremely healthy for ferrets.
https://www.amazon.com/FerretVite-Multi-Vitamin-Paste-4-25-Ounce/dp/B000FPL0FE


Make sure you are feeding him a high quality food. There is a list to the right that can hep you find a recommended food.

I don't know if that would work. We go the preventative route with these guys. They work pretty well.

I have a 14yo little dog, started her on Cholodin supplement, you can buy them on Amazon or at Walmart. It's made a big difference in her attitude and happiness. She seems less confused and hasn't had anymore pee accidents. You could give it a try, hope this helps!
https://smile.amazon.com/Cholodin-Canine-180-Chewable-Tablets/dp/B000MF99XM/ref=sr_ph_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509792958&sr=sr-1&keywords=cholodin

Not to worry..the "joint supplement" has everything in it. But thanks for reminding people that supplements are important. Link to what they use (https://www.amazon.com/Rx-Vitamins-Essentials-226-80g-Powder/dp/B005WFT9NC/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1517506864&sr=8-6&keywords=dog+nutritional+supplements+powder)

http://www.amazon.com/Nutri-Cal-Calorie-Dietary-Supplement-4-25-Ounce/dp/B00542UWFW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1381710847&sr=8-3&keywords=nutri-cal

You really should consult a vet, but this will make up for some of the nutrition and calories the dog is lacking from not eating much.