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We brought a great little guy in at 8 weeks from a very reputable breeder, and he's been given a clean bill of health (including worms).
The breeder had him on Taste of the Wild puppy, with roasted bison & venison, and he's eaten it pretty well (though he's not at all a big eater).
His stools are frequent - 3-4 times a day, and not abnormal in any way (firm, regular size), but it doesn't seem that he's eating enough to support such a bathroom schedule.
He's thin, but healthy. Any reason to be concerned?
I don't think so. IIRC that food is not too carb heavy. Puppies are poop machines! My puppy amazed me every day with that, I was like this volume is insane! She was on a high quality food, so I knew that wasn't the problem. Others said 'it's just the way of puppies'! Glad she took to potty training SO FAST!
Agreed. I just adopted a 1-2 old GSD and was initially amazed at how much he poops. He goes about 3x/day, so I asked my vet and she said that 3x/day actually wasn't that much for a puppy.
As long as his stools are regular and firm, he is eating and drinking normally, he isn't losing weight and his energy level is good, he is a normal, healthy puppy. Puppies just poop A LOT!
Agreed. I just adopted a 1-2 old GSD and was initially amazed at how much he poops. He goes about 3x/day, so I asked my vet and she said that 3x/day actually wasn't that much for a puppy.
As long as his stools are regular and firm, he is eating and drinking normally, he isn't losing weight and his energy level is good, he is a normal, healthy puppy. Puppies just poop A LOT!
A LOT! ( I just thought that needed repeating, LOL )
Actually my three year old poodle mix poops about 3 times a day. The overall total daily volume is typical, he just breaks it up over more occasions. I am actually glad because if it's storming our we can just pop out for a quick pee in the yard without worrying that he needs to poop since he invariably has already pooped at least once that day, LOL.
How often do you feed him? My last dog would poop twice when I fed her twice a day. If I gave her a treat, she would poop 3 times. If I gave her 3 treats plus the 2 meals, she would poop 5 times.
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