Post by CampGreyhound on Oct 3, 2010 10:16:31 GMT -5
For those of you with greyhounds who are having tummy issues, there are several things that can be contributing to pudding poop, here's a regimen that works pretty well.
1. start dosing with colloidal silver. You can use a syringe (with no needle of course) and dose them as often as you can, 5ml dose is good, away from food, a minimum of 5 times per day. You can find colloidal silver in any good health food store, be sure it is marked as either Colloidal Silver or Electrically Isolated Silver, don't use silver proteins or any other silver products. We also make colloidal silver, it can be found in our webstore. Give away from food, at least by 2 hours.
2. Add L-Glutamine to your pupper's meal as well, this will replenish the first layer of the gut and support the immune system, which is really important for new dogs under stress. You can purchase L-glutamine from any good health food store, it's in powder form and can be found with the sports drinks. Just give your greyhound about half the dose for an adult. You should continue with this for 1-6 months, depending on how your dog is doing.
3. Give probiotics, human grade, the more types of bacteria the better, and the higher the number of cultures the better. Natural Factors makes a good basic one. I don't recommend using formulas made for dogs, you're paying more for the same thing with less regulation and oversight. Give 1-3 pills each day with a meal. Another option is giving Bio-K for a month, a teaspoon each day. This will populate the digestive tract more quickly than anything else, it's like a silver bullet for the gut. Works great for humans too! Bio-K can sometimes be found in your grocery close to the yogurt, or in health food stores. The big Shopper's Drug Marts often carry it in their refrigerated section. Give away from the colloidal silver and with meals.
4. The addition of digestive enzymes can make all the difference sometimes, we use Pancreatin, the lower strength is pretty effective. If you use another brand, ensure that there are enzymes for digesting protein (like bromelain) and whatever else is in your dog's food.
As most of you are aware, I do run a Raw Food company (for pets) and I promote a raw diet for greyhounds, as they seem to do really well on it. Mine have, I've been feeding my pets raw food for about 15 years.
If you don't want to switch to raw, that's your choice, there are other things you can do to help your greyhound get past the pudding poops. Try to avoid grains, dairy products, soy and corn , as many greyhounds have a hard time with these items. If you still have pudding poops try eliminating all treats and see what happens.
Also, do not count on a negative fecal exam at the vets to mean your pupper does not have parasites - fecals are notoriously poor at giving accurate results.
I hope this information helps those of you trying to get your new furkids settled in!
1. start dosing with colloidal silver. You can use a syringe (with no needle of course) and dose them as often as you can, 5ml dose is good, away from food, a minimum of 5 times per day. You can find colloidal silver in any good health food store, be sure it is marked as either Colloidal Silver or Electrically Isolated Silver, don't use silver proteins or any other silver products. We also make colloidal silver, it can be found in our webstore. Give away from food, at least by 2 hours.
2. Add L-Glutamine to your pupper's meal as well, this will replenish the first layer of the gut and support the immune system, which is really important for new dogs under stress. You can purchase L-glutamine from any good health food store, it's in powder form and can be found with the sports drinks. Just give your greyhound about half the dose for an adult. You should continue with this for 1-6 months, depending on how your dog is doing.
3. Give probiotics, human grade, the more types of bacteria the better, and the higher the number of cultures the better. Natural Factors makes a good basic one. I don't recommend using formulas made for dogs, you're paying more for the same thing with less regulation and oversight. Give 1-3 pills each day with a meal. Another option is giving Bio-K for a month, a teaspoon each day. This will populate the digestive tract more quickly than anything else, it's like a silver bullet for the gut. Works great for humans too! Bio-K can sometimes be found in your grocery close to the yogurt, or in health food stores. The big Shopper's Drug Marts often carry it in their refrigerated section. Give away from the colloidal silver and with meals.
4. The addition of digestive enzymes can make all the difference sometimes, we use Pancreatin, the lower strength is pretty effective. If you use another brand, ensure that there are enzymes for digesting protein (like bromelain) and whatever else is in your dog's food.
As most of you are aware, I do run a Raw Food company (for pets) and I promote a raw diet for greyhounds, as they seem to do really well on it. Mine have, I've been feeding my pets raw food for about 15 years.
If you don't want to switch to raw, that's your choice, there are other things you can do to help your greyhound get past the pudding poops. Try to avoid grains, dairy products, soy and corn , as many greyhounds have a hard time with these items. If you still have pudding poops try eliminating all treats and see what happens.
Also, do not count on a negative fecal exam at the vets to mean your pupper does not have parasites - fecals are notoriously poor at giving accurate results.
I hope this information helps those of you trying to get your new furkids settled in!