just starting need help

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Originally Posted by Special Effex

I have been feeding Kenji about 2lbs a day he is 70 lbs, he still has cannon butt but yesterday he did have part of a hard stool but every time since then he has been loose, he is doing good and chews pretty good just loose stools, he has only vomited twice since I started and the last time he ate the vomit so I think he was just readjusting part of the food and it was not that much. Do you think I should go back to fromm and start over but I really hate to do that.
Craig

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I don't know what to tell you besides what I have posted above. I never had any trouble with my dog not wanting to eat the raw chicken. But each dog is different.

They are your dogs and you know them best. It's up to you if you want to put them back on kibble for a bit and then try again. I'd still think starting with some pre-made raw might help. Maybe they are just having a hard time adjusting.

And Jack has a good point too in that what you are feeding is not a complete balanced diet. Maybe do some more reading and change it up a bit.

I don't think a vet visit will help much unless they are really sick. Most vets are against raw feeding.

Good luck and keep us posted....

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Originally Posted by CA Jack

As a final thought, I do know raw isn't good to feed if your dogs have coccidia, so you might want to consider that as a possibility.

Jack

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That is interesting, I did not know that. Could you please explain more about this Jack?

Thanks!

I would clear up the diarrhea first before continuing again with the raw diet. Start feeding some boiled rice and chicken to settle Kenji's stomach. It wouldn't hurt to take a stool sample to the vet to check for parasites. It could also be a bacterial infection. If it's giardia or a bacterial infection, the antibiotic Flagyl (metronidazole) will help clear it up.

I think 2 lbs of food a day is a bit much. I would cut back to 1.4 lbs which is 2% of his weight. If you're not already doing it, try splitting up the meal to 2x a day.

It is possible for a dog to become infected with the poultry-type coccidia if he eats raw chicken viscera that are infected. So if you are trying to get rid of coccidia in your dog, it would be counter productive to feed raw while you are medicating him. Also there is bacteria in raw meat that can exacerbate an underlying problem such as infections or coccidia.