I.m beginning to wonder

[Christina Websell]

If Boyfie has a digestive problem re pooing in the bath. His bath poos are
kind of like cow pats with some form in them. But not good firm poos.
He has always been clean in the house until recently. I am guessing that
cowpat poos mean he cannot hold himself. I never tell him off about it, if
you need to go, you need to go.
Do I need to worry, should I take him to the vet? He is very well
otherwise.
Do I need to change his food? His poos are not properly formed. Far too
soft.

[Joy[_3_]]

On 12/17/2015 1:01 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
> If Boyfie has a digestive problem re pooing in the bath. His bath poos are
> kind of like cow pats with some form in them. But not good firm poos.
> He has always been clean in the house until recently. I am guessing that
> cowpat poos mean he cannot hold himself. I never tell him off about it, if
> you need to go, you need to go.
> Do I need to worry, should I take him to the vet? He is very well
> otherwise.
> Do I need to change his food? His poos are not properly formed. Far too
> soft.

If I were mine, I think I'd take him to the vet, along with a sample of
the poo for analysis.

[Jack Campin]

> If Boyfie has a digestive problem re pooing in the bath. His bath poos are
> kind of like cow pats with some form in them. But not good firm poos.
> He has always been clean in the house until recently. I am guessing that
> cowpat poos mean he cannot hold himself.

My Chloe is like that. She has hyperthyroid, but that's controlled.
The poo problem is something else as well. Empirically, giving her
a whacking great dose of biotin (about a quarter of a 1000mcg capsule
once a week) keeps her poo reasonably solid. A lot of catfood seems
to be biotin-deficient or outright biotin-destroying, thanks to its
egg content.

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[jmcquown[_2_]]

On 12/17/2015 6:32 PM, Joy wrote:
> On 12/17/2015 1:01 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
>> If Boyfie has a digestive problem re pooing in the bath. His bath
>> poos are
>> kind of like cow pats with some form in them. But not good firm poos.
>> He has always been clean in the house until recently. I am guessing that
>> cowpat poos mean he cannot hold himself. I never tell him off about
>> it, if
>> you need to go, you need to go.
>> Do I need to worry, should I take him to the vet? He is very well
>> otherwise.
>> Do I need to change his food? His poos are not properly formed. Far too
>> soft.
>
> If I were mine, I think I'd take him to the vet, along with a sample of
> the poo for analysis.
>
I believe I'd do that, too. At least he's still eating, so there may be
some sort of easily fixable treatment if he has some issues.

Jill

[Christina Websell]

"Jack Campin" > wrote in message
...
>> If Boyfie has a digestive problem re pooing in the bath. His bath poos
>> are
>> kind of like cow pats with some form in them. But not good firm poos.
>> He has always been clean in the house until recently. I am guessing that
>> cowpat poos mean he cannot hold himself.
>
> My Chloe is like that. She has hyperthyroid, but that's controlled.
> The poo problem is something else as well. Empirically, giving her
> a whacking great dose of biotin (about a quarter of a 1000mcg capsule
> once a week) keeps her poo reasonably solid. A lot of catfood seems
> to be biotin-deficient or outright biotin-destroying, thanks to its
> egg content.



There was a question about his thyroid a few months ago, but he seems be
fine. Where do I get biotin?
Will that work for poodles too? It's my life's work to get Lennie a firm
poo. Because I have to clear it up..
His mum spent 300 pounds for allergy tests, to help his itching and
diarrhoea. He is very allergic to dust mites. His food allergies are oats,
potatoes and rice plus wheat, which makes it very difficult to find
something. But I did. Spent hours examing every ingredient in the posh pet
shop.
Lily's Kitchen duck & chicken. We'll see how it goes. It's quite expensive.
7.49/kg Rita says nothing is too expensive for Lennie :-)





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[Christina Websell]

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/17/2015 6:32 PM, Joy wrote:
>> On 12/17/2015 1:01 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
>>> If Boyfie has a digestive problem re pooing in the bath. His bath
>>> poos are
>>> kind of like cow pats with some form in them. But not good firm poos.
>>> He has always been clean in the house until recently. I am guessing
>>> that
>>> cowpat poos mean he cannot hold himself. I never tell him off about
>>> it, if
>>> you need to go, you need to go.
>>> Do I need to worry, should I take him to the vet? He is very well
>>> otherwise.
>>> Do I need to change his food? His poos are not properly formed. Far too
>>> soft.
>>
>> If I were mine, I think I'd take him to the vet, along with a sample of
>> the poo for analysis.
>>
> I believe I'd do that, too. At least he's still eating, so there may be
> some sort of easily fixable treatment if he has some issues.
>
> Jill

Maybe it's because he had to have all his intestines taken out of his body
to flush them last year? I thought he'd recovered completely but maybe he
hasn't.

[jmcquown[_2_]]

On 12/21/2015 8:04 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 12/17/2015 6:32 PM, Joy wrote:
>>> On 12/17/2015 1:01 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
>>>> If Boyfie has a digestive problem re pooing in the bath. His bath
>>>> poos are
>>>> kind of like cow pats with some form in them. But not good firm poos.
>>>> He has always been clean in the house until recently. I am guessing
>>>> that
>>>> cowpat poos mean he cannot hold himself. I never tell him off about
>>>> it, if
>>>> you need to go, you need to go.
>>>> Do I need to worry, should I take him to the vet? He is very well
>>>> otherwise.
>>>> Do I need to change his food? His poos are not properly formed. Far too
>>>> soft.
>>>
>>> If I were mine, I think I'd take him to the vet, along with a sample of
>>> the poo for analysis.
>>>
>> I believe I'd do that, too. At least he's still eating, so there may be
>> some sort of easily fixable treatment if he has some issues.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Maybe it's because he had to have all his intestines taken out of his body
> to flush them last year? I thought he'd recovered completely but maybe he
> hasn't.
>
>
Honestly, I cannot answer that. I do think if his pooing in the tub
makes you think there might be a health issue, take Boyfie to the vet.

Jill

[Christina Websell]

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/21/2015 8:04 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 12/17/2015 6:32 PM, Joy wrote:
>>>> On 12/17/2015 1:01 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
>>>>> If Boyfie has a digestive problem re pooing in the bath. His bath
>>>>> poos are
>>>>> kind of like cow pats with some form in them. But not good firm poos.
>>>>> He has always been clean in the house until recently. I am guessing
>>>>> that
>>>>> cowpat poos mean he cannot hold himself. I never tell him off about
>>>>> it, if
>>>>> you need to go, you need to go.
>>>>> Do I need to worry, should I take him to the vet? He is very well
>>>>> otherwise.
>>>>> Do I need to change his food? His poos are not properly formed. Far
>>>>> too
>>>>> soft.
>>>>
>>>> If I were mine, I think I'd take him to the vet, along with a sample of
>>>> the poo for analysis.
>>>>
>>> I believe I'd do that, too. At least he's still eating, so there may be
>>> some sort of easily fixable treatment if he has some issues.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Maybe it's because he had to have all his intestines taken out of his
>> body
>> to flush them last year? I thought he'd recovered completely but maybe
>> he
>> hasn't.
>>
>>
> Honestly, I cannot answer that. I do think if his pooing in the tub makes
> you think there might be a health issue, take Boyfie to the vet.
>
> Jill

I'll probably phone the vet for advice first - he hates going there.

[Christina Websell]

"Judith Latham" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Christina Websell
> > wrote:
>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On 12/21/2015 8:04 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
>> >> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >>> On 12/17/2015 6:32 PM, Joy wrote:
>> >>>> On 12/17/2015 1:01 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
>> >>>>> If Boyfie has a digestive problem re pooing in the bath. His bath
>> >>>>> poos are kind of like cow pats with some form in them. But not
>> >>>>> good firm poos. He has always been clean in the house until
>> >>>>> recently. I am guessing that cowpat poos mean he cannot hold
>> >>>>> himself. I never tell him off about it, if you need to go, you
>> >>>>> need to go. Do I need to worry, should I take him to the vet? He
>> >>>>> is very well otherwise. Do I need to change his food? His poos
>> >>>>> are not properly formed. Far too soft.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> If I were mine, I think I'd take him to the vet, along with a
>> >>>> sample of the poo for analysis.
>> >>>>
>> >>> I believe I'd do that, too. At least he's still eating, so there
>> >>> may be some sort of easily fixable treatment if he has some issues.
>> >>>
>> >>> Jill
>> >>
>> >> Maybe it's because he had to have all his intestines taken out of his
>> >> body to flush them last year? I thought he'd recovered completely
>> >> but maybe he hasn't.
>> >>
>> >>
>> > Honestly, I cannot answer that. I do think if his pooing in the tub
>> > makes you think there might be a health issue, take Boyfie to the vet.
>> >
>> > Jill
>
>> I'll probably phone the vet for advice first - he hates going there.
>
>
> It's always good to get advice. I hadn't thought about his previous injury
> having an effect.
>
> Judith

It could also be because he is getting more dry food after the vet told me
to give him more to increase his weight. It might not suit him. He is up to
weight now so I can reduce it back to the 2 tbsps he had before for a
night-time treat.
See how that works. He gets 100g wet x 2 daily. If he doesn't improve, I
might try him on raw food. I gave him raw mince today, he loved it and
scarfed it down. It's horribly expensive but hey, he's worth it. I'd heard
that raw food sorts out soft poos in cats. I'll let you know.
I do know that when both KFC & himself were eating collared doves, their
poos were perfect ;-)