Thanks again for all the thoughts. CockalierMom – the kefir is a good idea. I’ve been giving him probiotics too, but I don’t know if they’re helping. I don’t know if the poo will ever get less frequent because he’s never pooped less than 5 times/day as far as I know. On the bright side, his poop has been consistently firm yesterday and today, so I’m crossing my fingers.
To answer Cockalier Mom’s question: “When you used to leave his food out, did you try to touch or pet him while he was eating?” Yup, we did and he was totally fine. But now that food is not constantly available, I think he’s a bit more possessive of it.
Susan – great tips, I’ll try the corn suggestion. The one thing that’s not clear to me – once I know how long it takes him to digest, what will that tell me? So if it’s 5 hours or 10 hours, what does that actually mean in terms of what I should do for him? What’s normal? Also, I hear you on lentils and chickpeas. What about peas and pea protein…is that usually just as problematic?
Kathy B – that’s exactly how he is now! We can take the tastiest bone out of his mouth, his favorite toy, take away his bowl, put our hands in his food and he doesn’t care. But if we touch him, especially the front paws, while he is eating, he growls a bit.
