Hi,
I was wondering how Atlas was going, I’ve never tried Kefir before I drink “Yakult” probiotic drink & give Patch about 1/4 of the Yakult drink that only about 4 tablespoon in a bowl, if I remember, the Kefir will help make Atlas digestive tract healthy & make his immune more stronger it just takes time 1-2 weeks to work….
I think you’ve answered your own question lol maybe stop giving the Kefir for now, then once you have introduced the new Natures Domain Turkey kibble then start giving some Kefir again, do you have the Yakult probiotic small drinks in America? they’re in the dairy section at supermarket you get 5 small pink drinks? or another really good dog probiotic is Purina Fortifloria powder, they tested about 10 dog probiotics products that are being sold on the market & out of the 10 dog probiotics only 3 dog probiotics came back with live cultures the rest were a waste of money, the Purina Forti Floria was one of the good probiotics with live cultures….Patch was put on Protexin Soluble yellow label probiotic when I first got him but I dont think you have Protexin in America, it’s expensive around $60 for 1-2 months & has to be kept in the fridge that’s how you know a good probiotic they need to be stored in the fridge…Probiotics make Patch feel sick when he takes them, it’s called the “Die Off Period” it can take about 1-2 weeks to feel good & feel the probiotic working, probiotics do firm up Patches poo’s but he starts doing his mouth licking & swollowing sometimes so he only gets some of my Yakult some days if I remember, if it didn’t make him feel sick he’d be waiting for me to give him some but he doesnt with my Yakults, no more so I gave up given him probiotics….Patch has 2 vets for his IBD his regular vet Sue, she is all for taking probiotics & then there’s Simon his other vet that does his Endoscope & biopsies he prefers PRE-biotics, chicory root, beet pulp, garlic are Prebiotics, I think Nature’s Domain kibble has Chicory root in the ingredients. I know TOTW has dried Chicory Root….
Patches vet said as long as the poo is coming out formed then it’s OK to be a bit soft… give it time it can take anywhere from 1 day up to 1 month when introducing a new kibble for the dog to get use to the new food & his poos to firm up, if you do see poos looking really sloppy like a cow patties on the ground then stop adding more of the new kibble slow right down & go back to adding what he was eating when poos were good….
How you’ll know something is wrong & new food isn’t going well & he’s sensitive to an ingredient, you’ll get woken up by Atlas 12am, 3am or 5am & Atlas will be really stressed wanting to go outside urgently, that’s how you’ll know something is wrong but so far everything sounds good.
I’m just wondering if you stopped the cooked chicken & cooked potatoes for now will he po less? & just feed & slowly introduce the Kirkland Natures Domain Turkey & Potato kibble with the Natural Balance kibble & see if poos firm up…..
I always hear Patches vet in my head saying, Susan remember only try 1 new thing at a time & add it slowly, then when poos are nice & firm then you can start adding another new thing otherwise we won’t know what is causing the sloppy poos or diarhea….
