[Susan]

Hi, low residue means, low fiber foods eg white potatoes have less fiber then sweet potatoes, white rice has less fiber then brown rice, corn grites is a low residue grain, where barley isn’t, here’s a link about what foods are low residue foods & what diet is best for your dog to stop him having a flare (Colitis) & how to prevent it happening again.. this link is for humans but it will give you an idea what foods are low in residue & what makes less poo & stops irritating the bowel….you can also google “Low Residue/low fiber diets’
http://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/low-residue-diet-foods

There’s is Soluble fiber & Insoluble fiber they are listed under crude fiber on a kibble bag so you do not know what there is more of soluble or insoluble fiber… Prescription vet diet normally has the % for soluble fiber & % for insoluble fiber listed on their diets, vet diets are formulated especially for either the small bowel or the large bowel…….You need to work out what kibble has more soluble fiber or more insoluble fiber & what works for your dog eg: if your boy didn’t do well on the Hills Z/d vet diet, its cause it has 0.1% Soluble fiber & 3.7% insoluble fiber…. if ur dog is doing real well on the IAMS Intestinal diet you need to email the company & find out what % is the soluble fiber & what % is the insoluble fiber, then you will know what he does better on, higher soluble fiber diet or a higher insoluble fiber diet, so when your looking for a premium kibble you can email the companies to find out what the % is of their fibers…. here’s a link explaining soluble fibers & insoluble fibers & what they do…
http://www.webmd.com/diet/insoluble-soluble-fiber

Cause you have not just ignored your puppys problem & taken him to a vet & have put him on medication, a vet diet & caught this when he’s a pup you will probably prevent bigger problems happening further down the line as he gets older, as long as you fix the problem now, while he’s still a pup…. he’s a very lucky pup cause there’s a lot of dogs out there that their owners just say, Oh he’s just eaten something off, make him some pumkin & chicken or some chicken & rice he’ll be right then they put the dog back on the same diet that was causing the problem & it happens all over again & the poor dogs bowel keeps becoming inflamed & further problems start to happen, just start doing a lot of research so you can prevent a life of IBD…