How often for number 2 with a four month old?

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eyost

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Hi all,

I have a four month old and have found that she seems to be going the bathroom #2 more frequently. A couple of days ago she went eight times and today we are at five times at 3:30.

It's strange as when she was only 12 weeks old I don't recall her going nearly as much. We are feeding good quality food (Nature's Logic), so I would imagine the quantity would be low on a food such as that.

What have you all found for this age range?

Thanks,

Ed
 
eyost said:
Hi all,

I have a four month old and have found that she seems to be going the bathroom #2 more frequently. A couple of days ago she went eight times and today we are at five times at 3:30.

It's strange as when she was only 12 weeks old I don't recall her going nearly as much. We are feeding good quality food (Nature's Logic), so I would imagine the quantity would be low on a food such as that.

What have you all found for this age range?

Thanks,

Ed
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2x a day for any puppy or grown dog here,unless they have cannon butt and are not well.
How much are you feeding the puppy? Cause the more ya feed,the more is gonna come out.Not to mention how much this puppy is actually absorbing for nutriants in food. I've never heard of the brand you feed.
But over feeding could be an issue,not to mention treats & such the pup consumes.
Is it "normal" looking poop? Does the pup strain when going? He could be constipated, I am no one really to make assumptions,but I think maybe I would be taking a look at a vet visit,to rule out any issues,then take a look at quanity & quality of food.Once a clean bill of health is done first of course.
 
do you free feed?

cause I've found that limiting the timing of eating really makes pooping time much more predictable...
 
I feed her 1/2 cup twice a day with 1/2 cup mixed vegetables (dr.'s recommendation on the vegetables). No free eating - in fact she cleans her bowl within fifteen minutes.

The kick is that according to the package, the 1 cup per day is in the middle of her weight range despite she is in the upper part of the feeding weight range; she is 11 pounds.

I had a visit to the vet on Saturday for some other things. She checked out clear on those things. She did have some colitis but that seems to be starting to clear up. The stools are well formed albeit not as firm as they used to be. She does seem to try to work out more despite having a successful movement on the first try.

I have a call in to the vet so maybe she can shed some light on it.

In the past she was doing pretty well with the same combination so that is why I am wondering what might be going on. The store I get the food from is highly reputable and comes with the vet's recommendation so the food is of high quality.

Thanks all,

Ed
 
I have found, depending on the food, the dogs will poop more on one food or the other. By the way, never feed by the bag - it is always way to much for them. I was in a pet store the other day, not my normal one, and picked up a bag of food. The clerk and I were talking and I mentioned how much I fed. She was so glad to hear of someone who knew how much to feed their dogs and not go by what was on the bag.

Hope you get some answers soon.
 
I agree with what Emma stated about not feeding according to the bag recommendations. When I first brought Beau home, he was getting really bad diarrhea because I was feeding him the amount on the back of the can/ bag. I asked the vet and and she stated that those calculations are based on dogs who do agility and the like.
 
Emmasmom said:
I have found, depending on the food, the dogs will poop more on one food or the other. By the way, never feed by the bag - it is always way to much for them. I was in a pet store the other day, not my normal one, and picked up a bag of food. The clerk and I were talking and I mentioned how much I fed. She was so glad to hear of someone who knew how much to feed their dogs and not go by what was on the bag.

Hope you get some answers soon.
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Well now that is quite interesting. The vet recommended one cup a day which is half of what is recommended for a puppy her weight. So far we seem to be better albeit still around five. The vet also recommended that we do a 50/50 mix with beef and rabbit which will 'firm' things up a bit.
 
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