Thanks. Several people have recomended James Well Beloved for Westies so I am going to give it a try. I'll let you know how I get on! Thanks for the responce! Here to no more embaracing dog walks.

And to tide you over until the food hopefully sorts out the tum PAH do a spray can called poop freeze LOL

__________________

that's so cool! I didn't know you could get Orijen in the UK - it's made in Canada. I also feed it to my dogs and they do well on it. One has allergies to grain which have disappeared since he's been on Orijen 6 fish.

Back to the OP, if your pup has loose poops, try giving him some tinned pumpkin. NOT the kind that is spiced and ready for pie filling - just plain old cooked canned pumpkin (do they sell it over there? not sure). About 2 tbsp/day on top of the food will help a lot.

OOOoooooo pumpkins a bit advanced for us PMSL - cant say I've ever seen it in the supernarket over hereconfused:

__________________


Jo, Nelly, Bhu and Molly
Some people talk alot.................and say nowt

bleedin canned pumpkin for a dog - they want meat for gawds sake,,,mine would have a hissin fit if I tried to give her that LOL

Actually, dogs are true omnivores, not carnivores. Which means, like us, they eat a bit of everything. My dog Ringo loves bananas, carrots, oranges and apples. Chester won't have anything to do with fruits or veggies. They are quite different in that regard!

I was in no way suggesting that you feed your dog a diet of JUST pumpkin! Over here it is a very commonly used, safe and healthy method of firming up a dog's stools. You only put a couple tablespoons on top of the regular dog's food, and it works very well. I guess pumpkin just isn't an European kind of veggie. You could probably use some other kind of squash instead. Or just deal with runny s**t if you prefer.

Dogs i.e. Canis lupus familiaris are carnivores not ominvores, meaning they eat primarily meat.

Hate to disagree Jamie - but I must...........

Myths About Raw: Are dogs omnivores?

__________________


Jo, Nelly, Bhu and Molly
Some people talk alot.................and say nowt

Yes, well...that's the beauty of the internet. You can find anything you want to back up any theory you want. I could easily direct you to several web pages that disagree with this one. But what's the point? We can agree to disagree.

And I guess somebody better tell Ringo that he can't possibly eat any fruit or veg because someone posted a link on a pet forum. "It's on the internet so it must be true!" ROTFL

But my post was meant to help out the OP - her dog's runny stools, remember? Do any of you have any good tips for this issue.....or are you just here to argue with me? I like to help people, I like pets, that's why I joined this forum...but now I'm beginning to wonder. Seems like you guys like to tear folks down a lot.

Have looked on the net this morning and what Jamie's Menagerie has said is true about pumpkin look here

Pumpkin for cats - pumpkin for dogs - weekly pet tips by Pets.ca

Diarrhea in Puppies

Will be looking in the supermarket next time I go to see if I can find some

Thanks for the info Jamie

__________________