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

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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 here

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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?

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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

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