Diarrhea, which is watery and loose stool, can occur during the beginning stages of raw. With some basic feeding changes it should go away within a day or two. Sometimes their stools might have some spots of bright red blood, which is nothing to rush to the vet for. This means the large intestine is irritated, especially if the dog has diarrhea or has been having a hard time going to the bathroom. It could also be caused by small scratches in the GI tract caused by very bony stools. Simply keep an eye on your dog and watch to see if it starts to go away with the next bowel movements.
When diarrhea occurs, there are a few things that you can do to help get your dog back to a normal stool.
1. Make sure you remove any skin and fat from what you are feeding
2. Feed more bone. Once the stool starts to firm up, start cutting down on the excess bone and resume normal feedings
3. Reduce the amount of food being offered. Overfeeding can shock the system and cause diarrhea!
If your dog is having diarrhea due to the introduction of a new protein or organ, simply go back to the last items you fed until a normal stool is established for a couple of days. Then slowly begin to introduce the new item again, but in very small amounts.
Exaggerate if you have to; introduce an amount the size of a dime. It does not matter how small it is, simply start with a tiny bit and every day double that tiny bit in size.
We also offer Luxolite Bentonite Clay which is a great supplement to have on hand. You can use this for diarrhea or detoxing. More information is available on the product page.