Sunday, August 2, 2009

I just got an 8 week old westie, and he is perfect besides some probalems he's having with pooping.?

He poops about 6 times an hour, which is obviously quite excessive, and he seems to strain himself when he poops. He sometimes whimpers. He isn't constipated because each time he tries, he poops. The poop isn't very hard or very soft, it's right about in the middle. I don't understand what would be making this happen. He eats fine, doesn't throw up, and is active. He just has this pooping problem.

We feed him on a regular schedule. Once in the morning and once at night. We feed him purina beneful for puppies

Everyone seems to say this isn't a good food for him. Does anyone have any suggestions for a better food, or does anyone know what might be wrong with him??
Answers:
See your vet.
He could very well be loaded with worms. I might also ask the vet if they could suggest a good quality food for your puppy.
how about taking him to the vet? He can't be too healthy if he is pooping that much.
This is symptomatic for many illnesses. Parasites such as worms is possible. Your dog needs to be evaluated by a vet before this does any harm to your dog.

As a general rule, any dog food you can buy at the supermarket is not going to be the best food. Although Beneful will not cause your dog to be found with all four feet sticking into the air one morning, you can find much better food.

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