Serephin
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I have two mini schnauzers - our eldest is 2 in May. She has always been a bit sensitive when it comes to food. Having tried a few different diets (always the best I could find) we have settled on Natures Diet Lamb wet food trays.
Before this she did have a bought of colitis which I noticed as sausage like skin on her stools and then quite a bit of blood. She was treated with antibiotics and a prebiotic paste. It seems to be an intermittent thing now. Her stools have a little bit of mucus, but not always. Some days they are hard and some days they are soft.
Over the last few days, her and her partner in crime have obviously eaten something that disagreed with them, either on a walk on from the garden. Both have been pooing a lot, very soft and light coloured poos - quite squitty at times, and she was panting at one stage as she was in the car and had to wait until we could pull over to have a poo, which was very soft. They both seem to be getting over it now, so fingers crossed all will go back to normal.
But she did have a little bit of blood and mucus in one of her stool yesterday and I am just concerned that she is always going to be be sensitive with her digestive system, and am not sure what to do really.
Generally her stools are okay - she is a happy and fit little dog. Her coat shines and she has lots of energy. She loves her food and whereas before she was not bothered with kibble and other foods she does like the Natures Diet food and gets quite excited whereas before when on raw, kibble etc she ate it begrudgingly. And she would have whole days of not eating and being sick. The natures diet food is also the first food that doesn't make then fart like mad.
Is it just stuff they eat out on walks - we try to be quick but they are both very sneaky and can scoff something nasty before we get a chance to intervene. They both seem to be of the sensitive type, maybe it is a breed thing?
So it colitis something she will always have bouts of? I can get the prebiotic online and did give them both a course a few weeks ago - might get some more and give them both another course any way.
Any advice/ similar experiences with mini schnauzers and their dodgy guts?
Before this she did have a bought of colitis which I noticed as sausage like skin on her stools and then quite a bit of blood. She was treated with antibiotics and a prebiotic paste. It seems to be an intermittent thing now. Her stools have a little bit of mucus, but not always. Some days they are hard and some days they are soft.
Over the last few days, her and her partner in crime have obviously eaten something that disagreed with them, either on a walk on from the garden. Both have been pooing a lot, very soft and light coloured poos - quite squitty at times, and she was panting at one stage as she was in the car and had to wait until we could pull over to have a poo, which was very soft. They both seem to be getting over it now, so fingers crossed all will go back to normal.
But she did have a little bit of blood and mucus in one of her stool yesterday and I am just concerned that she is always going to be be sensitive with her digestive system, and am not sure what to do really.
Generally her stools are okay - she is a happy and fit little dog. Her coat shines and she has lots of energy. She loves her food and whereas before she was not bothered with kibble and other foods she does like the Natures Diet food and gets quite excited whereas before when on raw, kibble etc she ate it begrudgingly. And she would have whole days of not eating and being sick. The natures diet food is also the first food that doesn't make then fart like mad.
Is it just stuff they eat out on walks - we try to be quick but they are both very sneaky and can scoff something nasty before we get a chance to intervene. They both seem to be of the sensitive type, maybe it is a breed thing?
So it colitis something she will always have bouts of? I can get the prebiotic online and did give them both a course a few weeks ago - might get some more and give them both another course any way.
Any advice/ similar experiences with mini schnauzers and their dodgy guts?