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When Zig was on TOTW she had intermittent problems with loose stools. Muscle testing told me the pea protein, I seem to recall, was the issue. They are now off kibble and on a carb/veggie mix that I make, chicken, and supplements. Oh, the relief! No more issues. BUT! When I tried that on a foster dog, it nearly kilt her. She does not agree with chicken. So...she is on a beef based kibble and doing fabulously.

You can feed the "best" food in the world and if there is an ingredient in it that disagrees, it will be a problem. Some of the pricier foods have more ingredients added for antioxidants and such, and that may make them more likely to contain something that is a trigger. One of the limited ingredients foods might be helpful. Or you can keep doing what you're doing.

Pawz4me wrote:
When you've tried switching, have you reduced the amount you feed? More expensive foods are usually more calorie dense. If you don't reduce the amount the dog will be getting way too many calories, which can cause some dogs to have loose stools.

I looked up some calorie counts for comparison just to give you an idea:

Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition -- 335 calories per cup
Blue Buffalo Life Protection Chicken & Rice -- 442 calories per cup

Yes, I cut out the canned food.

We switched Jesse to Blue Basics because of his allergies. His stools are softer but not loose.

When you've tried switching, have you reduced the amount you feed? More expensive foods are usually more calorie dense. If you don't reduce the amount the dog will be getting way too many calories, which can cause some dogs to have loose stools.

I looked up some calorie counts for comparison just to give you an idea:

Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition -- 335 calories per cup
Blue Buffalo Life Protection Chicken & Rice -- 442 calories per cup

I have Shepard and Newfoundland and use Beneful weight control and dont have any issues
and Newfie has alot of hair

Our dogs each weigh about 32 & 35 pounds each eat Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula
Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe or the chicken one. I feed this to our dogs because of the low crude protein. They have no problem with there stools.