Stomach ache

Varg. Yakutian Laika, 7 months old, 20 kg. Started a raw diet 14 days ago. Can’t seem to stabilise him. He’s been on and off with diarrhea and loose stools. I stopped giving fish oil three days ago and have only used 5 grams of wheat germ oil. His stools are good in the morning, but they get looser as the day goes on. Diarrhoea today. Can I use something else to give him vitamin E? He has occasionally had a bit of loose stools when I’ve given him Mush and Vom as well, but then I stabilised him with carrots. I can’t carry on with an upset stomach for much longer. The reason I stopped giving him Vom was that I got him to eat. Feeling a bit fed up now

  • You could give vitamin E drops instead; I’ve written more about that here: {{ARTICLE:can-i-replace-wheat-germ-oil:Can I replace wheat germ oil?}} Perhaps you could try a recipe with less fat? The one you’re currently feeding, and raw food in general, has a relatively high fat content. We have several recipes with lower fat content that he might tolerate better.
  • Thanks for your reply. It seems he’s tolerating the food better now, after two days off it. I can see he needs the oil for something other than just vitamin E. But there are large amounts of oil in both the wheat germ oil, the Baddaky fish oil and the sardines. It seems like a lot, with the sardines and the Baddaky. Can I use a different recipe to this one? This is a growing puppy, after all, and this was the only recipe I found when I searched.
  • Feel free to alternate between giving sardines and fish oil; you don’t need to give them at the same time 😊 More recipes for growing puppies coming soon! 🐶