Mucous

[Shakespeare]

I've been reading a few of the postings on "mucousy" poop.
Penny has been having this problem since I switched from homecooking to raw about a month ago.
I've added pumpkin to her food and stopped all dairy...yogurt and cheese treats etc. and she still seems to have runny mucousy "movements" and when she seems done she surprises me and stops for a watery sort of poop to sum things up. Other than that she seems fine. Happy, active and silly!

Should I be concerned? I rescued her 6 months ago and she was eating a VERY bad kibble :mad: when she came to me. Could she be detoxifing now that I've switched to raw?...she didn't show any signs of detox when she was put on homecooked. (I kinda thought that was odd)

Thanx for any input in this matter

Troy

 

[myrocky]

Yup, detox (or at least that is what it sounds like to me). You don't have to take away the yogurt or cheese from her diet, that isn't causing the mucous. Its normal for dogs to go through this with a raw diet. My dog was also a rescue and had a very rough beginning in life. He had muscousy stools for a while after I switched him over to raw.

While pumpkin can help with the runs it can also cause runs if given too much. Your dog should get about a tablespoon of pumpkin, more than that tends to cause loose stools.

Andie