Ever since we transitioned Buddy over to a completely wet food diet about three years ago, we rarely see him drink water from his bowls anymore. I understand that's fairly common. But since he used to have some urinary tract problems, we always add extra water to each meal, just to be on the safe side. So we thought we had our bases covered.
Well, Buddy has recently had a pretty bad setback re: his food allergies after his most recent course of Veraflox. So I've had to syringe feed him some baby food mixed with bone broth for the past few days to supplement what he was able to eat on his own. And ever since I've been assist feeding him, he hasn't been as prone to constipation, and his poop looks great! Now it looks like nice, soft-ish logs, instead of petrified pellets.
So is it possible that I need to add even more moisture to Buddy's diet on an ongoing basis?
Or is it more likely that the bone broth helped to soften his stool and make it easier to pass? Or maybe because we've stopped feeding him some proteins that were making him puke?
We're just trying to figure out why something has mysteriously gone right, at least for the moment.
Well, Buddy has recently had a pretty bad setback re: his food allergies after his most recent course of Veraflox. So I've had to syringe feed him some baby food mixed with bone broth for the past few days to supplement what he was able to eat on his own. And ever since I've been assist feeding him, he hasn't been as prone to constipation, and his poop looks great! Now it looks like nice, soft-ish logs, instead of petrified pellets.
So is it possible that I need to add even more moisture to Buddy's diet on an ongoing basis?
Or is it more likely that the bone broth helped to soften his stool and make it easier to pass? Or maybe because we've stopped feeding him some proteins that were making him puke?
We're just trying to figure out why something has mysteriously gone right, at least for the moment.