Seriously, Riley has me at my wits end.....
I don't know what to do.
Riley poops a lot--6 or more times a day
He's gotten into the habit of doing it in the house too, when we aren't home, in the basement, where he and Abbey stay.
Every time I come home, I open the front door, and I can smell it, and I have to spend a half hour cleaning it up.
It's never totally solid, maybe a few are, and then the rest are runny. Today I left for work at 9:30 am, and returned home at 3:30. They had all eaten at 8, and had plenty of time to do their business. Riley went at 7am, and again after he ate. 6 hours is a long time, I know, but it was a rarity (I usually don't work on Saturday mornings). Tonight, my husband and I had a dinner to go to, and we left the house at 7pm. Upon returning at 10:15, there were two more messes for me to clean up. They hadn't eaten dinner yet either, and were all out 3 times while we were home, Riley pooping twice in that time period.
He's always pooped a lot, but this in the house thing is new. I don't know how to correct him, because we are not home when he does it. Crating is not an option with him, he gets very anxious and thrashes about so much in his crate, and drools so much that there are puddles outside of it when we come home. My vet actually suggested that I quit using it when I told her about it, which was probably 8 or 9 months ago.
I have recently started feeding Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul. Before that he has had Nutro, Purina One, and a few others.
I am at a total loss here--should I keep experimenting with foods?
Is it the poop he munches on in the yard (with 4 of them, and especially with how much he goes, I can't always get it all cleaned up every time they go)?
Is this food too rich, and I should try something for a sensitive stomach?
Is he nervous or anxious when we aren't home?
Is he sick?
Is something terribly wrong with him?
It's not from switching the food, he's been doing it for a while now, and I only started feeding it on Monday.
I want to call the vet, but I don't even know what she could do--I'm sure she'd want a sample, but what can she tell from that?
I just feel so bad for my poor baby
Emily, Kito, Abbey, Riley, and Jada
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