I took my 11 week old pup to the vet today and they recommended I put him on Iam’s Low Residue Puppy dog food.
He has been having some problems with very soft stool and diarrhea. They think perhaps that he has a sensitive GI track and it is not absorbing the nutrients in his dog food.
I have been feeding him "California Natural Lamb and Rice food for Puppies" since his last bout of diarrhea almost a month ago. He was doing great on it but for some reason it started up again a few days ago and Pepto (they told me to give him some yesterday) did not really help very much.
The only problem with the Iam’s is that it is extremely expensive. They only make an 8 lb. bag in the puppy formula and it was over .50 a pound. There is no way I can continue to feed him that after this first bag. The "California Natural" is about .50 per pound for a large bag and it is a good quality food.
Does anyone know of any other dog food that may help ease GI irritation that is less expensive?
I want to give him the best but I can’t afford to feed him the Iam’s forever.
Let me know if you have any suggestions. Or if your dog has had to be on the Iam’s before and for how long. The vets said he may not have to be on it permanently, but at this point there is no way to tell. We have to wait and see.
Thank you!