Does my 23 week old lab pup have a sensitive stomach?

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Hello. Has our lab pup of 23 weeks got a sensitive stomach? And if so what can we do to help him?

We came downstairs this morning to find Basil our black lab puppy of 23 weeks has had an accident on his bed in his crate. There was poo on his bed and his blanket and soft toys . Poor puppy, he'd tried hard not to do it where he sleeps.

This is the 2nd time it’s happened in 2-3 weeks and we took him to the vets after the last big bout, and he was put on antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and probiotic paste. He’s been up and down with bouts of loose stools and being off his food and not himself for about a month. We often have to coax him to eat - other times he wolfs it down. He does pick up all sorts of rubbish on his walks and we try our best to stop him eating it. Otherwise he’s fine and typically a lab puppy.

We’ll put him on rice and chicken for today. We don’t give him any treats and keep him on his kibble only with no extras - Autarky with a bit of Chappie mixed in. and a raw egg sometimes.

Do we accept that he’s got a sensitive stomach and treat him accordingly? Can anyone advise us on how best to look after him. Thanks

Anyone??

Hi, not an expert at all but have always had labs.
If anything physical had been ruled out, stomach bug, worms etc., then yes he may just have a sensitive stomach. But it is something which may well improve as he gets older.
Chappie is very good for sensitive stomachs. I'd be inclined to give just Chappie until he's not having any accidents then I'd try introducing a good quality kibble too.
A picture would be good.

Thanks. Chappie might be the answer and I've heard about this too https://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/protexin-veterinary-pro-fibre-dog-(online-only)?weight=500g?utmsource=google&utmmmedium=cpc&utmcampaign=googleeshopping&cmmmc=GoogleeCPCPC--%20googleeshopping--googleeshopping&ita=1976&ito=googleshopping&istCompanyId=7255ccad-a1fc-4729-af31-478f79e5071c&istFeedId=385e6b9a-8b03-4076-a8bb-e4737df8549c&istItemId=itxmxlxxm&istBid=tzwt&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1ouKBhC5ARIsAHXNMIIHWC6R332TXJVqswQsPnscjuOhkmXC64IEgy6i0IplQio9lADK5gaAlX5EALww_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds





Give just chappie and see if he has any more accidents. From my (limited) experience labs are either walking dustbins or have sensitive stomachs there doesn't seem to be an in-between.

Why the 23 weeks? He's nearly 6 months

It's more likely that he's just had a bit of a GI infection and is still recovering from the infection and antibiotics. Don't keep jiggering his food around, just let him settle a bit, try another course of probiotics and if it's not improving take a faecal sample in for screening

Here he is

Aw he is lovely. I have a lab with chronic allergys but the diarrhea usually comes with lots of itchy skin and chronic ear infections.

Has he been checked for inflammatory markers etc?

Oh he's gorgeous!

Chicken is a very common allergen - have you tried white fish instead?

He’s gorgeous.
Both my labs had dodgy stomachs when young. My male grew out of it, by and large, but chicken is a trigger. Lamb or white fish both work if he is having problems.
Chappie didn’t work, but Burns sensitive kibble did once he reached about a year old.
I also have pro-kolin in my first aid kit if needed.

My female has diagnosed allergies so she still has issues if we slip up.

Neither have ear or skin issues.

It was a surprise to me that labs have this issue as they are such walking dustbins.

Thanks for your replies. Dpup Is a lovely boy and It's really upsetting when he isn't well.

So it seems from a few comments that chicken could be a trigger and lamb and white fish is good for settling their stomach down, and Chappie too

@Veterinari
What would you suggest we do? We've not jigged his food about too much but he came to us from the breeder at 11 weeks with a bag of Trophy kibble and didn't seem to like it. We then changed it to James Wellbeloved and are gradually changing it to autarky puppy, as again he didn't seem to like the JWB. Both our previous labs did well on it. He's currently on chicken and rice and we have pro kolin. We'll ease him back onto kibble tomorrow and some white fish or lamb and probiotics. Any advice is welcome.

I’ve got a spaniel who always seemed to have an upset stomach on dried food. A couple of bouts of pancreatitis later I swapped him into raw food and he’s been pretty much fine ever since. Still can’t tolerate cooked meat, wheat or eggs but apart from that he’s fine. Just had his 10th birthday and and has a beautiful shiny coat, is a good weight and acts like an idiot most days!

@Iheartmysmart that's good to hear.

Dpup is much better today - no loose poos. We're being careful with his food - chappie and kibble and some probiotics. Thanks for all your advice