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I have started feeding my dog on a BARF diet and have been monitoring his poop. He's been on it for about 4 weeks. He had diahrea yesterday and now his poop is a yellowish color. I'm not sure what's normal when feeding raw and would like some help clarifying or suggestions for supplements. Currently he gets coconut oil tumeric paste and fish oil. I've been trying to add pumpkin as well as Apple cider vinegar

I have started feeding my dog on a BARF diet and have been monitoring his poop. He's been on it for about 4 weeks. He had diahrea yesterday and now his poop is a yellowish color. I'm not sure what's normal when feeding raw and would like some help clarifying or suggestions for supplements. Currently he gets coconut oil tumeric paste and fish oil. I've been trying to add pumpkin as well as Apple cider vinegar

Updated On August 30th, 2017

Pet's info: Dog | Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | Male | unneutered | 4 months and 5 days old | 14 lbs

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Answered By Ann Dion, DVM

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Hello and welcome to PetCoach. Feeding BARF diet is not recommended and can be the cause of the diarrhea and yellow poop that you are seeing. Any raw food, or bones of any kind (cooked or raw) put the GI tract at danger for a nasty infection (just like you or I eating raw food, there is bacteria that can cause food poisoning). Bones have the potential to cause obstructions, perforations, bone-hardened constipation, and severe gastritis and pancreatitis. Especially in a puppy that is only 4 months old, as their immune systems are not fully developed. I would recommend feeding a high quality puppy food. If you would like to home cook that is great, and a combination of meat and vegetables (onions, garlic, grapes and raisins are toxic) is fine, just cook the meat as you would for yourself. If you wouldn't feed it raw, then it isn't good for your domesticated pet raw either. Adding as much oil and other 'stuff' to his food as well could be too hard on his system, as oil is fatty and dogs don't tolerate the amount of fat that we eat in our diets. Pumpkin is very good for teeth (raw pumpkin) and cooked it is a good source of fibre. Best of luck with Marvel!

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    Answered By Joy Fuhrman, DVM, MBA, CPA

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    I personally never recommend feeding dogs raw diets. Many of my colleagues have reported seeing the worst cases of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis they have ever seen in dogs who are fed raw diets. It opens them up to poisoning from bacteria such as E coli and Salmonella, and it puts you at risk as well since you are making their diet. Raw diets often utilize bones, which puts your dogs at risk choking, breaking teeth, intestinal obstruction, and intestinal perforation. They are often unbalanced, damaging the health of the dog over time. There is no scientific evidence that these diets are beneficial or even good for dogs, and it is for all of these reasons I never recommend doing them. Despite their increasing popularity amongst pet owners, raw diets have not been shown to have nutritional benefits for animals and in many cases can lead to gastrointestinal complications. Following is a link to a survey that suggests that only 9% of pet owners who feed their pets raw diets consult with their veterinarian with regard to their pets' nutritional needs. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28265510

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