chris1wg 24 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Since I have had my lurcher just over a week now she has poo'd every night in the house. I take her out before we go to bed at night and she goes but still continues to foul in the night. Her poo is a little on the sloppy side and absoluty stinks. Currently we are feeding her on pedigree dry food the same stuff I feed my collie x Lab on. She is 2 years old. Any idea why she may be doing this maybe a change in diet ?? Quote Link to post
bird 9,858 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Since I have had my lurcher just over a week now she has poo'd every night in the house. I take her out before we go to bed at night and she goes but still continues to foul in the night. Her poo is a little on the sloppy side and absoluty stinks. Currently we are feeding her on pedigree dry food the same stuff I feed my collie x Lab on. She is 2 years old. Any idea why she may be doing this maybe a change in diet ?? well you could change her diet , but that could make her more loose, if i was you feed her boiled chicken + rice , this will help her guts, and feed her on this with just a bit of dry meal. then once she goes solid , cut back the boiled rice. i fed my lurchers for years on raw chicken and dry meal, and never any probs, but thats something you could build up to later , just boil the chicken for now .Regards the dog shitting in the house, you say you only had it a week, was it a kennel dog before ?. if you want it in your house, put it in a crate =cage , because it a small area it wont sit where it sleeps. but deff got to get up earlier to put the dog out for a shit, dont leave it in there to long, it will hold it self through the night, so you got put the effort in take it out early morning 1 Quote Link to post
bunnyboiler 1,052 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Since I have had my lurcher just over a week now she has poo'd every night in the house. I take her out before we go to bed at night and she goes but still continues to foul in the night. Her poo is a little on the sloppy side and absoluty stinks. Currently we are feeding her on pedigree dry food the same stuff I feed my collie x Lab on. She is 2 years old. Any idea why she may be doing this maybe a change in diet ??How many times does she get fed ? And at what times ? What was she fed on before you had her ? ATB BB Quote Link to post
lurcherman 887 13,077 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 pedigree chum. ?? Get em on some good grub 1 Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,524 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Maybe the dog was kept outside previously ,go back to house training basics. Quote Link to post
chris1wg 24 Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 She gets fed once in the morning then again about 17.00 Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 You don't say how old the lurcher is, nor where she was kept before you got her. Nor do you tell us what she was fed on previously. But, if you have an adult, non-house trained dog which you not only remove it from its familiar surroundings, but change its diet too, there's no surprise she is messing in the house. She may also have a bacterial infection which is giving her the runs. Has she been wormed recently, and with the correct wormers? That might help settle her guts a bit if she's riddled with worms, but it's far more likely that the dog is stressed with the changes, both in diet and home. And if she's never had to hold it all night before you can't expect her to now. I'd start by getting her on to a good raw diet, and if you can't or won't do that, then stop feeding her something that is mostly cereals. They can irritate a dog's gut far more than a meat based complete food. If she's an adult she doesn't really need two meals a day. Is it possible you are also feeding her too much? What condition is she in? Are you trying to fatten her up? Too much food will put the gut under more strain and can cause diarrhoea, though the stinky aspect might mean she is deficient in something. There can be so many causes for diarrhoea, not least, an abrupt change of food. If you are hoping to house train an adult dog then caging it at night is the best answer, but only once you have the gut problems sorted out. And unless the dog is ill, it won't have to crap at night if it only gets fed in the evening. 3 Quote Link to post
Squeamish5 309 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 From your previous thread about her, it sounds like she's been moved from pillar to post recently... she may just have nervous stomach from all the upheaval. You know she's now in a permanent loving home, but it may take her a few weeks to understand that herself. 1 Quote Link to post
jcm 2,327 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Walk the dog before you bed it down for the night and don't feed after 2 in the afternoon Quote Link to post
Terrier1978 14 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Walk the dog before you bed it down for the night and don't feed after 2 in the afternoon This........ Or feed much later on,, Feed right before bed and it shudnt shit in the nite as it won't of digested its meal, Either way I wud get it off that pedigree and as above try some chicken and rice for a wee while, 1 Quote Link to post
chris1wg 24 Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 What dry food would you recommend for her, we feed the collie x Lab the pedigree he is fine with it but don't seem to agree with her Quote Link to post
Squeamish5 309 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Arden Grange (green bag, lamb and rice). My old greyhound shat bowlfuls of noxious custard for the first few weeks I had him, until I tried him on this. It was almost miraculous. (Obvs no guarantee). It's 25% protein, so should give her all she needs in these first settling in weeks, and I still always have a bag in now with my new little dog for if I've run out of his stew. However, I would recommend you follow Bird's advice and give her some chicken boiled in a little water, (I'd add pinch of fennel seed to help settle her tum) with cooked white rice or potato, for a few days. (I really do hope you truly have rescued her, and haven't just bought an unspayed bitch so you can breed from her....) Quote Link to post
chris1wg 24 Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Thank you will look for that food tonight , and please do not insult me with a question like that as I am getting her spayed , she is in with the vet tonight for another check up and booster jabs done. Quote Link to post
Squeamish5 309 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 No insult intended, but it's the Internet; I don't know you. And (as is easily evidenced by a recent new member post on here) there are too many people breeding too many dogs for what appears to be no reason other than to make money. Quote Link to post
chris1wg 24 Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Iv been on here for years , I wanted a working dog and my misses wanted to rescue one so that's why we came to the agreement of having her , she ain't been house trained at all as she chews a lot chewed my wife's 17 year old teddy today and now she ain't speaking to me as it's my fault ?? currently sat in the vets with her hoping to get her spayed end of the month 1 Quote Link to post
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