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to such a poor start. Kofi had very little diarrhea to begin with. I started her out on mostly raw chicken breasts ground with some veggie glop and FortiFlora as her digestive enzyme. Keep it simple to begin with. The marrow in bones is very rich, so you may want to remember that for a few days. Diarrhea is fairly common when switching to raw while the digestive tract is being exposed to new bacteria for a time. In Carina's book she recommends adding a few tablespoons pumpkin (plain canned) with the food. It is good to absorb water from the colon.

As long as your fella seems to feel fine in all other areas, hopefully he will adjust soon. Every dog is different, I hope he improves soon. 

Also, you can give him Pepto Bismol to soothe his digestive tract.

Keep us informed, I hope this helps.

try a few days of just plain old chicken breast with the probiotics.

I don't have a ton of advice, but I can offer moral support, as your situation sounds kind of similar to my own. I have two bullies that have been getting Taste of the Wild kibble in the mornings, with Nature's Variety raw as an evening meal for several weeks. Recently, I made the decision to switch them to full raw and to stop using the pre-packaged type (Nature's Variety is comparatively affordable, but it does get very expensive for two dogs). Foolishly, I got a little cocky, because my dogs had no trouble with their initial transition to the Nature's Variety, and I figured that the transition to "real" raw would be a diarrhea-free breeze. Over the course of the last couple of weeks, I've been introducing a few "full raw" days here and there, mostly in the form of chicken leg quarters. Each time, I watched as both dogs joyously but meticulously crunched up their leg quarters and then went about their day with zero complications.

And then, this morning, I awoke to the most unnerving little squirting sound from over near the bathroom door. When I leaped out of bed and turned on the light, I saw one of my bullies looking apologetic as he deposited a hideous two-foot trail of dark, rancid, pudding-like poop on the bedroom floor. My husband and I were gagging so much as we cleaned it up that we almost started laughing. The other bully went outside and proceeded to produce poop that was a masterpiece, consistency-wise. I spent most of today alternating between watching Eddie (the poop perpetrator) like a hawk and researching diarrhea in raw feeding transitioners, half convinced that I was killing my dog. I'm still a little worried that I'm destroying his insides and very tempted to flee back to the familiarity of my previous feeding arrangement, but I feel a little better, having read that this seems to be a fairly normal reaction to digestive transitions like these (we'll see if this fortitude perseveres if the diarrhea doesn't stop soon).

My guess is that my problem has been the unsystematic way I've been introducing the food (i.e., doing okay on a half-portion of pre-packaged raw as an evening meal does not guarantee an easy transition to a full-time raw diet; serves me right for assuming as such). It's been too irregular, and when I've fed chicken leg quarters, I just gave the dogs a whole quarter each in the morning, figuring that this would cover both meals. I'm now seeing that this is probably too much too soon. So, I've decided to quit the kibble/pre-packaged combination cold turkey and to make sure I'm feeding two small (8-ounce) portions per dog per day. I'm planning on starting Eddie out with chicken parts that are higher in bone content, like backs, until his stools firm up (oh, dear God, please let this be soon). I'll give Alex (the other bully) backs in the morning and meatier portions in the evening, because his little iron gut still seems to be doing fine. Depending on how things go, I'll probably tweak from there. I also started them on a probiotic, hoping it would help make the process a little smoother.

Best wishes to you and your bullies as you make this transition - I hope things get easier soon!

Susie

could also be too much fat causing loose stools.

I have read that too much bone can cause loose stools, as well as constipation. 

There is definitely an adjustment time, for the dog's stomach acid to  get just right for digesting raw.

some dogs go thru a detox ...... one ground chicken is 32% bone which is way more than you need.....you want well formed bowels....so my first question..did you read the package of chicken...was it enhanced???? meaning was their sodium added to it......this is why i by my chicken from a butcher not a grocery store....i know it has no additives....

you need more meat than bone for the first 30 to 60 days....let the bowels get rid of all the chemicals and additives from the kibble....increase you meat remember thats 80% of what your to feed...keep the extra things to a mim....i would be putting a teaspoon of yougurt...for probitics....one or two chicken gizzards....you can add a tablespoon of pumpkin a day to help with loose stools...

dont try to much at one time...some dogs switch over very easy....some have loose bowels...and if they really stink its becasue their getting rid of the crap in their bowels...keep it simple....

now write down everything your feeding....so we can see...exactly what your doing...this is not an exact science...but let me see what your calling a meal.... dont give up....it only gets better and better... also are you    giving  snacks if yes what kind.....