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i have been feeding royal canin with all the shepherds i have had over the years with no complaints,however my new pup eats no problem but his stool's are never consistent usualy very soft sometimes normal and sometimes he gets the runs should i be switching food i do add flax seed oil or omega 3 capsules

RC is now involved in the food recall. You may want to double check which you are feeding him.

This is what's affected as per RC's site April 19, 2007 Dear Royal Canin USA Customer, It is with sincere regret that I inform you of a new and unfortunate development with some of our pet food products. Although we have no confirmed cases of illness in pets, we have decided to voluntarily remove the following dry pet food products that contain rice protein concentrate due to the presence of a melamine derivative. ROYAL CANIN SENSIBLE CHOICE® (available in pet specialty stores nationwide) - Chicken Meal & Rice Formula Senior DRY DOG FOOD - Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Puppy DRY DOG FOOD - Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Adult DRY DOG FOOD - Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Senior DRY DOG FOOD - Rice & Catfish Meal Formula Adult DRY DOG FOOD ROYAL CANIN VETERINARY DIET™ (available only in veterinary clinics) - Canine Early Cardiac EC 22™ - Canine Skin Support SS21™ - Feline Hypoallergenic HP23™\ ALL PRODUCTS WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF APRIL 19TH, 2008 ARE MADE WITHOUT CHINESE SOURCED VEGETABLE PROTEINS AND ARE SAFE. The German Shepherd 24 is on the ok list - for now...

i feed shepherd 24 and i live in Canada so whewwwww

When this all started, All of the manufactures could have had their food LINES tested to be sure. They knew, they were taking in products from china. It would not have cost them much to just take samples and test. Instead, they all made statements, THEIR PRODUCTS ARE SAFE, WE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL.

Add 2 tablespoons of canned pumpkin daily, will take a few days to get him regulated but should help firm up the stool and make happy to have it added, my dogs love it and turn their noses up at their food if i dont add it. Kari

If he is just a pup I would start with doing a fecal test at your vet to rule out parasites. Coccidia can cause loose smelly stool.

69RS Many things can cause runny stools. As VBK9 recomends, get some stool samples. I would not stop at one either. You need to take a close look around at what he might be getting into. Years ago I had a litter that would have runny stools for a short while, then be fine for a few days and back and forth. It drove me nuts until I finally realized those little turkeys were drinking the soapy laundry water runoff. Make sure he is not getting into anything . Most important though, get some good fecal samples. Some things will not show up all the time. If he is exposed to contaminated water he could pick up Girardia (sp?) as older dogs have a stronger imune system to this and other problems. You might want to have all your dogs checked to make sure they arn't passing something around that might only manifest itself in the pup. Good luck

Just to add another possible cause,flax seed oil DOES and CAN also cause stool and intolorance issues