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What type of food are you feeding your puppy?

How old is the puppy?

How firm are your puppies poo's and what do they look like, what makes you say the puppy is constipated?
 
You need to be quite careful with pumpkin because it can help with constipation (it's the pulp, not the seeds) but it also helps to firm up loose poo - the quantity is the key thing. So you can make things worse. I'd be nervous giving anything to a puppy as their little systems are quite delicate.
 
Oh I see when I got him he was in a bit of a mess and to top it off she handed me pedigree chum wet and dry food to be honest I would never have taken him she had no paperwork vets or otherwise . It broke my heart she said he hadn't even learnt his name ! Was attest he'd to each other like glue within 2 days preyed when I took him to the vet he is 100% well. Was pooing 10 times a day awful slimey then some blood so onto chic and rice then over a week to wainwrights wet trays very constipated yelping  when it came out so adding a little milk which helps a tiny bit but I need a long term solution many thanks for your advise 
 
A long term solution would be a long term food. Raw is very good, but if you don't want to do that, have a look at the website www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk - it's an independent dog food comparison website that scores food on a scale of 0 to 5. You can set filters for your dogs age, weight etc and to avoid certain ingredients (I'd avoid wheat if your dog has a dodgy tummy) and then set the filters to show foods only above a certain score such as no lower than 4 out of 5. You can then order them by daily feeding cost to set what suits your budget.
 
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Thanks brilliant website but wainwrights scores 4.5 I don't want to change it again so soon would it help if I introduced some raw food veg or fruit or with the raw meat is it really safe with chicken bones I don't mind on time or cost all the dogs I have had have been from the breeders in the past and I just stuck to what they had been weened on like autarky and golden retrievers are so much bigger and resilient this little chap is tiny and full of energy and love what about oily fish ? Thanks again 
 
Oily fish would help with constipation but just be really careful he doesn't get a runny tummy again as puppies can dehydrate and go downhill very fast. Once his diet is sorted and his poos are normal oily fish is great for coats. Raw food is fine, but if you want to stick with wainwrights (it is a decent food) you could give something like raw chicken wings a couple of times a week. The bones are soft and they are great for dental hygiene. Never cook them as that makes the bone brittle and then they can splinter and do damage. Fruit and veg are also fine for variety and for adding vitamins but never onion, avocado or grapes/raisins. What sort of pup is he?
 
That would help if I had said lol he's a bichon frice I'm sadly disabled now but only 49 I've always had a dog so after research  decided as these are needy but tiny we are perfect for each other I've lots of time for cuddles and play and my physio agreed I'm now strong enough to walk with the support of a walker instead of a wheelchair and he's to little to pull me over I was told I wouldn't be able to walk properly again so my goal for 2years has been to get strong enough to have a dog again so you can see how important he is . So many different ideas on the net it's nice to message direct it's very good of you to take the time any advise is great at this stage thanks again oh and his name is Nesbit that was the name of the machine keeping me alive when I came out of a coma . What pets do you have ?
 
Raw carrot is great for teeth, and frozen raw carrot is great when he is teething. I cook other veg, mainly because my dog (Timber) just gets some of what we are having - green beans, broccoli etc. And what a touching story Julie, I love the name Nesbit, I hope his tummy settles soon.
 
Never feed cooked bones. They can splinter and cause some nasty internal damage. Raw bones are fine, choose a non weight bearing bone like a rib, or something with a knuckle. @excusemeis our raw expert and can advise on the age you could give a bone to a puppy.
 
Joanne's advice about raw bones is correct, NEVER feed a cooked bone to your dog.

Most raw bones are fine, the only ones to avoid are the weight bearing beef bones, these are reported to crack some dogs teeth. All other raw bones are fine.

I start introducing puppies to raw chicken bones at 5 weeks of age, wings or carcases are fine, leaving the fat and skin on. A whole chicken wing (3 joints) is fantastic to start your puppy on. Edible raw bone has good food value, so include this as part of daily rations.  

If you are introducing a slightly older dog to a bone, just make sure the bone is not too small, a slightly large bone that needs some effort and that can not get chomped and swallowed in one go is best.

Don't worry or agitate your dog while it is eating it's bone, as this can again cause it to swallow and gulp what it has, to prevent you from taking it away!  

After eating a couple of these new bones your dog should have learnt just how to manage his bone and eat it properly.

Bones are very nutritious and of course the calcium is excellent,  they help keep the teeth naturally clean and the gums healthy too.

Raw bones can help keep our dogs poo's firm.
 
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