hello people
we have a six months old lab ; his on royal canin ; he eats 4 cups a day
he eats the food but his stool is not firm
he tends to do his thing every time we take him out and if he does caca more then twice a day he tends to have diarhea
is it the food or just a behaviour thing
we need any advice u have because we're worried
thanx

He could have worms or a virus. This happened to our lab and it turned out he was sick. I would definitely take him to a vet (bring a stool sample, its gross but it will save you the time of having to going back to the vet). They'll probably give him some antibiotics which will clear him right up.

we took him to the vet twice by now .
they did a stool analysis 2 times and he's clean
he also took some pils that the vet gave him for a week
whwt food do u give your lab and how much?

Science Diet, around four cups a day.

Hi
there are diets on the market designed for sensitive tummies so it might be worth trying one of them.I would be inclined to give his tummy a couple of days rest and give him just some boiled chicken and rice.
Hope you sort the problem,Archer

the problem is that he is 6 mts old and he is only 55 pounds
I would like him to get used to a regular food cause i want him to gain some weight also
by the way if somebody has or had a male lab ... how much should he weight arround this age?

My friends 3 yr-old male lab weighs 65 pounds, if that's any help. He's a "show-type" so he's shorter than the working type. Which type is yours? My old working-type lab (24" at the shoulders) weighed 60lb in her prime.

I wouldn't think 55 pounds too little for a six month old pup, and unless it's ribs are sticking out, then it will be all the healhier for it's joints to be a little light.

You may be mistaking lack of body and maturity for lack of weight. Most dogs grow upwards then fill out!

I've just been reading the standard for labradors, and it says that an adult should weigh 60 - 70 lb. So I wouldn't have thought 55 lb at 6 months old is too little! My bitch was 53 lb at 6 months, and settled to 60 lb as a mature adult. Unless they are seriously underweight, it's better for a growing dog to be a touch on the light side rather than the other way.

Tjhe UK standard does not actually quote a weight although the US standard does give a weight of 65 to 80lbs. But then the US height is 22.5 to 24.5 inched agains a height in the UK of 22 to 22.5 inches so the US dog is an alltogether larger dog! In fact I would be supprised if my Labs are up to 55lbs at 6 months!

Rregards, John

Hi Thunder, my 3 male adult Labs weigh between 32kg-35kg. I don`t think your youngster needs to put any
more weight on just yet. One of my males was up to size at 6mths but didn`t fill out till a lot later. He sounds fine weight wise.
Christine, Spain.
Edited :- Must have been brain dead last night cos I forgot about my 4th young male!!!!! He`s 22mths & weighs about 30/31kg, he`s up to size but got some filling out to do yet. He`s grown a lot slower than the other 3.

That sound perfect to me. Our lab weighs around 65 pounds and the vet says he's perfect. That, in fact, it's nice to see a lab that's not overweight! You definitely don't want an overweight dog because they are very, very prone to hip displaysia and diabetes, both of which can come from being overweight. It's better to keep them at a healthy weight in the beginning because you never want to have to put your lab on a diet!

hi sammy
if we would of believed what the vet said the puppy should be 30 lbs
we live in canada and we have seen labs 80-90 lbs without being fat
ours is 23 inches at shoulder now

We spent many months trying to figure out why our Retriever puppy had the same problem. We tried Eukanuba, Royal Canin, Hills in fact many of the premium complete foods, and as you know it takes time to change a dog over to a different food. This went on for a couple of years. Eventually she was diagnosed with pancreatitis/colitis and we were told to drastically reduce her fat intake. Apparently complete foods can use fats to bind the food together into pellets etc. So we put her onto Chappie of all things. Which is very stinky, but she loves it. We usually give her Chappie mixed in with rice or some low fat biscuits.We also add tuna in springwater sometimes and a teaspoon of honey and goatsmilk yoghurt to help build up the good bacteria in her stomach. She still gets the odd attack, but I find that it's usually when she's had too much to eat, ie extra treats. She really seems to manage better on smaller meals that don't overload her stomach. Hope this helps.
Annie