Gren has been living a chaotic life these past few weeks, adjusting to new people, new places, and new food. He’s also been eating a lot of random objects on the side of the road, and that can wreak havoc with a puppy’s digestive system.
If your dog has a bit of a traveler’s gut, diarrhea, or is constipated, there is a quick and easy solution, and I will let you in on the secret.
Ready?
It’s pumpkin.
I’m serious. It has all this lovely fibre in it to help ease a dog’s digestion, without the sugar of your regular fruits. I’m sure it works on people as well.
You can give your dog up to a tablespoon of pumpkin purée a day. Just plop it in the dog’s food and all will be well. I give Gren a teaspoon in the morning and one at night and he’s good to go.
I also add a teaspoon each time of plain yogurt, to make sure his little tummy has all the good bacteria in it that it needs.
Make sure when you’re buying pumpkin in a can that you get the plain stuff, not the pumpkin pie filling. Your dog doesn’t need the spices and the sugar.
And because you probably won’t need to go through a whole can before your dog’s gut is back to normal, you can freeze the pumpkin in individual serving sizes (like I did here in ice-cube trays) for the next time you need them.
Ali Does It Herself 