Hi All - I posted this in another sub, but would love some advice here from folks that have pups dealing with allergies.
I have a 2yo Lab who’s had a sensitive stomach since we brought her home. She’s currently on Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin/Stomach (salmon + rice) and gets FortiFlora probiotic daily. I also added Native Pet colostrum about a year ago, and overall she’s been doing really well. Occasionally soft stool/diarrhea if she eats something she shouldn’t, but nothing major.
At the end of March, though, she started having soft stools on and off. We split our time between the city and suburbs, and her stools seem better in the city. Very occasionally in the city they're completely normal or normal and then softer at the end. In the suburbs they seem to be more consistently soft overall.
We went to the vet last week, and the plan right now is to monitor for two weeks. If things don’t improve, they’re suggesting switching her to Hill’s ZD.
I’m a little hesitant to change her food because I have a feeling this might be seasonal allergy-related rather than an a food allergy issue, but I could be wrong? And, maybe the ZD would help regardless?
A few other things I’ve noticed: More gas in the last few days than usual (though has subsided now), she was licking/chewing her paws a lot, but that’s improved recently, no ear infections, we’ve been very strict about no table scraps or random treats, and we wipe her down (though we are much more intense about this in the city).
Curious if anyone else has seen something like this in the spring? Is it naive to think it isn't food related? Thank you in advance for the insight 🙏🏼