[NAGDU] Irregularity

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My boy used to have irregular bathroom times so I understand your problem. I
ended up changing his food and that helped greatly. My boy used to go number
2 without any sort of gestures of telling me and this would really irritate
me.

I have always fed my boy between 6:30am- 7am breakfast and between 4:30pm -
5pm for dinner. Even if I do want to sleep in I have other animals to feed
so I get up feed them all and then go back to sleep. This really helps with
keeping him on a normal schedule unless he eats something he should not
which does not happen often. My boy will not go number 2 if I bring him out
before a meal so I just bring him out after he eats his meals. My boy is
larger so he actually goes number 2 three times a day; after breakfast, at
noon, and in the evening  at his last bathroom break of the day but pees
every time he goes out.

I do not mind now if my boy needs to go on route because with his new food
he gives me signals that he has to go. I feed my boy Victor Purpose
Performance dog food; 26% protein 18%fat and  399 calories per cup. This
food he absorbs very well that actually his number 2s are smaller. I hope
this information helped

-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Susan Jones via NAGDU
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 1:38 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
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Cc: sblanjones11 at sbcglobal.net
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Irregularity

Sometimes a food change will help.
Ask your vet.

Susan


-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Al Sten-Clanton via
NAGDU
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 12:20 PM
To: Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Al Sten-Clanton <albert.e.sten_clanton at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Irregularity

Hi, Tracy.


Sheldon's not very predictable, either.  His breakfast time can vary from
day to day by a couple of hours, depending on when I get up. (Sometimes,
Sheldon tells me to get up.) His supper is now almost always around 5:30.
He wants to wiz and crap more in a day than any of my four previous dogs,
more if he gets more work, of course.


One thing that has helped me somewhat in the morning is to feed him before I
take him out to park.  If I take him out first, as we did in my last Seeing
Eye class, he often wants me to take him out a second time soon after
breakfast.


I don't know why Sheldon makes more visits to the Great Park than any of my
other dogs, but I know of no medical problems and I figure I just have to
live with it.  I'll be glad if somebody knows a better way, but this is the
best I know.


Best!

Al


On 3/22/22 10:41, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU wrote:
> Igloo is not very regular with his #2's.  His breakfast time is around 
> the same time every day, and his dinner can vary by an hour or so, but 
> is usually around the same time as well.
>
> His night output can happen any time between right after dinner to 
> just before bedtime.  If it's late, his morning output is also late.
>
> We get out for some kind of walking every day, unless it's raining all
day.
>
> I wish I could figure a way to make him more predictable.  He doesn't 
> relieve on route, unless it's a real emergency, but I don't want him 
> to start having more emergencies.  I can deal with sometimes having to 
> carry around a full baggy, but I really hate when it becomes an 
> everyday occurrence.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> He is eating an even amount of food morning and night, lamb with 
> millet, barley and sorghum.
>
> Tracy
>
>   
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