Our internist recommended that we add a half teaspoon of psyllium fiber to Hanno’s meals each day. I think this was for extra assurance that Hanno would pass solid stools and help reduce the chance that bad bacteria would enter the gallbladder and cause another infection. I also started feeding Derek the same amount each day because I figured that a supplement that is good for one dog is probably helpful to the other dog. I had actually forgotten that Derek has always had soft stools and at time runny stools. I’ve given him Kefir in the past, but that didn’t really make a difference. After feeding him psyllium fiber, for the first time, he was unquestionable solid.
The product that we ended up going with is Konsyl’s Daily Psyllium Fiber. There are no added flavors, coloring, sugar or artificial sugar. The vet was adamant that even artificial sugar was a no go.
In order to get the psyllium fiber to stick to the kibble, I add a little kefir to each meal. A friend likes to add about two tablespoons of kefir to each of his dog’s meals for soft stools. At his recommendation, I tried doing this for Derek for a few years, but ultimately Derek still had runny stools. I decided to try the kefir again, but, this time, to use it more as an adhesive for the fiber powder to stick to the kibble.
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