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.
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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