Dogs with soft stools are generally not digesting their food well. For these dogs, low fat recipes tend to work best. There are several low fat recipes in the cookbook. These include R85 (a simple low fat chicken/rice recipe that works well in acute cases), R86 (which works well for chronic cases), R87 (a high protein, low carb recipe that works well for lymphangectasia, protein losing enteropathy or diabetic dogs needing low fat), R88 and R89 (which contain more fruits/veggies), R63 and R64 (which are both low fat and low oxalate recipes which can be fed to any dog but are designed for dogs with at risk of oxalate bladder stones who need a low fat recipe) and finally R84 (a low fat limited antigen recipe based on goat/potato).

I also recommend digestive enzymes for any dogs with loose stools or large stools, or dogs who are underweight and need to gain weight or dogs with pancreatitis or exocrine pancreatic deficiency. Digestive enzymes are not probiotics. Probiotics are live bacteria. Enzymes are molecules which are naturally produced by the pancreas and intestinal cells that break down large food molecules into smaller molecules that can be more easily absorbed into the body. I have developed a digestive enzyme supplement for dogs and cats called Aurion Digest-7, which is sold through veterinary clinics. More information here.