Abstract
Large-breed dogs – Giant Schnauzers and Great Danes – are predisposed to a greater frequency of soft stools compared with Standard Schnauzers and Miniature Poodles fed the same diet. -Neither lower digestive efficiency nor upper gastrointestinal transit time appears to explain the poor fecal quality of these large-breed dogs. -Nevertheless, a low electrolyte absorption and an increased fermentative activity could be two possible causes of their poor digestive tolerance. -They could be explained, at least in part, by an increased intestinal permeability and a prolonged colonic transit time respectively. -This work contributes to a better knowledge of a substantial number of parameters measuring gastrointestinal function based on size. It also supplies some nutritional answers to the problem of soft stools in large-breed dogs.
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