Based on what you are observing with the mostly 2's (poop) and then at the end of a walk (and anxiety) 3's ending with 4 or 6.... i agree with your assessment.... i think it is mostly due to her anxiousness.... BUT..... it also does sound like the diet needs a little tweaking and doing Home-Made is the best way to (1) control the ingredients (2) control the amount of the ingredients (3) proof one-at-a-time which ingredients best agree with your dog's digestive system.
was going to recommend stripping everything down and starting simple with just 75% coalfish (since this agrees with her) and 25% sweet potato).... but you are almost already doing this but with egg added.... so lets see how she does with these 3 ingredients and enzymes..
The Alphamix you are giving looks fine.... i noticed it has psyllium in it.... which is comparable to Slippery Elm...... so you may or may not need to add slippery elm. and of course the salmon oil is always good cause EPI dogs are depleted in fats....
WHen first starting out.....What you want to do with home-prepared BUT if you are also simultaneously trying to figure out which foods agree or not... is to strip it down to 1 protein, 1 carb... this is highly unbalanced, but okay for a short while... it will not hurt a dog as long as it is short term.
THen what you do is add 1 food item at a time and give it 3 to 5 days, watch the poop out-put and assess if the added ingredient is helping or hindering... and keep "testing" each ingredient one at a time. Keep an EPI journal.
For the first few days.... i would stop the alphamix only to assess how bad (or good) the poops are without this supplement.... then add it (as your next ingredient) to see how beneficial it is...(which i am guessing it is
) then i would start adding and testing the food ingredients one-at-a-time.Another thing to consider is that sometimes, these EPI dogs can have an ingredient but just not too much or else they will not digest it very well if given too much of something.....
So overall, first you want to test/proof which proteins agree with her (fish, chicken, beef, pork, etc). Then start proofing carbs, veggies... in small amounts... (try veggies one at a time.... then try white potato, and you can even try a little cooked, and double rinsed white rice ... some dogs can handle some fiber, others can't handle any fiber.)
You are already trying egg, so i am guessing that agrees with her... but if her poop isn't good right now with the coal fish, sweet potato eliminate the egg and see if that helps.......
Also try dairy as another food group, a little cheese, cottage cheese, goat milk, etc.....
And last but not least, try fruits too, apples, bananas, blue berries, etc ...
Once you assess which food items agree with her, then you build your diet for her. Try to follow the approximate %'s for a home-made diet with foods that agree with her
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Epi4Dogs Home-prepared meal “approximate” ratio’s
https://epi4dogs.com/diet-raw-home-prepared-recipes/
5-10% organ meat (liver, kidney, lungs, pancreas, gizzards, heart) Some consider heart a muscle meat other consider it as one of the top organ meats to serve. Kidney has the most packed nutrition)
10-20% bone. Normal dogs should have approx 25% bone matter.. many EPI dogs have issues with too much bone, so start with half the amount (or use Bone Meal) and work your way up to see exactly how much bone your dog can or cannot handle.
0-30% vegetables All veggies need to be cooked and mashed. Green veggies, work best, or small amounts of sweet potato may be used. Which veggies and how much all depends on your individual dog.
The remainder % should be all Protein (meat/fish) skinned, de-fatted and must be ground or minced. We have found that many EPI dogs on a home-prepared meal tend to do best when the protein portion ranges anywhere from 85% to 75%.
Vitamins & Minerals Be sure to add a good source multivitamin with minerals or ask a vet nutritionist which supplements should be added to the diet to make sure it is balanced.
Oils With EPI dogs, we find that adding daily (unless another concurrent condition prohibits fats/oils)… either or / or alternate EFA (fish oils) and/or cold-pressed coconut oil as this greatly helps dogs with poor skin and coat.
The recommended dosages are: EFA’s suggested at 180mg per 10 lbs per day, or on alternate days give ½ to 1 teaspoon of cold pressed (virgin) coconut oil.
