puppy diarrhea (lovely topic :) )

kerry · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject: puppy diarrhea (lovely topic :) )

hi, Last night Koda had a bit of diarrhea and again in the morning some solid with the rest runny, lovely i know. We are keeping an eye on it to see if it gets worse. is there anything we can do to stop it, my friend says feed him rice and chicken. is there anything we can give him to stop it, or should we take him to the vet?

marcella · Guest

Hi Kerry, if it's quite bad try missing a meal and leaving him with water only. This will do him no harm. Best thing for dog diarrhea is no food for a few hours and see if it stops. When is does then give him a small amount of scrambled egg or boiled chicken etc something light on his tummy.
A dogs digestion is quicker than ours so it should clear up within 24 hours if you remove food.
Make sure he has always got fresh water to drink and he should be tip top tomorrow.
I would not rush to the vet unless he deteriorates in anyway ........... but don't panic it's normal!

kerry · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:25 pm Post subject:

It was looking better in the morning, Yeah i rem taking away food with our old cat, but wasnt sure what to do with a puppy. We might give the walk a miss then tonight, not sure if we should take him out. We gave him a new treat yesterday and upped him food as he changed to the 3 month old band now so we think that might be what it is.

Sheryl · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject:

It could be anything that's upset his wee tummy!
Like Marcella said I would only give him a wee bit tonight and if it carries on try a hard boiled egg tomorrow. Most important of all dont worry!!!!! Very Happy

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Isabel · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject:

A while ago when doogle was smaller stuart took him to a friends house and the kids there fed him a load of junk (doogle on stuart!) and he had really bad diarrhea, covered the kitchen floor (it was lovely!!!! ). We withdrew food for a day and then he was fine. I think if they have something new it upsets their tummy, it's prob just the new food he is on. I think when you change their food you are meant to do it gradually by mixing it it with their old food. Hope he is better soon.

kerry · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject:

he seems to be fine now, so you might see us tonight, he is full of energy and raring to go Smile

marcella · Guest

great!!! I think he might be annoyed if he thinks you might not take him!!!! Laughing

Nicola · Guest

Starve him for 24 hours then feed him chicken and rice in small quantities. Best thing for diarrhea. (Providing there's no blood etc in it).

John Thomson · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject:

My guess is that the treat could have been the cause rather than the food......most dog treats are highly flavoured so that the dogs are really keen to get them.

Glad hes a bit better Laughing

They bounce back quickly from things like this.
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Enid · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject:

Nicola · Guest

Nicola · Guest

It's actually quite natural for dogs to go off their food for a day or so, every so often. Even puppies, it's quite safe and perfectly natural. A natural fast, and if a dog won't eat for a day, I don't worry. If it's more than a day then I would be concerned.

Nicola · Guest

Found this:

http://www.dogs.co.uk/news/2007/Feb/fasting-is-good-for-your-dog.html

http://www.k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=3&aid=1714&vid=0&npage=&PHPSESSID=89c0da952552bdf87acb67c3895227e2

shirley c · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:30 pm Post subject:

We fast our lot every once in a while, they are fine with it, even the 2 oldies and allans friend does it once a week with his dogs, has done it for years and his dogs are in tiptop condition

Nicola · Guest



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