My dog has had diarrhea for 2 days now. What can I do? Thank you for your helpful replies!

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Originally Posted by ilooovedog

My dog has had diarrhea for 2 days now. What can I do? Thank you for your helpful replies!

Get your dog to a vet but until you can hold his food for 24hrs and then feed him some white rice with boiled hamburger.Also make sure he gets plenty of water so he/she doesn't dehydrate.

When should you be concerned about a dog that has diarrhea? With any blood or mucous, there should be concern. If there is a lot of straining and there is liquid shooting out, this can dehydrate a pet quite quickly.

When should you be concerned about a cat that has diarrhea?Same as above.

What are the reasons for cat and dog diarrhea? Again, dietary indiscretion is the prime reason though there may be parasites, bacteria, foreign body ingestion, inflammatory bowel, pancreatitis, liver disease and so on. If it continues for more than 24-48 hours after a 12-24 hour fast, your pet should be seen by your vet.

Are there over the counter and prescription medications that can be used for cats and dogs with diarrhea? Slippery Elm may be helpful (Dr. Pitcairn's Guide to Natural Health of Dogs and Cats, Rodale Press). Again for dogs and NOT cats, peptobismal may help at 2cc/kg every 4-6 hours orally.

Homeopathic remedies that may help are 1. Podophyllum 30c- if there is liquid with gas
2. Pulsatilla 30c if there is a yellow stool or if it changes from stool to stool and if your pet is whiny.
3. Arsenicum 30c is great if you think they got into any rotten food stuff.
all the above homeopathics can be given orally at one dose every few hours for three treatments. If it doesn't help, go to the next remedy.

*NOTE: Initially, with any vomiting or diarrhea case, I usually recommend a 12-24 hours fast to allow the system to clean out and allowing the pet small amounts of liquids during the fast. This should be followed with a bland diet of boiled meat and rice or potato in small amounts until the symptoms subside, then slowly return to it's normal meal. Usually if this persists beyond this time, or if the pet looks depressed, you should probably take it in to your Veterinarian.

© Michael Goldberg DVM

Michael Goldberg DVM
Hudson Place Veterinary Clinic
1300 West 73 Ave.
Vancouver, B.C. V6P 3E7
604-266-2731

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You dog can either be suffering from stress, gastro or an upset stomach. Don't panic to much you will just need to take him/her to the vet. They should give you something to cure it but you should ask for a stomach liner as well. It is a thick type of medicine which works wonders if he/she ever throws up or has diarrhoea again in the future. I always have some on hand in my doggy first aid container.

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Instead of their usual dog food, give your pet small servings of a bland diet 4-5 times throughout the day. Choose from:

* cooked white rice (no butter or flavorings)
* cottage cheese (no liquid)
* boiled chicken (no grease, no skin, no flavorings)
* boiled turkey (no grease, no skin, no flavorings)
* scrambled egg (no butter or oil)
* boiled egg (no butter or oil)
* boiled potato (no skin or flavorings)
* baked potato (no skin or flavorings)

Continue to feed several small servings of this bland diet for a few days in gradually increasing amounts until a formed stool is passed. Then, start to wean your pet back to its regular food over the course of a week by gradually working in small amounts of their regular dry dog food.

Do not give your pet bones, snacks or table scraps, because they may irritate the intestinal tract during this time.

Dogs can also be given a dose of Pepto Bismol every 6 hours. (Dosage depends on your dog's weight: 1 ml per lb.) Bonus, the Pepto Bismol also works to stop vomiting.

Two other over-the-counter medicines can be given to dogs with diarrhea: Imodium AD (1 ml per lb. every 8 hours) and Kaopectate (1 ml per lb. every 2 hours).

of course, must have recommendation from vets, good luck.