When do I worry about diarrhoea?

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my 2 yr old Cocker spaniel has had intermittent diarrhoea since Saturday morning. She seems fine in herself- wants to walk, eat etc. She is wormed and flea treated. any ideas what would cause it? And when do I take her to the vet?

Has she eaten a lot of cheese or anything with lots of fat in it? Is she drinking normally? Check her gums. Lift her lip and press her gums. If they pale when you press them and go back to pink quickly it is a good sign, and it means that she hasn't torn her gut by eating something sharp. One of our dogs ate about 500g of brie, and had a horrible tum for a few days. Don't try to feed her anything extra. I hope she gets better soon. I would probably phone the vet today having checked the gums, and if they don't think it's an emergency I would play it by ear.

A change in food can cause upset for some dogs. Further to above, make sure your dog is drinking plenty of water. Dehydration can be a real problem with long term stomach upsets.

Thank you. I checked her gums, and they were fine, and the diarrhoea seems to had stopped now. Guess she ate something nasty, the little pickle!

Glad she's better now!

Just check that your ds hasn't been feeding her liquorice!
My dog had the runs on and off for about 3 weeks. Took him to the vets and spent £50 on medicine and special diet food. Then ds said this week that he only liked the coloured bits of liquorice allsorts and had to feed the black bits to the dog !!

at divas ds! I shall keep an eye out!