Dog with diarrhoea

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Hi. My husband is away, I have two under 5s, my DD has covid and now our 4 month old pup has diarrhoea.

Any tips on how to help clear it up as quickly as possible. I've fed her as normal this morning. She was up at 3 to poo and then 6:30. It's very sloppy. I need to wash most of it away.

She eats a mix of kibble (Essential) and wet food (Forthglade). Should I just stick to the kibble till it clears up?

TIA

Should have said. She's bright as a button, it's not affecting her in any other way.

My dog has pancreatitis so is prone to the sort of episode you describe if anyone gives her a 'treat' we use this, it's amazing. Hope your pup feels better soon.

Sympathies as I have been up frequently for my dog as medication has set of another flare up of IBD.

However we are used to it and I know my dog well enough to know he can wait until Monday to contact the vets.

At 4 months old yours is still very very young so be very careful about dehydration and don't be afraid to get out of hours vet advice as they can go downhill quickly when young.

@CoffeeMad18 brilliant, thanks. When you say treats do you mean anything that's not meant for dogs or just anything bar her food. We're obviously in training age so she gets a lot of training treats, but all grain free, meant for dogs etc.

@BiteyShark I will keep an eye on her. She's currently licking up her own poo though so think she'll be fine 🤢

This is just my experience not medical advice.

I meant things that are not meant for dogs, people slipping her bits of their own food is my main issue.
I use this syringe in order to manage explosive episodes and get them under control within a day or max two.
If it helps a quick test for if your puppy is drinking enough....Gently slide your finger under your puppies lip along the gum - if your finger doesn't slide easily your puppy needs to drink a bit more.
A young pup like yours will need to see the vet if there is no improvement.

Vet told me do not feed as normal when pup was little and had diarrhoea, she regularly got awful runny poos til we hit on the correct food for her. Remove regular food for at least 24 hours, instead give small amounts of white rice, chicken, fish or scrambled egg. I found egg the best as it slowed pup down - everything else she gobbled too fast then puked! Plenty of water available of course, monitor wees to ensure no dehydration. Also use the tube of stool hardener, it really helps pup, we get one on Prime and now keep one in at all times. Pup recently had the bug going about and with this method all was settled by 36 hours thankfully.

I wouldn't give her any of her normal food for a good 24/48 hours.

Boiled chicken, white fish, rice and scrambled egg are all good for an upset tummy, just make sure it's in small portions and that everything is cooked properly and allowed to cool down.

And do keep an eye on her, she's very young and they can dehydrate and go downhill fast at that age.

Boil white rice in plenty of water and give the puppy some of the rice water, a little each hour for three or four hours. Then add some of the cooked rucer, again little and often. Then rice with pumpkin baby food stirred through. After that add a little of his usual good and work from there. Alternatively, keep a bag of gastro-intestinal food, available from vet or Amazon, and feed as usual instead of the normal food. I was amazed how well this worked.

I just cut down the kibble by half and remove the wet, and add pro-kolin. If it continues or the pro-kolin doesn’t work then you can order a parasite screen from wormcount.
If you don’t think she’s eaten anything dodgy sometimes the can get stressy poos it might be the Covid and your partner being away has just given her an anxious tum- I keep purina fortiflora in the cupboard and if there’s a time I think he might have a funny tum- so all the Christmas Day excitement I just pop a sachet on his food to help him out.

Vet told me do not feed as normal when pup was little and had diarrhoea, she regularly got awful runny poos til we hit on the correct food for her. Remove regular food for at least 24 hours, instead give small amounts of white rice, chicken, fish or scrambled egg

I will not remove food in a 4 month old pup. I would use bland food ie boiled chicken and rice and monitor v v closely for dehydration as young pups can go downhill quickly.

Boiled chicken makes a great training treat too - I'd cut all other treats (including dog ones) for now.

Is she fully vaccinated, & is there any blood? Is she up to date with worming treatment?

Starving used to be advised for adult dogs with diarrhoea but when I last worked in a veterinary hospital (about 8 years ago) they changed the advice. It may have changed again since but I'd personally want a vet check before trying that.

She recovered within 24 hours. I fed her kibble as normal but removed her wet food.

But she has it again today. Pretty sure it must be the vegetable based chews I got her from the pet shop so will through those out.

Thanks for all the advice. Have bought some of the recommended medicine.

Yes,as others have said,"white"food, chicken,rice,fish,small amount.

Honestly - stop feeding her her normal food - it's too rich for them when they're unwell.

You need to be feeding a bland diet - chicken or white fish and rice in small, regular amounts through the day is best.

Def stop pupsters normal diet and give boiled white rice and chicken.

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She recovered within 24 hours. I fed her kibble as normal but removed her wet food.

But she has it again today. Pretty sure it must be the vegetable based chews I got her from the pet shop so will through those out.

Thanks for all the advice. Have bought some of the recommended medicine.

Glad she's feeling better! Our cocker spaniel had a bit of a sensitive tum (so difficult to manage when you are using treats to train!). We ended up using pieces of boild chicken & some of his dry food allowance as treats for a while - if you mix it together with the chicken in a little tub then the dry food seems more appetising. He seems to have grown out of it mostly, although we still find the occasional thing that unsettles his stomach (venison sausage was a definite no!).

In our experience having a can or two of Chappie around and feeding small amounts of it hourly really worked.

Also the gastrointestinal food from the vet (Royal Canin) is very digestible and our dog really likes it. The vet recommended the tbsp. an hour feeding schedule and it worked.

On a sort of everyday basis we sometimes use pumpkin (not the sweetened kind) as it firms up stools.

Keep a close eye. Our dog got pancreatitis and needed pain relief. He is fine now. We only feed low low fat food.