Diarrhea ?

[CP]

Crappy subject, but what do you do for the dog that may have had a bit of dietary indiscretion, and is now squirting up a storm? 

I was going to just wait it out but I'm getting a bit worried, going on day 3 now.

[10mmg]

how old is the dog? Are they current on the parvo vaccine? It maybe pancreatitis, best thins is rice and water and electrolyte while the gut and pancreas chills out. Just ideas from a long line of assorted dog ailments over the years.

[Mtnwalker]

We’ve had luck with canned pumpkin purée, chicken and rice in the past

[CP]

He’s 5 years old and he is up to date on parvo.  I tried the rice thing but he won’t eat it.  I’ll try some pumpkin.

I’ll also try to get some electrolyte into him.  I hadn’t thought of that, and I’m sure needs some.  He’s been drinking lots of water, so I’ll slip some in that.

Thanks

[buglebuster]

Go to farm store and find some activated clay, and get him full of electrolytes

[highside74]

Bland diet for a few days. Boiled chicken and rice.

[Birdguy]

We have had success with both the pumpkin and the rice over the years. Good luck to you and the pup! Totally understand the concern on your end as well, hopefully behind you in a couple days.

[tracksoup]

Imodium worked great on our pigs.
Never tried it on dogs

[EnglishSetter]

We have had success with both the pumpkin and the rice over the years. Good luck to you and the pup! Totally understand the concern on your end as well, hopefully behind you in a couple days.

Pumpkin and rice is what I’ve used for holistic.

Did the dog by chance get a lot of turkey skin?  That can muck with their pancreas.

[dreadi]

One plain air fried chicken breast for dinner. No seasoning. One meal a day.
Wash and sanitize his water bowl everyday.


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[metlhead]

Canned pumpkin is convenient but not really as good as fresh cooked. Still plenty around but you'll gotta look. I've a pumpkin farm and put up enough every year for 3 dogs each meal. Good suggestion for dog owners next fall. 

[Happy Gilmore]

I dont travel without a few bottles on hand

https://www.petsmart.com/pharmacy/cat/antibiotics/metronidazole---250-mg-500-mg---single-tablet-66755.html

[Sandberm]

Our dog ate some of a dirty diaper and the wipes my wife used on the grand daughter. She,...the dog not my wife, as far as i know...had goopy poop for a few days before she...again the dog, not my wife...threw up the wipe one night. After that it was back to her normal poop, solid and predictable,...just like my wife.

So what I'm sayin' is, what do you think your dog ate and will it resolve itself itself?

[CP]

I have no idea what he ate or even if that is the problem. 

My wife thinks that he may have eaten a poisoned rat since a neighbor has some bait stations out.  I kind of doubt that but, who knows.  I may have to take him into the vet.

[ASHQUACK]

Any chance or raw salmon ingestion?

[Knocker of rocks]

As per previous conversations with our vet have short straight intestines and colon, and are descended from animals that eat rotten meat for a living. They are really good at pooping away the problem, and starting fresh.

After three plus days, maybe see your vet?  Take a sample?

[dreadi]

You can also not feed for 24hrs and give a portion of their meal the following day, working up to their daily meal amount.


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[sage rat]

I didnt know dogs can get giardia but my dog got it this summer. Vicious diarrhea

[Timberstalker]

Pepto Bismol Pills worked well on my dog. YMMV.
 

[Caseyd]

I didnt know dogs can get giardia but my dog got it this summer. Vicious diarrhea

Super easy to spread also.

[tracksoup]

I didnt know dogs can get giardia but my dog got it this summer. Vicious diarrhea

Super easy to spread also.

How can giardia be spread?

[Ridgeratt]

Same way you can get it.  Drinking water from a mountain stream.
Why do you think they call it beaver fever.

[Chesterdog]

My dog gets into the yard mushrooms this time of year and it's caused problems in the past.  No sodium chicken broth is something my dog rarely turns down but she's a lab, so if she's not eating, it's usually hospital time...  Activated charcoal is something the vet might try and you can source it way cheaper on the net.

Our last emergency visit was for what looked like an old mouse-pad ball?  I never saw her eat it and had never seen it before.  It was round and very hard.  It wouldn't pass or puke, so they had to go get it.

[Vine Maples and Cottonwoo]

I suggest you ave your dog seen by your Vet. This could be the start of Parvo. I've had 2 dogs that got Parvo, though they were fully vaccinated. Sadly, both passed. Another thought is Salmon poisoning. Have they had access to dead salmon? Hope this helps.

[Bullkllr]

I didnt know dogs can get giardia but my dog got it this summer. Vicious diarrhea

Super easy to spread also.

How can giardia be spread?

I took this to mean it would be easily spread from a sick dog at home to other pets and potentially humans. The fecal matter spread via diarrhea would be full of giardia bacteria which would infect soil, other surfaces it touched, then dogs feet, potentially pets' water, etc making it pretty easy to spread. It only takes a microscopic amount.

[Knocker of rocks]

Same way you can get it.  Drinking water from a mountain stream.
Why do you think they call it beaver fever.

And dogs drink out of mud puddles

[CP]

Here’s the update on the squirting situation:

There was no improvement so I took him to the vet yesterday.  Got a stool test, full bloodwork and exam.  Bloodwork looks great, nothing unusual found in the stool.  Course of treatment is:
    Prescription food for 5 days (Hill’s Multi-Benefit w/d)
    Prescription prebiotic/probiotic (Purina Proplan FortiFora pro)

After 1 day it looks like things are firming up.  He’s feels much better, almost back to his old self. 

[Chesterdog]

That's great news.  Thanks for the update.  A lot of good advice shared on here.

[Knocker of rocks]

Good to hear. Never fun to spend money, but at least you know it’s not a parasite or similar

[ASHQUACK]

Good news, thanks for the update.

[Sandberm]

It's always nice when people give updates. Most of us have dog and sharing is learning. 

[EnglishSetter]

Here’s the update on the squirting situation:

There was no improvement so I took him to the vet yesterday.  Got a stool test, full bloodwork and exam.  Bloodwork looks great, nothing unusual found in the stool.  Course of treatment is:
    Prescription food for 5 days (Hill’s Multi-Benefit w/d)
    Prescription prebiotic/probiotic (Purina Proplan FortiFora pro)

After 1 day it looks like things are firming up.  He’s feels much better, almost back to his old self.

glad he's doing well.

I was going to mention probiotic.  When Harley was set for knee surgery, the vet gave him Rimadyl/Carprofen for a couple weeks before surgery.  He got the runs bad.  I called and they said to the Rimadyl was likely the culprit (he was also on Gabapentin) and to abstain with the carporfen.  After surgery, she prescribed a probiotic (Proviable by Nutramax) along with the Carprofen and he was fine.

[Happy Gilmore]

Seems like a lot of experience on self treatments and diagnosis here however, no mention of one critically important factor. Temperature. Dogs get the *censored*s. They eat stuff, drink stuff and we get to be the recipients of their liquid blessings.

If a dog has a bad case of the *censored*s, taking their Temperature is one of the first signs of what is to come. If their temperature is elevated, its a good time to see the vet and get the source of the issue figured out. If, temperature is normal, proceed with whatever home remedies you think work best for your dog. This still may not be the best answer but, most commonly dogs will start running a temperature if something real bad is going on. They can also drop if something worse is going on.

Your diagnostic tool is a $5 digital probe from any grocery store jammed in their butt til it beeps.

[Happy Gilmore]

I dont like the prescription food answer if this came out of the blue. If its been a long term issue on the same food, id agree with diet changes.