Diarrhea

    • Gold Top Dog

    Diarrhea

    Hi there,

    I went and stayed at my sister's house overnight on Friday.  Took my dog with me, and aside from sleeping inside in his kennel, he spent the whole time outside.  The only thing unusual was that he found a dead mouse, which I promptly threw away.  Well, ever since Saturday, he's had diarrhea.  He woke me up twice on Saturday night, three times Sunday night, and once last night to be let out to go to the bathroom.  He only does that when he's sick.  He was SLIGHTLY more lethargic on Sunday, but I'm the only one that noticed, so it really wasn't much.  Otherwise his behavior has been exactly like normal -- eating and drinking regularly, playing like normal, etc.

    So... the diarrhea has decreased, just based on the number of times he got me up in the night.  Do you think I need to get him to the vet, or just ride it out?  I don't know what else a vet could do for him since he's eating and playing like normal.

    What do you think?

    • Gold Top Dog

    VET - now.

    Diarrhea left untreated can kill. It dehydrates an animal (and humans too). Even if there is nothing medically wrong - he needs to have some fluids replaced. He could have picked up a parasite or something too.