diarrhea!!!

    • Silver

    diarrhea!!!

    my dog has diarrhea...i noticed he had soft stools yesterday, but todays its full blown!! i've been looking a the board, and i feel like i'm getting mixed info on what to do...some say fast them for a day...others say feed them pumpkin or something bland...what should i do?? he's not really acting like he feels bad, but he's got a major case of the runs...
    • Gold Top Dog
    I think pumpkin is great to firm up the stools a bit but not sure if it helps for a full blown case of  diarrhea,,, didn't for Ollie anyway.   I have always used Pepto Bismol   (sp) for our dogs,,,,   of course it took 3 of us to get down half of what Ollie should have had I'm sure and then we needed to wash the walls and change our pink clothes..........................
    Be careful to not let it go on long so he doesn't get dehydrated!
    • Gold Top Dog
    Rest his tummy for at least 12 hours.  THEN give him boiled chicken and rice or boiled LEAN hamburger and rice and add in some pumpkin.  With soft stool, yep, pumpkin right away, but with out and out diaherra, rest his tummy.
    • Silver
    how much pepto do u give?
    my dog is about 20lbs...
    • Gold Top Dog
    .5ml to 1.5ml per pound every 12 hours is what I do.