diarrhea

[Rottierule]

I took Reno out to use the potty today and he has diarrhea Everything else seems to be fine I am wanting to give him some pepto bismol But everything I have seen only talks bout the lquid and what I have right now is the Tablet form And was wondering how many I should give him? he is 9 months old weighs 92 pounds Do I follow the guide on the bottle? any help any of you can give I would be thankful :)

[Patty1231]

My dogs are 84 and 102 pounds and I give them the adult dose. I've never needed more than one dose to take care of the runny poo-poos. I also feed boiled burger and rice for two meals.

[Journey77]

Do not give him anything...call your vet. He is young; you do not know what he is allergic too or why he is having diarrhea.

[sophie's-mom]

I have to agree with Journey77 here, the body (for a reason) is trying to rid itself of something. Preventing this might not be a good thing.

[Rottierule]

Well I called the vet The Lady Said Not to feed him anything for 12 hours Give him stuff to drink like gateraid etc sound like a Plan? heh alltough reno may not like the not eating part lol :)

[Journey77]

Gatorade? Never heard of that one and I even work at a vet’s office. I would say that Pedilite would work better. Your local grocery store should have a non flavor and a store brand for a lower cost! I would also cut it half and half with water. Does he have all his vaccinations or got into anything around the house that you know of? GOOD LUCK

[Rottierule]

Yes he is all set as far as Shots go I dont know if he had this this morning or not since I wasnt the one to take him out My dad normally takes him for a walk around the yard in the morning But theres nothing really out there for him to eat really cept grass,sticks stuff like that Although Im still thinking he may have ate something possibly Because like I said he is still playful being his reg self Also I need the pedilite nonflavor?

[Journey77]

Well it comes in flavors like Cherry and Grape. Not all dogs like those flavors but if you have some flavored already at home you can try it. I just have had great success in the nonflavor.

[Rottierule]

well dont have any yet But Will Be going as soon as I can to pick some up tho I'll try for the nonflavor if they have it! Thanks for all your help :D

[Rottierule]

I was wondering also The lady at the vet office said not to feed him for 12 hours is that 12 hours since the last time he had been fed? Because he only eats 2 meals a day so would it be ok to feed him tonight? Since he ate at round 6 this morning?

[Lexus2004]

My 11 week old puppy had bad runs it got so bad it was like projectile I took him to the vets they kept him in and 3 days later he was allowed out, he is better the sample they sent away revealed he had camplyobacter which basically is food poisoning, so if your puppy has the runs it is best to take a sample in for then to send away.

[toobad]

Gatorade - When Tiny was sick and wouldn't eat or drink I asked my doctor at cornell about giving him Gatorade to try and keep him from dehydrating. He said Gatorade is pretty strong stuff and to water it down at least 50%. Strong stuff ? I didn't really get into it with him but I figure he is one of the best doctors at Cornell he must know a little something.