Diarrhea

[jeek]

My puppy has had diarrhea since i got her. I was wondering what i should do and if this is a problem that can seriously hurt her. I feed her a cup of dry food (canadae) mixed with 2 table spoons of canned food and warm water.


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[Nancy Estes]

How long have you had her? Are you feeding her what she was used to eating? If not, did you switch her food over gradually or change all at once? If she'd had diarrhea for more than a couple of days you should have her checked by a vet. She could have internal parasites or some other condition that would warrant a vet's attention. (You might want to check the *Slippery Elm* topic below also.)

Nancy

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[Trish]

Be very careful with diarrhea. Have you taken the pup to the vet at all for a general health check up? Is your pup started on its puppy vacinations? Reason I ask, it can be several things, some being minor others being major. Parvo for one, Tricomonas bacterial infections of the intestines is another condition that will cause severe diarrhea. If I were you, I would take a sample of your pups stool to the vet, and let them check it as well as the puppy. The best thing you can do for any condition is get the proper care as soon as possible. All illnesses are treated better, the earlier you catch them and the sucess rate for recovery is much higher!
My one pup was very sick as a pup, We got her at 12 weeks of age and she only weighed 7 lbs. She had severe severe diarrhea. She never stopped eating the entire time. I was really worried because after the fact I found out that 'ALL' of her littermates had died of Parvo and she was directly exposed. We were lucky my pup didnt get Parvo but she had a severe tricomonas bacterial infection of the intestines. We had to treat her with Flagyl for 6 weeks to finnally get her well. There were several times that it was touch and go. I dont tell you all of this to scare you, just to let you know that the sooner you get her checked by a Vet and find out what is going on the better for the pup it will be. It may be something very minor, but not worth risking. On a good note. Schatzie the sick baby is now a very healthy 11 month old but spoiled rotten!
Good Luck, keep us posted..

TRISH


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[BigBear]

Jeek,
You were given good advise in the previous posts... but I wanted to add:
Didnt you state that you just got the puppy a short time ago? If so, along with food change... I believe that stress has a big factor on the solidity of the puppy's stools until he/she feels more at home.
But.. to play it safe, I would take the previous advise and have the puppy checked over.
Good Luck.

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[AngelBunny]

jeek:

All the dogs who've joined our household had a vet checkup as soon as I could make the appointment. All four dogs checked out fine, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a good idea to have them examined. I look at taking just-acquired babies in for a vet exam as insurance--I'm not a medical expert and it would be foolish of me to think otherwise.

Besides, peace of mind is worth alot, too--getting a baby is stressful enough without having to worry that maybe there's something wrong with puppy.

[guberdog]

I can tell you my experience with diarrhea (is anybody spelling it right?). I have a Rottie, but I had a Doberman who had severe "D" as a pup....they diagnosed Parvo, I couldn't afford the $100 a day, said I would treat him myself with the medication (I had the luxury of being with him 24 hours). He survived and became a beautiful companion. I want to tell you that the "D" was like water, he was dehydrated for about 14 days. I had him on the water replacement therapy on the market for babies available at the drug and grocery store. I credit that product for giving him the strength to combat the disease. The best peace of mind is take him to his doctor. They can do the lab work to put your mind at ease and your pocketbook at rest.


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