loose stool and losing weight HELP!!!!

[Mark "chubbz"]

Ok... heres the story... went camping and thats when it started. 1st day, my boy Bamm was fine... but the next day he threw up and started have bad diarria.. it was cold at night but sleeped with me in our tent... i did notice that he was chewing on a stick, which he loves to do, but i noticed that the stick had alge and he nipped most of it all... i think that might be the problem but i dont know... spoke with our vet and he advised to feed him chiken and rice for his loose stool but i still a lil worried.. can i please have some of you alls advise on this... THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
Mark & Bamm Bamm

[Ayoka]

God I think camping and there about a million and one things a dog can get into while camping I think leptospiroses, giardia a number of things...is he eating & drinking? Does he continue to vomit and have diarreah?

If your really concerned might be Best to show up at the vet, it may be an expensive check up but at least you'd have piece of mind.

I recently took my guy in for the same symptoms and it ended up being essentially food poisoning...a bad bone. He got an antibiotic shot & pills and was "off" for a few days.

I hesitated to go to the vet but I'm glad I did. This was more than one loose stool and food regurgitation. The clincher for me was that he couldn't keep water down, he refused dried liver and he was a bit lethargic.

If your vet can't or won't see him go to another one.

[TR Young]

Did your vet see Bamm Bamm? If not, I'd advise a trip straight away. No sense in fretting over the unknown.
Please keep us posted!

Prayers and good thought from the Young household!

[Sam's Mom]

What kind of time frame are we talking? If the loose stool continued for more than a couple days I would see a Vet. FYI Dogs love pumpkin (canned but not the kind you put in pies) and it will help straighten out either diareha (sp?) or constipation.

[Mark "chubbz"]

Thanks everyone for your advise... Bamm is not throwing up anymore it was just a one time thing, but he is still a lil skinny... hes is still active but i can tell he dosnt eat like he used to... i was told by my vet to feed him chicken and rice, so im doing that so now but he is still scheduled to a check up.