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TRACY Member Posts: 10 |
posted 09-02-2003 02:13 PM
I HAVE TWO 5 MONTH OLD PUPPIES WHO HAVE BEEN HAVING DIARRHEA FOR ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT I WAITED A COUPLE OF DAYS TO SEE IF IT GOT BETTER BUT IT DIDN'T SO I TOOK THEM TO THE VET TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY WORMS. SHE SAID THERE WAS NO SIGN OF PARASITES IN THE STOOL AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE A FEVER. THEY ACT FINE BUT THERE STOOL IS RUNNY. THE ONE DOG HAS IT WORSE THAN THE OTHER. SHE GAVE ME SOME ANTIBOTICS AND THEY HELPED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I TRIED GIVEN THEM SOME RICE WITH THEIR FOOD BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP EITHER. I HAD A FRIEND TELL ME TO GIVE THEM SOME PUMPKIN, THEY SAID IT MIGHT HELP. I HAVN'T TRIED IT YET. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THEIR DOG FOOD THAT'S MAKING THEM SICK. I'VE TAKING CARE OF THEM SINCE THEY WERE 2 WEEKS OLD ( THEIR MOMMY DIED) AND EVER SINCE THEY COULD EAT SOLID FOOD I'VE BEEN GIVEN THEM SICIENCE DIET. BUT READING THROUGH THIS WEB PAGE I'VE FOUND OUT THAT SICIENCE DIET ISN'T GOOD FOR THEM AT ALL. DO YA'LL THINK IT COULD BE THE DOG FOOD MAKING THEM SICK? THERE OUTSIDE DOGS AND SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT THE HEAT COULD TRIGGER DIARRHEA. ANY SUGGESTIONS? THANKS IP: Logged |
Maisey Member Posts: 309 |
posted 09-02-2003 02:44 PM
At this point I would go back to the vet...something is not right. On occasion when my dogs get a case of the runs I will give them a Pepto tablet, it usually helps. I would not recommned you do this with your pups because it doesn't sound like a simple upset stomach. Something is causing the sustained diarrhea and that needs to be resolved. They can dehydrate very rapidly so it's important to have your vet take a look. IP: Logged |
TRACY Member Posts: 10 |
posted 09-02-2003 02:48 PM
WHEN I WENT TO THE VET SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ANSWERS FOR ME. ALL SHE COULD FIND IS SOME GAS BUBBLES IN THERE STOMACHS. SHE SAID THEY COULD HAVE GOTTEN IT FROM ANY THING LIKE AN OLD STICK THEY CHEWED ON FROM A DEAD ANIMAL THEY MIGHT HAVE FOUND. I HAD TO PAY $120.00 FOR HER TO TELL ME THAT. I'LL ALSO ADD THAT SOMETIMES IT'S NOT AS BAD AS OTHER TIMES. LIKE SOMETIMES ONE WILL HAVE NORMAL STOOL AND THEN JUST A LITTLE SOFTNESS. [This message has been edited by TRACY (edited 09-02-2003).] IP: Logged |
Maisey Member Posts: 309 |
posted 09-02-2003 02:56 PM
And she made no suggestions on where to go from here? Got what from a stick? What was she referring to? Maybe call and ask what she thinks about changing food or giving them a pepto tablet. She must have SOMETHING to suggest you do. |