What is a good cure for diarrhea in dogs?

I’m interested in home cures.
Answers:
Do you know why this dog has diarrhea? How old is the dog? How long has it had diarrhea?

Diarrhea could be caused by a number of different things and your dog could be very sick. If this dog has had diarrhea for a few days it could also be dehydrated and needs to see a vet asap. If this is a puppy, it needs to see a vet.

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Milk of Magnesia or Pepto Bismol. Used both for years.

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a cork plug

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best thing i ever did was to take dogs off chicken based food. put them on nutro’s lamb and rice and they lived hapily ever after.

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Put your dog on a starchy diet. Pasta, rice, bread, potatoes etc.

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It has worms.Deworm it with meds from a vet ,, that is the best option because the vet can do a simple test of the feces to determine what type of worm it is.Or you can buy the store brand (liquid) %26 hope it gets the right worm.Follow directions completely.Its easy,,mix with a small amount of food.

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Try a cork.

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plain yogurt. It works for humans too.

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Feed some boiled boneless chicken with some plain white rice. Don’t add any kind of seasoning. That may help.

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It all depends on whether the dog has diarrhea from not eating the proper foods or diarrhea from parvo, cocidia, giardia, etc. If it is from just a change in diet or eating human food, you can give it a couple of spoonfuls on plain canned pumpkin. If it doesn’t help or if there is blood and/or vomiting, get it to the vet ASAP!

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Imodium

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Give them dry dog food and not canned.

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It is important to know what causes the diarrhea first. Yogurt can help, so can rice.

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Although the worms might be it, the food could be the problem. Buy dogfood with real mixtures and ingredients you can find in a usual farm. Foods with a meat rice ratio of 60/40 are usually good. Lamb and Chicken sit the best with small dogs.

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ok.give it one teaspoon per ten pounds of body weight of kaopectate, every 4 hours. take away the dogs food and give him rice(white),cottage cheese,soft boiled eggs, cooked pasta. No dog food for 24 hours.. any thing else I am at mfroeh@yahoo.com

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Cottage cheese or canned pumpkin, but pumpkin pie file filling.

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Best I have done is the same I would do for my children, rice and yogurt. But I have also pulled the following information from a website:

Home management for pets with diarrhea

Feeding pets with diarrhea
1. After your pet is fasted for the prescribed number of days as determined by your veterinarian, gradually return it to full feed.
2. Feed small amounts frequently (3 to 6 times daily).
3. Feed a highly digestible diet containing one percent or less of fiber in the dry matter. (This is very different than the recommendation for 鈥榗olitis’ in which a diet high in fiber is often indicated). The diet for small intestinal diarrhea should provide a moderate amount of highly digestible protein from cottage cheese, chicken and egg, with and not more than 15 percent fat. Carbohydrates should be easily digestible such as those from rice or dextrose. There are veterinary diets made specially to handle these problems i.e. Prescription Diet i/d.

Avoid diets with the following ingredients: wheat middlings, bran and other cereal by-products; lactose (milk sugar) and foods containing more than 10 percent sucrose (table sugar). Do not give your pet bones, snacks or table scraps which may irritate the intestinal tract.

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Try feeding it Gravox..Might not work, but it will thicken it up a little.

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kaopectate ,,,,, never leave home without it.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?.

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Give it some canned pumpkin

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Not being a Vet on the occasion that one of my dogs has diarrhea I use Imodium. The amount depends on your dog size. However that can get rid of the symptom but not the cause. It could be worms. I which case you will need to take a stool sample to the vet. Or, it could be too many different types of foods Dogs are not like people. They don’t need to have something new each day. That kind of switch up can really play havoc on their digestive systems. I like a good quality dry dog food and fresh water. Fresh is the key because old water with a lot of back wash in it can be the cause of many problems. My personal choice for a dry food is Purina One. It give the dog a good firm stool. Again I am not a Vet but if it last for several days, no home remedy helps, has blood, or puss then see you vet. Hope that helps.

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you need to find the reason for the diarrhea
is he sick
does he have worms
is it a food allergy
is it anxiety
did he eat or drink something contaminated
are you feeding him the wrong kind of food or too much
too many table scraps
has he eaten a poisonous plant or grass treated with pesticide
as for the other answers about feeding him canned pumpkin my vet suggested that when the dog was constipated
you can’t fix if if you don’t know the reason

Dogs and Toads Don"t Make a Good Duo

By Linda Cole

Toads are great to have in your garden. They dine on bugs and are a natural pest control. Dogs love to investigate anything that moves and toads are no exception. Toads are everywhere and can pose a health hazard to an unwary dog who may happen upon one. Dogs and toads are not good playmates. In fact, in a game of toad-catching by the dog, it’s usually the toad 1 and dog 0, which leaves the dog shaking his head and foaming at the mouth.

Toads are found in wet places like backyards during and after a rain and around ponds. Other than an irritating bad taste in a dog’s mouth, most toads are not toxic enough to cause great harm to your dog. Since toads are nocturnal, it’s important to be vigilant when your dog is outside at night for his walk or run before bed, especially during or after a rain.

In order for a dog to be poisoned by a toad, he has to actually pick it up in his mouth, bite it or lick it. Dog and toad encounters can happen no matter where you live. In some parts of the country, Cane Toads will crawl into a dog’s food bowl that is sitting outside to eat the dog’s food. In rare cases, they can leave enough residual to poison the dog when he then eats from that bowl or even licks the side where the toad was perched.

Toads are not pleasant tasting even to dogs, but then, if your dog is anything like mine, they’ve put an investment into their natural instinct to hunt. For a dog, toad hunting begins with staring, stalking, sniffing and then finally the catch. Of course that always results in the dog quickly spitting the offending toad out which is followed by foaming and a look to us like it was our fault they put that nasty tasting thing in their mouth in the first place. In most cases, the toad does not have enough toxin to harm your dog. However, the Colorado River Toad and the Cane Toad (also called the Marine Toad, Bufo Toad or Giant Toad) are the two most poisonous toads in the United States. Both are found in the southern parts of the country. The Colorado River Toad lives in the Southwestern states from Arizona to Southern California. The Cane Toad is found in South Texas and Florida. If you live in an area where these toads reside, it’s important to know what to watch for if your dog catches one.

The first obvious sign your dog caught a toad is foaming at the mouth. He may indicate his mouth is irritated by pawing at his mouth and shaking his head. A dog and toad encounter can leave the dog with mouth pain. Check his gums for inflammation or redness if he appears to be having pain in his mouth. If you suspect your dog caught a toad, you can flush his mouth with water from a garden hose. Try not to let the water run down his nose or throat by rinsing from the side of his mouth and holding his head down so the water runs out of his mouth. Gently rub the gums and inside of his mouth until the slimy feeling is gone.

Vomiting, weakness, appearing confused or disoriented, fever, labored breathing, seizures or diarrhea are signs your dog has been poisoned by a toad. Immediate medical treatment is required at this point. There is currently no series of tests a vet can run to determine if your dog has toad poisoning. Their best clue comes from an astute dog owner who either saw the encounter or recognized the signs, and by an abnormal heart rate found after an EKG. A hospitalized stay may be required that would include IV fluids, medication for pain, seizures, fever and stress as well as treating and controlling the dog’s abnormal heartbeat.

Both dogs and toads wander around in our yards. It’s impossible for most dog owners to watch their dogs constantly. Even on walks, with you by their side, your dog can find a toad hiding in a clump of grass they are investigating. Knowing the signs of toad poisoning and what to do is your best defense in protecting your dog. Our pets don’t always know what’s good for them. Most toad encounters result in only a bad taste in your dog’s mouth, but sometimes, the toad was the wrong one to mess with.

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