Diarrhea is one of the most common problems that affect the dog. Although most cases are not serious, may sometimes require urgent veterinary care in order to treat the disease that is causing this annoying symptom to our friend.
So, we are going to how to treat my dog's diarrhea.
Causes
The first thing to do is find the cause of the diarrhea. In the case of the dog, the possible causes are:
- Food: having eaten garbage or things in bad condition, sudden change in diet.
- Poison: having ingested a toxic substance or food.
- Management: kidney, liver, cancer, digestive tract tumors, bacterial or viral infections, food allergy, colitis.
- Other: parasites and stress.
As you can see, there are many, so it is best to always go to a veterinarian to examine him and give him the most appropriate treatment as the case may be, especially when the diarrhea persists for more than three to four days.
Symptom
Frequent pasty or liquid stools are a clear sign that the dog is not in good health. But there may be others such as vomiting, blood o mucus in stool, dehydration, loss of appetite and weight, flatulence.
In the case of bloody diarrhea or black diarrhea, go immediately to the clinic or veterinary hospital.
Transmission
Initial treatment It will consist of having the dog fasting for 12 or 24 hours. In that time, you will only be able to drink water. Starting the next day, you will be given a soft diet based on boiled rice with chicken (boneless). Of course, if it does not improve in 2 or 3 days, or if you have any of the symptoms that we have been mentioning (blood or black diarrhea), do not wait.
This way, your friend will soon recover from his state 🙂.