How to treat diarrhea in dogs

Fasting
No matter what the reason is for vomiting or diarrhea, as long as they are fasted for 24 hours, the stomach and intestines can most likely return to their normal state. normal function (during fasting, you can feed a certain amount of Gastroenterol or probiotics).

Drink enough water
As long as the dog does not vomit violently, parents can encourage them to drink more water to prevent the dog from dehydration.

Eat moderately
After fasting for a whole day, do not have the idea of ​​"let the poor dog take a supplement", and do not increase the dosage all at once. Feeding amount: If the dog does not have vomiting, diarrhea or other symptoms of discomfort, you can slowly increase the feeding amount.

Causes of dog diarrhea

Sudden change of food
After the dog is accustomed to one kind of dog food, it suddenly changes to another. Without a proper transition, it will cause intestinal problems. Unable to adapt and cause diarrhea. When changing food, you must follow the seven-day food changing method and gradually replace the original food. Many parents find it troublesome and fail to follow this, which results in the dog having diarrhea.

Eating too much
Eating too much or swallowing foreign objects will cause indigestion in dogs, causing soft stools and even loose stools. On the contrary, if you eat too little, your stool will be very dry. Eating regularly and rationing food and taking it away after eating can not only prevent picky eaters, but also reduce diarrhea.

Cold and Cold
Blowing wind or catching a cold can cause diarrhea after a cold. Do not let your dog sleep on the floor, and dry it promptly after bathing to prevent colds. If you have a cold, please keep the temperature at room temperature, give your dog plenty of water to drink, and feed a little Huchai granules (some human medicines cannot be eaten by dogs) to relieve symptoms. If symptoms do not improve within 3-4 days, seek medical attention.

Diseases such as enteritis
Gastroenteritis diseases can be divided into two types.
For general bacterial gastroenteritis, give the dog enough rest time to reduce consumption. Within 24 hours after diarrhea occurs, you can take probiotics, eat low-fat, easy-to-digest liquid or semi-liquid food, and slowly recover (people with severe vomiting should fast). After the condition recovers, you can gradually return to a normal diet.
Viral gastroenteritis can cause blood in the stool. You can go to the hospital for treatment with some antibiotics and oxytetracycline. After the symptoms are relieved, take some probiotics for conditioning. Don't be impatient.

Dog distemper, small
Symptoms: Early diarrhea, accompanied by vomiting, appetite and loss of energy (runny nose, watery eyes, cough, fever, diarrhea, etc.). In severe cases, there may even be blood in the stool or incontinence.
If this is the case, don’t waste time, you need to send it to the pet hospital for treatment immediately.

Stress reaction
The stress reaction here means that the dog is not adaptable to a new environment when it first arrives, and it is easy to have diarrhea. At this time, you should slowly let it get familiar with the new environment, eat the food you are usually accustomed to, and drink clean water. It usually takes 1-3 days to return to normal. If it still doesn't work, you need to see a veterinarian for treatment.
Finally, it is not recommended to give dogs human diarrhea drugs. Some drugs are fine for humans to take, but they may have toxic side effects for dogs.

Precautions for dog diarrhea

1. Parents must remember to get vaccinated and do internal and external deworming regularly.
2. The dog’s diet should be nutritionally balanced, do not feed irritating food, and do not drink unclean water.
3. Keep some parvovirus test strips, probiotics and gastrointestinal products at home.