Treating Dog Diarrhea
If your dog is suffering from acute dog diarrhea that is if symptoms of diarrhea is present but your dog seems playful and lively and not much difference in behavior is experienced, simply follow the treating dog diarrhea steps below to help your dog come over the disease.
Treating Dog Diarrhea
- The amount of food you are feeding your dog should be reduced to half, this will cease diarrhea occurring due to overeating.
- You should feed your dog home cooked bland diets which are far more superior than commercial bland diets promoted by many veterinarians today.
- The list of bland foods include:
- 1/3 portion of meat (meats that are cooked and low in fats such as chicken or boiled hamburger, boiling meats kills the amount of fats to a considerable level)
- 2/3 portion of bland grains such as rice, cottage cheese, white rice or cooked oatmeal
- Never add any oil or fat substance to your dogs diet at any point
- 1 to 3 tablespoons of yogurt should be added to the dog’s meal as it is a soothing agent
- A Pro-biotic preferably Healthy Flora should be added to the diet.
- 2 to 4 tablespoons of boiled sweet potato should also be a part of your dog’s diet.
You should continue to feed the dog with this bland diet at least until the diarrhea is over. You should consider taking your dog to the vet when you observe these symptoms in your dog
- Signs of laziness
- Looks severely ill
- Show signs of abdominal pain or bloating
- Develops a fever of about 103.5 degrees F
- Signs of dehydration ( an easy way to assess whether your dog is dehydrated is to check the gums if they feel tacky or dry these are signs of dehydration)
- Passing large amounts of blood with stool
- Developing a continuous vomiting pattern.
If after you try treating dog diarrhea without any success, you will need to get your dog to the vet as soon as possible.
