TRICKS & TIPS

Diarrhea

Instead of their usual dog food, give your pet small servings of a bland diet 4-5 times throughout the day.
Choose from:

• cooked white rice (no butter or flavorings\
• cottage cheese (no liquid)
• boiled chicken (no grease, no skin, no flavorings)
• boiled turkey (no grease, no skin, no flavorings)
• scrambled egg (no butter or oil)
• boiled egg (no butter or oil)
• boiled potato (no skin or flavorings)
• baked potato (no skin or flavorings)

Continue to feed several small servings of this bland diet for a couple days in gradually increasing amounts until a formed stool is passed. Then, start to wean your pet back to its regular food over the course of a week by gradually working in small amounts of their regular dry dog food.  Do not give your pet bones, snacks or table scraps, because they may irritate the intestinal tract during this time.  Dogs can also be given a dose of Pepto Bismol every 6 hours. (Dosage depends on your dog's weight: 1 ml per lb.) Bonus, the Pepto Bismol also works to stop vomiting.  Two other over-the-counter medicines can be given to dogs with diarrhea: Imodium AD (1 ml per lb. every 8 hours) and Kaopectate (1 ml per lb. every 2 hours).  Please heed this word of warning before you dispense human medications to your pet.  Vet or no vet? Advice on whether it's time to see the vet when your dog has diarrhea for more than 24 hours.

 

Firm Up Your Dog’s Poop
Canned pumpkin and sweet potatoes are both great sources of insoluable fiber. By adding just a couple spoonfuls to your dog's dinner every day, you can increase his fiber intake and firm up those stools a bit. Be sure that you use plain pumpkin (NOT SWEETENED PUMPKIN) or you can use plain cooked or canned  sweet potatoes. The plain foods have plenty of natural sweetness, and you don't want the extra ingredients contained in the mixes.