help my puppy has got the runs?

Question

please can any one give me some advice i have a 14 week old staffy i done a very silly thing and changed her food and gave her chicken and rice for dinner 1 day as a treat, she has got the runs now shes had it for 2 days now i have called my vets and they say to feed her 1 more day ov her food and if its not bk to normal by end of tommorrow evening i need to take her in to the vets for a check over but my friends puppy had it once and she was adviced to feed her chicken and rice 4 three days and it helped very much she was ok after 3rd day. but im being told to contiune her food shes already on.i have no problems taking her to the vets to be checked over but i would just like some advice for any one whos maybe been in my situation.

Answer 1

I agree with WIGGY.

But if you really to need immediate help you can feed the puppy some canned pumpkin (non sugared!!). But make sure only to give a teaspoon. It will help in only a few hours- along with not feeding for the day. If the runs are really bad you may need to do two doses of pumpkin- but no more than a teaspoon each time.

But if that doesn't help you probably will need to get a medicine from a new vet. Diarrhea is really bad and needs to be cleared up fast.

Answer 2

When I thought I was treating my dog, I really wound up hurting him. Although he loved the food, he had the runs resulting - just like your dog. Since the runs can result from any number of things, I RAN to the vet by the second day. I couldn't bear the thought of losing my little boy, especially if I could have helped him. You cannot be certain that it is the change in food, although, that is probably the culprit since it is new. When I went to the vet, he gave my dog Lomotil (which I think is immodium) and an injection for immediate effect. It was a blessing. Also, no food for 24 hours. He felt fine within an hour and was running around playfully! The next day, he had solid bowel movements and was fine. By the way, I have a 20 pound Lhasa Apso and the Lomotil dosage is 2.5 mg - twice a day. I'm glad I went to the vet to be sure there was nothing more serious and also to give my dog quick relief. Good luck!

Answer 3

Can't believe your vet is being so blase about a young puppy.
Diahorrea will not only cause stress to the body's system, it will prevent good growth and most importantly will dehydrate the puppy, which can end up being very serious.
Starvation for a day as mentioned before is correct to basically give the body a rest and allow healing in the gut. This would usually be your first action and then if diahorrea continues after this the vet must be sought.
Also the correct bacteria will not be present in the gut after diahorrea, which is why I'm surprised your vet has not at the very least checked the puppy over to prescribe a probiotic such as Pro-Kolin.
Natural pro/prebiotic yogurt will help as well, a spoonful at least 3 times a day.

Worryingly, diahorrea can be a symptom of rather alarming ailments including Parvo which is life threatening. You should insist if the puppy is not better VERY soon, that the vet check your puppy over and it would be really useful to collect a sample of your puppy's loose motions so it can be tested.
Better to be safe than sorry.
Hope she is better soon.

Answer 4

Most people don't realise but dogs actually have really sensitive stomachs and digestive systems. This is important because they are scavengers gobbling up any old rubbish and need to be able to flush out anything that turns out to be bad or toxic.
That also means that many dogs react badly to a change in food. Don't worry about your pups runs - most pups get this from just swallowing rubbish they pick up around the home. Just starve her for 24 hours - meaning that her body has a chance to clear itself out. Then on the next day feed her plain boiled rice - no salt - and a few bits of boiled chicken breast in the morning, at lunch and at dinner. She'll probably still be loose but this gives her easily absorbed nutrition while she is still recovering. Then on the next day reintroduce her normal food. She may refuse it a few times as she'll be chuffed with the recent chicken and rice meals but don't worry - just leave her until the next meal and reoffer the normal food.
She'll soon be back to her normal meals.
Take her to the vet if you notice blood in the runny poo or if she is not lively and seems depressed or uncomfortable.
In furture when you change a brand of food do so very gradually by adding it to the existing brand over up to 2 weeks until you are feeding the new food entirely. This way she'll have time to adjust and her sensitive system won't go into shock and just flush it all out!
Good luck - hope shes back to normal soon.

Answer 5

Just wait it out. A puppy is very open to have the runs anyway. I am sure you know (and have learned the hard way) that you need to slowly switch any dog's food, and this is especially true with a puppy. You can give a dog peptobismal. A small puppy would not need much. I have done the liquid, but the pills are easier. I would follow the Vet's instructions, leave her on the other food, and hope it clears up soon. If it keeps up just take her in. Good luck.

Answer 6

I have a staffy he is now 5 years old he to had the runs as a pup we kept him off food for 1 day then just gave him small amounts for the next few days, and he was fine, my dog cannot eat chicken and rice even now he has frolic or bakers and that is perfect for him, but all dogs are different a bit like humans.
Good luck

Answer 7

try starving her for 24 hrs and this will give the stomach a chance to calm down, it also elimates the chance of it just being a 'bug'. Allow your puppy as much water as they want as this is very imp. If you want to change your pups diet you need to do it very slowly over a week or so adding a bit in gradually. If you notice any blood in it, straining to go or does not improve you def need to go to the vets. At the end of the day you know your pup better than anyone so sometimes instinct can be very useful. Any probs ring the vets again for more advice.

Answer 8

It depends upon what caused the diarreha.

Gastroentritis (upset stomach, vomiting and diarreha) - then yes, you do the boiled chicken/rice thing where the entritis is caused by stress, virus etc.

Change in diet or a rich unusual treat - continue for a few days until you see if she adjusts to it. Diarreha after a change in diet or being given an unusual treat is quite common.

The reason to wait is to see if it worked through her system.
Also, if the chicken was raw or slightly off, she could have a bacterial gastro-entritis and that means antibiotics.

Do as they say.

Why would you want to give her something that seems to have triggered the episode anyhow????

Answer 9

Hi Nutty
Just Starve you dog for one more day, My friends staffy get chicken once a month as a treat, Your staffy will stop the runs soon(i hope). Start her on clinic-vet that's a dryed food and she will benefit from that, it has all the protein she will ever need and its only £4.99 for a big bag. Hope she stops her runny stuff soon, hard to clean up been there and had to do the clean up thing (YUCK)

Answer 10

Are you daft or what? You did something you know was wrong, so you phone the vet, get advice, then choose to ignore a proper vet's advice and ask on yahoo answers where you will get anyone offering advice even if they have never owned so much as a pet rock.
Listen to the professional.