my puppy has giardia she just got her antibiotics, had the first dose, but every 30 mins shes going bloody stools/diarrhea and i feel terrible for her, is there anything like maybe peptobismo dogs can take?? or anything that I can do that will help her? or should i take her back to emergency vet?
2007-11-22 13:07:16 · 16 answers · asked by ♥shelter puppies rule♥ 7 in Pets ➔ Dogs
she goes about 3 times every half hr about, half the stool seems like its blood
2007-11-22 13:08:02 · update #1
i was thinking i can get pepto bismo or kaopeptate or anything to help her if its safe for her shes 6 months
2007-11-22 13:10:14 · update #2
she was at the vets 5 hrs ago tested positive for giardia. My family does NOT understand to be honest thats why i even asked this question here instead of just going back to the vets, because they'll trash all over me that i leave their thanksgiving to take my puppy to the vet. But if she has to go back then of course ill take her.
2007-11-22 13:14:57 · update #3
the antibiotic they put her on is a powder called fenbendazole
2007-11-22 13:22:56 · update #4
You can use Pepto or Immodium for dogs. Put her on a bland diet of boiled chicken and white rice for the remainder of her antibiotics. This is very common, just keep her fed and hydrated and she'll get through it.
2007-11-22 13:31:13 · answer #1 · answered by Dreamer 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Check with the Vet again about the bloody appearance of the stool. Was your dog treated for hookworms, too? As far as diarrhea goes, when you are treating a dog for an illness, there are some natural treatments for the symptoms, like diarrhea, which can take awhile to go away. A very good natural treatment for diarrhea is Pumpkin Pie Filling- It's just plain pureed pumpkin in a can. You can get it at the grocery store on the baking aisle. Just make sure it's the kind without sugar and spices added.
When you get it, give your put a few heaping tablespoonfuls (or teaspoonfuls if tiny) of this. After each loose stool, repeat. It works really great and I got this remedy from a Vet.
Check this out with your Vet. You can also give your dog half water/ half pedialyte or straight pedialyte to start since she is likely dehydrated from all that diarrhea.
For sure check with the Vet again about the bloody stool. She made need some adjustment regarding her meds.
2007-11-22 21:48:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dehydration is nothing to fool with, and you want to check your dog frequently for it. Just lift the loose skin at the scruff of the neck and then release it.. If the skin does not quickly return to normal and kind of just stays pinched up then there is a serious problem, and you are in over your head.
I never leave home without a fresh supply of Kopectate. Easiest way in the world to give a dog the squirts is to let it drink the water when away from home. (always take a full tank of fresh water from home too)
2007-11-22 21:25:46 · answer #3 · answered by tom l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The vet should be consulted first. Be very careful the pup don't dehydrate! Just like human young, a pup can dehydrate VERY quickly. If the diarrhea continues once she is on the mend, feed steamed or boiled white rice. It won't take a lot & should cure the runs.
2007-11-23 19:13:59 · answer #4 · answered by whiplash2007 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would not fool around with any over the counter meds at all. There are some perscription meds that the vet can give you for this.
I would definetly call the vet and if you cant get them than I'd find a 24 hour vet. She needs help!
2007-11-22 21:22:58 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
get this pup back to the vet asap the pup needs to be on iv fluids so they can give the meds through an iv i had 3 pups that had the same symptoms pooping pure blood like running water my pups had coccidia once they get to that point if they don't get round the clock care with vet meds thru an iv they will die with in 2 days i lost all three of my pups cause i spent so much time trying to figure out what it was and by trying to save money and treat them at home with the meds the vet sent home with me when if i would have realized just how serious their condition really was and took them back to the vet they might have made it please get your puppy back to the vet you can give ammodium ad thats what my vet told me to give but the ammodium ad didn't work so please save your pups life and get back to the vet immedatly
2007-11-22 22:47:29 · answer #6 · answered by sassy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If her stool is bloody you should definitely get her taken to the vet. My dog had bloody stool and when I took her to the vet it ended up she had the parvovirus which almost killed her. I'm just glad I took her because the vet said we caught the virus in it's early stages and if we waited any longer her chances of surviving would have gone down. parvo is commonly found in puppies. I'm not saying your puppy has parvo..im just saying you should get her into the vet because it could be more serious than you think.
2007-11-22 21:15:53 · answer #7 · answered by Aly :) 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Call the vet and ask them. Never give your pet any sort of med without veterinary advice.
She may need to go back to the vet tonight as well, get off the net and call the vet.
2007-11-22 21:12:14 · answer #8 · answered by Bindi *dogtrainingbyjess.com* 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
give her some canned pumpkin, this will help thicken the stool up. You can also give her some pedialite so she doesn't get dehydrated. If the antibiotics don't help with in a few days she definitely needs to get back to the vet.
2007-11-22 21:19:41 · answer #9 · answered by Nichole R 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No human meds, just not safe. You can try a tablespoon of canned pumpkin to her food. Heard it works wonders, but the vet is the best person to ask, I'd start there first.
2007-11-22 21:11:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋