Still w/ Diarrhea
- Thread starter DKim81
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I would give him some probiotics....Probiacin Pet Gel or BeneBac Gel. You can find these on line and they really help with diarrhea and are safe. You could also try a little plain yogurt with live/active cultures. A good one is Cascade brand.
OR...give his system a break and don't give him anything to eat for 12 hours. You can give water or diluted gatorade (clear one) or pedialyte etc. Nothing to eat for 12 hours though and usually when you re-start with small amountd of food the diarrhea is gone.
I would also consider just giving dry canidae with no Iams. My dogs have the best stools when fed dry Canidae only.
OR...give his system a break and don't give him anything to eat for 12 hours. You can give water or diluted gatorade (clear one) or pedialyte etc. Nothing to eat for 12 hours though and usually when you re-start with small amountd of food the diarrhea is gone.
I would also consider just giving dry canidae with no Iams. My dogs have the best stools when fed dry Canidae only.
just another thought here - sometimes diarrhea is caused by overfeeding. could it be you're giving him too much at once?
in regards to switching foods - i'd stop giving the iams and only feed canidae. the idea behind mixing foods for a few days is to avoid digestive problems, but since your pup has them already, there is really no point in continuing with the old food.
in regards to switching foods - i'd stop giving the iams and only feed canidae. the idea behind mixing foods for a few days is to avoid digestive problems, but since your pup has them already, there is really no point in continuing with the old food.
Nutrical is a caloric/energy supplement and wont help stop diarrhea. It will help get a dog that refuses to eat to eat and it also helps with stressful situations because it has a lot of vitamins and calories in it. A dog with diarrhea should not need this unless he/she is refusing to eat at all. It won't treat or help with the actual problem.
Thank's Showpug...I use it for my bunnies if they are in G.I. Stasis to help out. Do you think though with the constant diarrhea that the pup may be lacking in the nutritional department? Would it not at least give him some extra "reserves" to draw upon? I know when I have that problem I feel completely whipped, it takes a lot out of me. Thank goodness it isn't a chronic problem or I would probably waste away to nothing.
