Besides pumpkin and boiled hamburger and rice, what else can one give
Submitted by Carol Diana Fer... on May 21, 2010 - 11:49amfor very runny poops? Can one give imodium? Ollie started runs last night during the night and is still having problems this morning. I suspect ingestion of horse "apples" ! Any advice will be appeciated.
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Few Suggestions
DiaBac capsules, Petpectillin and pepto bismal. I understand immodiam is ok too.
24 hr. fast
If a dog has an upset tummy or the runs (more than just a little bit) it's a good idea to put them on a 24 hr. fast, giving them NOTHING to eat during that time, only small sips of water. After 24 hrs. you can start with a bland diet in SMALL amounts (1/2 c) several times a day--less but more frequent meals (as long as they're handling it ok) That's when you feed the cooked rice with a bit of burger or cooked chicken breast (no seasoning). During the fast and until it clears up you can give them pepto (1 T. or one tablet) several times a day. Immodium or mylanta are also good. Also make sure he doesn't have some sort of parasite or infection/ no temp, etc. Hope he's feeling better soon!
What I use is
Sweet Potato. Onslow had a bad batch of the runs from his steroids he was on for allergies. He won't eat pumpkin and a breeder friend of mine suggested sweet potato. I cut one in half, poke it and zap in the microwave. Then I just mixed it in with his kibbles (skin and all) and HE LOVES IT and it firmed him right up. I try to go with a natural remedy before anything else. Hope he/she feels better.
Thank you for the suggestions, I too, prefer to try natural
first!
And always Winston, gone but not forgotten!
I use immodium for my guys...
when they get the runs. I also keep some flagyl on hand, that helps stop it quickly along with the bland diet.
Try DiaBac for dogs!
You can get it at Amazon. It is totally natural and works like a charm. Tuffy is on it right now because I started giving him his ester-c and he's had the runs. I couldn't figure out why he was pooping in his crate at night (that never happens.) Good luck!
re: food
rice doest work for us and neither does pumpkin. if its bad i also give immodium, then do a 24 hr fast as mentioned. when i start back on solids i boil white potatoes and that helps alot. also if you feed kibble you might want to try soaking it for a bit to aid digestion.
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