Diarrhea.... added a couple funnies lol

**lv4dogs** · 01-27-2006, 08:51 AM

Kaige has had diarrhea since late yesterday evening. He is completely normal as far as everything else goes so I am not too worried yet.

It is a mess though, he has had about 5-7 butt baths since yesterday evening.

Can I give him immodium ad or something similar? I know there is something I can give him I just can't remember what brand.

I did call my vet but they are in surgery right now & won't return my call until early/mid afternoon. So I thought I would try here.

**Roxyluvsme13** · 01-27-2006, 08:52 AM

Aww poor Kaige...Pedialyte used to help Tink when she had diarrhea. As for the medicine...Uh.....Im not sure.

**lv4dogs** · 01-27-2006, 08:59 AM

Pedialyte helps keep them hydrated but doesn't really help with the diarrhea. Kaige is drinking a lot and the diarrhea is not THAT bad yet so I am not yet too worried about dehydration.

Thanks a bunch though!

**Roxyluvsme13** · 01-27-2006, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by lv4dogs

Pedialyte helps keep them hydrated but doesn't really help with the diarrhea. Kaige is drinking a lot and the diarrhea is not THAT bad yet so I am not yet too worried about dehydration.

Thanks a bunch though!

Oh

You're Welcome! My moms friends dogs vet gave him worm medicine for diarrhea? Maybe thats it

**wolflady** · 01-27-2006, 10:25 AM

If the diarrhea continues, it would probably be a good idea to bring a sample into the vet's office for a fecal check. Hopefully it will clear up on its own (maybe he ate something that didn't agree with his tummy?), but if it lasts longer than a couple of days, it's worth a shot to make sure he hasn't picked anything up.

If you want to wait it out, you can feed him small amounts of chicken and rice. It's mild and should help calm a sensitive tummy.

You can use anti-diarrheals such as kaopectate, pepto-bismol, or immodium, but I would call the vet's office first to find out how much to give. I believe an appropriate dosage is based upon your pet's weight.

**hugs**

**lv4dogs** · 01-27-2006, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by wolflady

If the diarrhea continues, it would probably be a good idea to bring a sample into the vet's office for a fecal check. Hopefully it will clear up on its own (maybe he ate something that didn't agree with his tummy?), but if it lasts longer than a couple of days, it's worth a shot to make sure he hasn't picked anything up.

If you want to wait it out, you can feed him small amounts of chicken and rice. It's mild and should help calm a sensitive tummy.

You can use anti-diarrheals such as kaopectate, pepto-bismol, or immodium, but I would call the vet's office first to find out how much to give. I believe an appropriate dosage is based upon your pet's weight.

**hugs**

Thanks for the info. I am not feeding him anything today or at least not yet anyways.
If this continues he will go to the vets first thing tomorrow morning. I won't chance having this get worse on Sat afternoon or sunday as then he's have to go to an emergancy vet. Things like this seem to happen on weekends. figures. He has his audition tomorrow too so I really hope he doesn't have diarrhea tomorrow.

I just found out that Immodium should NOT be given to any dogs unless your dog has been tested normal for the MDR1 gene. This is one of the medications that can cause a reaction in dogs with the mutant gene. Pepto Bismol is the better choice as it is considered safe even for dogs affected with the MDR1 gene.

Now I just have to do more research on the MDR1 gene.