Vet or wait and see??

[shais_mom]

I agree with what everyone else said.
Have you had a storm recently?
I was at my friends house a couple weeks ago and their then 10 week old lab puppy was in the crate when we had a helluva thunderstorm. I could hear him howling and whining and I went to check on him and he had had diarrhea. I think the storm scared the poop right out of him!
poor ginger.

if you have trouble getting the smell out of the crate (I know when Keegan messed in her crate or has diarrhea in the house - it must just stick to my nose b/c I feel as though I can smell it for DAYS) cheap toothpaste and cheap mouthwash gets the poop smell out.
I just scrubbed it really well with cheapie toothpaste -hose it off - poured cheapie mouthwash on the floor of the crate let it sit for a couple minutes then hosed it out and let it air dry.

[Sighthounds4me]

When we have tummy upsets here, we fast for 24 hours (trust me, it WON'T starve the dog), provide water at all times, and wait and see. After 24 hours, we feed bland (boiled hamburger and rice, nothing more), and gradually, over a couple more days, reintroduce the normal diet.

If things don't improve in 24 hours, off to the vet we go. Diarrhea is nothing to mess around with, because a dog can dehydrate quickly if he is moving his bowels often. If it's not often, it's not much to worry about, unless it's prolonged (longer than 24 hours).

Some people, including vets, might recommend Immodium for dairrhea. I don't like it, because it works by slowing the gut. That means that whatever it is causing the problem is stuck there longer, potentially making it a longer-term issue.

[Sirrahsim]

She hasn't had anymore diarrhea since I made this post so I think we are in the clear. Thanks for the advice everyone! I will keep this thread in mind in case she gets sick again.

[Ginger's Mom]

Missy, my advise was the same as everyone else's (wait and see, and don't give her much to eat), so I didn't bother to post. But I have been checking to see how our Ginger was. Glad to hear that she seems to be feeling better.