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| This topic is available here on forum.oes.org | My Remy has been having diarreha for 3 days now. On Sat I had started her on new food, and did not have much left of the old. I am mixing it together, but it is not being done gradually. This could be the problem.
Also I had the flu on Saturday, throwing up and diarreha. It only lasted one day. Can dogs pick up the flu from humans?
I'm not overly concerned yet, but it is lasting longer than any previous dog. I've had to clean all her bedding from the last two nights, the poo is all over her back end. She is spending most of the day wet. She is not interested in her food today, but I can't blame her. If she has made the conection, to what this food is doing to her. She threw up in the truck for for the first time on Sunday when we went for a drive, and pooed. It was a very short trip, to the pet store. She loves it there.
Personality has become quiet, somber, like she is having the flu. She is drinking. The food I was giving her was IAMS, but I decided to go to a more nutritious, better quality food. It is made from human grade chicken, not the garbage of chicken and they use the whole grain, it is made locally. I could eat it if I wanted, like I said everything is made for human grade.
I just don't want to take her to the vet just yet. I've done that before to have them say he(Lab) ate to much greasy food and it caused his stool to have blood in it. Never feed your pets bacon, or alot of fatty foods. So a couple of days of that, and he was fine. We feed him some rice and hamburger(rinsed with boiling water), to be easier on his stomach.
Just wondering if I am missing something about the OES as a breed? Or if any one else has a similiar story, how long did it take your dog to recover? Any thing that I can do or try before going to a vet, would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Bev | |
| I doubt a flu can be transmitted from you to your poor Remy, but I'm not an expert.
Another guess...
You may have had food poisoning and Remy at some of yours. What did you eat about 4 hours before you got sick?
But my guess is it's most likely a result of changing food so suddenly.
Immodium has worked well for us and others on the board...
http://forum.oes.org/viewtopic.php?p=226&highlight=immodium#226
http://forum.oes.org/viewtopic.php?p=2452&highlight=immodium#2452
http://forum.oes.org/viewtopic.php?p=2859&highlight=immodium#2859
3 days of diarrhea is a long time... if you don't get it stopped soon, go see your vet. He may need some hydration. (Remy, not the vet.)
Good luck. | Don't feed Remy for at least 4 hours afte he vomits or 6-12 hours after he has diarrhea. Give him esome rice with chicken or beef broth if he gets hungry, but no hard food. When you do give him some food put a tablespoon of yogurt on it and see what happens before giving him anything else. If he starts shaking you may try pedialite to rehydrate him, but I would take him to the vet.
His stomach lining is gone after the first day or so..he will not get better until he gives his stomach a rest.
Immodium worked for us as well. Turned out Abbi was allergic to eggs and egg products and milk and skim milk. But not yogurt for some reason?? We eliminated eggs and milk (even in her dry food) and she never got so sick again.
You might try the rice water recipe in the other diarhea post. I used it once and it worked rather well too.
Once they start having diarhea, you have to quit feeding them or they just mess up their stomachs. Plenty of water, chicken or beef broth (with no spices or MSG (monosodiumglutonate), with a few tablespoons of cooked white rice, some immodium to slow down the contractions and get some sleep. Or you might try the rice water.
Introduce any food slowly and give a bit of yogurt a try. Check the ingredients of your human grade food ... bet it has some spices and eggs in it, maybe even milk. Usually these things are fine, but some sheepies cannot tolerate them.
If you can get Remy quiet and no major BM's for a 2 hour period, take his temperature. If his temp is over 103.5'F or under 99'F take him to the vet. If his rectum is real active it can suck a glass thermometer in, so you may want to buy a cheap digital thermometer. Lubricate it with KY jelley or some oil (Vitamin E or olive), or at least some water. Have someone hold him and talk to him and SLIDE the thermometer in, no poking. If it will not slide in and Remy is still listless, take him to the vet.
Put him on some towels and try to keep him dry even if he is dirty. Just toss the towels in a separate load and wash them with some bleach if you can.
Dogs get diarrhea from time to time, but it is usually something they ate or a reaction to vaccinations. Their stomachs and intestines are shorter than ours so the flu and food poison don't usually last very long before they are expelled. But anything is possible. Right now his stomach needs to heal.
Generally a bloody stool is never something to dismiss by the way. The vet shouldn't have made it seem like it was normal ... I don't think it is.
Good luck. |
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