{"id":2003,"date":"2025-07-25T14:09:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public.morainegrove.com\/content\/?p=2003"},"modified":"2025-07-25T14:21:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:21:03","slug":"dealing-with-diarrhea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/public.morainegrove.com\/content\/dealing-with-diarrhea\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing With Diarrhea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When is diarrhea an issue?<\/h2>\n

If it persists more than 1 day<\/p>\n

OR<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The pet seems otherwise unwell.<\/p>\n

Should I rest my dog\u2019s GI tract if they have diarrhea?<\/h2>\n

Only if acute onset\u20148-12 hours.<\/p>\n

What should I feed after the 8-12 hour fast? A bland diet such as?<\/h2>\n

Specialty GI food is available at your vet office.<\/p>\n

Boiled hamburger, venison, or boneless chicken breast, thoroughly cooked. Drain and rinse well to remove all fat\/grease. Alternatively, you can use low fat cottage cheese or meat baby food. Mix 1 part of any one of those proteins with 2 parts cooked white rice.<\/p>\n

Whatever you decide to feed you can add PLAIN canned pumpkin to their meal ONE time per day. Do not add every time you feed.<\/p>\n

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    • Give a tablespoon to larger dogs, over 60lbs<\/li>\n
    • Give proportionally less to smaller dogs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      How much food and how often should I feed?<\/h2>\n

      Feed 3 to 4 small meals throughout the day until he has normal BM\u2019s for 3 days in a row. Then gradually, over the course of several days, start mixing his regular food into the bland diet until he is back on 100% regular food.<\/p>\n

      How long roughly should it take my dog to start improving?<\/h2>\n

      24-36 hours<\/p>\n

      When is it time to see a vet?<\/h2>\n
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        • If pet is not eating.<\/li>\n
        • If you saw your dog ingest something he should not have.<\/li>\n
        • Diarrhea persists beyond 3 days.<\/li>\n
        • Pet is also vomiting.<\/li>\n
        • There is blood in the stool.<\/li>\n
        • Pet is lethargic or otherwise unwell.<\/li>\n
        • If YOU feel that it is necessary, for whatever reason.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          When is it time to go to an emergency clinic?<\/h2>\n

          If the above treatments have not worked, and your regular vet is not open.<\/p>\n

          If you saw your dog ingest something he should not have, and your family vet is not open.<\/p>\n

          If your dog is lethargic, has projectile vomiting, has blood in the vomit, cannot\/will not stand\/walk, is disoriented or there are any other symptoms that are concerning.<\/p>\n

          Is there any medication I can give my dog at home?<\/h2>\n

          No<\/p>\n

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          When is diarrhea an issue? If it persists more than 1 day OR The pet seems otherwise unwell. Should I rest my dog\u2019s GI tract if they have diarrhea? Only if acute onset\u20148-12 hours. What should I feed after the 8-12 hour fast? A bland diet such as? Specialty GI food is available at your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/public.morainegrove.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/public.morainegrove.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/public.morainegrove.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/public.morainegrove.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/public.morainegrove.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2003"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/public.morainegrove.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2006,"href":"https:\/\/public.morainegrove.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003\/revisions\/2006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/public.morainegrove.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/public.morainegrove.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/public.morainegrove.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}