Digestive upsets
If your puppy or dog has diarrhoea
Puppies get diarrhoea for many different reasons from changing their diet, eating a plant, moving to their forever home, eating poo, and the list goes on and for the most part putting them on a bland, easy to digest food for a few days will correct this issue.
However it is important to know when your puppy needs medical attention straight away.
Reasons a puppy has diarrhoea
- Diet change, water supply change or food intolerance
- Stress, change of environment
- Bacterial infection
- Viral infection
- Ingestion of garbage, toxins, or foreign bodies (sticks, socks, toys)
- Parasites
- Stress
Should I see a vet?
Puppy are like human babies and can become dehydrated and unwell very fast so if your pup has any of these symptoms see a vet immediately:
- Watery diarrhoea
- Lethargic
- Bloody diarrhoea
- Black, tarry stools
- Fever
- Pale gums
- Discomfort or pain
- Vomiting
- If you think your dog swallowed a foreign body or toxic substance
- The diarrhea has been going on for more than one day
Treating diarrhoea in puppies
If you puppy’s stools are soft like Mr Whippy you can treat them at home with a bland easy to digest diet and make sure they are staying hydrated.
- Boiled chicken and pumpkin is the best thing to feed your puppy in small frequent meals to help bind stools.
- Bone broth ( make sure is canine bone broth not for humans as human bone broth contains onion that will irritate a dogs digestive system more) is a great way to get fluids into a puppy feeling off colour. And or electrolytes like lectade can help hydrate your puppy
- Chicken breast (250 gms) with 50g of pumpkin.