How to treat diarrhea in dogs

1. Adjust the diet structure

When a dog has diarrhea, his intestines and stomach are in a relatively fragile and sensitive state. At this time, the dog’s diet structure and habits should be adjusted; Feed the dog nutritious and easy-to-digest chicken porridge, or soak the dog food in goat milk and feed it, and use probiotics to regulate the gastrointestinal tract. If diarrhea is more severe, or occurs more often, and the excrement is smellier, you need to feed some lactase enzyme in an appropriate amount and perform fasting treatment. Be careful not to feed your dog human food, because the oil, salt and additive content are too high, which may stimulate the gastrointestinal tract and aggravate diarrhea; do not change dog food brands frequently.

2. Pay attention to cold protection and warmth

Seasonal temperatures alternate, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, so dogs are prone to cold and diarrhea; you should pay attention to keeping dogs warm, add soft cushions and blankets to the kennel to keep warm, and move the kennel to a place where the wind blows In a place where there is no wind, dry your dog with hot air promptly after bathing. Do not let your dog get exposed to the rain or lie directly on the floor.

3. Regular deworming

Dogs usually like to sniff and lick everywhere. In the process, they will inevitably eat a large number of parasites and eggs. The most typical manifestation of parasite infection is diarrhea. , in severe cases, the excrement may even be bloody, so the dog owner should regularly perform internal and external deworming treatment on the dog, and ensure that the furniture environment is dry and clean; do not feed raw water or raw meat to the dog. Go out for a walk to prevent your dog from eating randomly.

4. Antidiarrhea

If the dog has severe diarrhea and is not in good mental condition, or even has a high body temperature (38-39°C for puppies, 37.5-38.5°C for adult dogs is normal) If you have symptoms, you need to seek veterinary help as soon as possible. If necessary, you need to stop diarrhea and replenish water to prevent dehydration; and you need to rule out the possibility of gastroenteritis.

5. Enhance physical fitness

You can take your dog out in the sun more to promote nutrient absorption and calcium supplementation, and increase the amount of exercise appropriately to help the dog enhance its physical fitness and resistance.