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We gave our pups pumpkin when they have messy #2s and it seems to clear it up. For some of the foster pups that aren't gaining weight we end up switching from dog food to chicken and rice and that seems to help a lot as well. Is she eating much in one sitting?
We had one little guy come through who had cleared his worms in the other foster house but was still so scrawny with lots of diahrea. So we fed him more often and lots of chicken and rice whenever he seemed remotely hungry. It took a few days but he started having solid #2s.
Just make sure to keep in contact with your vet, especially if she starts to become sluggish.
@Troubled- You gave them pumpkin? In what form. Also for chiken and rice, do you just use boiled chicken and white rice? Right now the guidelines for her food for age and weight it 2.5 cups a day. So I am feeding her 2x a day and giving her wet food as well. She is eating everything. But by the end of her meal she really slows down and I have to entice her to finish her dinner.
Just canned pumpkin, either mixed into their food or just by itself in a bowl, they seem to love it. I usually just throw the chicken in the slow cooker while I'm at work and cook some rice up when I get home. I haven't worried too much about amount of food from guidelines at this age because their activity and digestive systems can all be different or for some of them out of whack so it's just important that they're getting what they need and gaining weight.
With the one pup we had come through that was really scrawny he would only take a few bites so we literally fed him like 10 times a day for the first few days until whatever was going on, either with the deworming medicine, or just being so skinny, he got over and could eat more at one time. But he would eat a lot less of the dog food, while he would gobble down (well comparitively for him since it still wasn't much) the chicken and rice.
I'm not a vet so I don't know really what best practice is, but that's just whats worked for us with the foster pups that come through.
@Trouble- Thank you I appreciate the advice. The vet's have said that it's just soemthing that will work itself out with the medicine but I just want to make it as comfortable as possible for her.
Being put in a new home is a really stressful time for a puppy, and parasites is just making it more uncomfortable for her. Once she rids her body from all the yucky things, then she will start gaining weight. Just keep loving her!
It took my puppy about 2 weeks to fully adjust from shelter to our home, bowels wise. She had worms too, poor thing.
Like PP said, if that puppy gets sluggish or crazy lethargic, then call your vet ASAP.
I called the vet and spoke to them because I went home for lunch and she went 3 times and her poor little face. They told me that most likely the parasites are gone but because of her nutrition prior while in the shelter she may have trouble restoring her nutritional balance. They are going to put her on bland food for 3 days and then we will mix back in her regular food. Hope this helps and it isn't too expensive, but what isn't with a puppy ;)
@balletflat- Poor puppy.This is my 5th shelter dog and there have never been any problems in regards to health before.
i find that when dogs are sick they don't like playing or running around. it sucks but i am exactly the same. when i'm sick i don't want to do anything, i just want to sleep. she probably feels yucky. as long as you're following the vet's advice, i would just try to make her comfortable. if you're concerned, take her back to the vet.
Canned Pumpkin - 100% PURE PUMPKIN - can be found in the pie aisle with the other pie fuits, etc....
Canned pumpkin helps firm up their stool or also loosen it up if they are plugged up! it's the cure all for poo.
However, sometimes it does go beyond that. It's best to switch to bland food, white rice and boiled chicken. Let her stomach calm for a while, and then slowly ween her to her "normal" food. If she was eating different food at the shelter it could also be the shock of new food. Anytime you change a dogs food you need to do it slowly, over weeks, slowly mixing more and more of the "new" food.
Parasites are def. a contributing factor, however, it could also be diet. Dogs can also sometimes have food allergies.
Once she stops having diarrhea and holding water she'll gain some weight. But if she's "still sick" it doesn't surprise me she hasn't gained any. Last time my pup had diarrhea he lost 5 lbs in 36 hrs!
Thanks girls for all of your advice. I went to the vet and they gave me bland diet food and also a packet that is like pepto for dogs. She has gained 2 pounds since Friday!
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So I adopted sweet little 12 week old Gracie from the shelter on April 10th. She was very skinny but was very happy and had a lot of energy and the shelter gave her a clean bill of health. Just as a precaution whenever adopting I immediately get my dog checked out by my own vet. In our intial visit the vert said she looked pretty healthy and a good home and a nice meal is all she needed.
So as usual they asked for a stool sample. And they found she had two parasites (Coccidiosis and Giardia) which they explained could both eaisy be treated with medication. One medicine was for 5 days and the other medicine is for 21 days and she has been on it for 11 days now.
I am starting to get really worried. She is eating all of her food and is very playful and appears to be extremely healthly, but she only gained a pound in 11 days and she still has diarhea. The poor thing is uncomfortable to go to the bathroom and needs a hug after.
Has anyone gone through this and have any advice on how to make her feel better? The vet just told me to clean her bed every day, bathe her each week, and pick up after her immediately, all of which I have been doing. We go back on May 3rd, but I am just heartbroken and want to know if there is something else I can be doing.
It just breaks my heart that my little munkin isn't puttin on any weight and has touble going to the bathroom.