| Is your dog having a problem with diarrhea? Does he | | | | keep her stomach calm. When your dog is ready to |
| have "accidents" while trying to get outside to go to | | | | begin eating again you may want to have a week at |
| the bathroom? While your dog may not be losing too | | | | feeding bland foods to keep her digestive system |
| much sleep over the problem, there is no doubt that | | | | calm. Such bland foods may be skinless chicken or |
| you are not happy with the runny mess being made | | | | cooked white rice. Another ideal food that fits |
| in your house! | | | | perfectly for the sour stomach is boiled hamburger |
| Diarrhea in dogs often happen because of eating | | | | meat. |
| something rotten from the outside, or even from | | | | 3. Remove any dairy products from your dog's diet. |
| getting into a chemical inside of the house. There are | | | | Because most dogs lack the enzyme "lactase", they |
| times when he may have an intestinal virus that could | | | | have a very difficult time digesting milk. Lactase is |
| be the cause. Perhaps you suddenly changed his diet | | | | needed to properly digest the sugar in milk.. If you |
| which may be a contributing factor to the problem. | | | | are feeding your dog any type of milk product and |
| Below are several tips in which you can use to | | | | she has diarrhea, then completely eradicate milk from |
| effectively help your dog recover from diarrhea: | | | | her food choices. You will see dramatic improvement |
| 1. Do not let your dog have a continual feeding of | | | | within days. |
| food in the dish. If you stop putting food in your pet, | | | | 4. Keep your dog's system flowing with plenty of |
| then he will stop having to use the bathroom. So it is | | | | liquids. When your dog has diarrhea, his body is |
| obvious that once you notice your dog has the runs, | | | | depleted of liquids and essential fluids. Be sure to |
| simply stop feeding him for 24 hours after the onset | | | | keep your dog's water bowl full at all times. And like |
| of diarrhea. This alone could be enough to knock out | | | | people, dog's also loose a lot of minerals when their |
| the problem. However, if after 24 hours have gone | | | | body is depleted of fluids, so it is a good idea to |
| by and there is still a problem with your dog's bowel | | | | keep a separate bowl filled with Gatorade. Gatorade |
| movement, then contact your vet immediately | | | | is an excellent liquid that will help your dog's body |
| because something could be seriously wrong. | | | | with getting enough of the potassium and sodium |
| 2. Try feeding your dog bland foods for a while to | | | | that it lost. |