Hi guys- I have a ?. My 5 month old has been having diarrhea off and on. Took to vet with stool sample. Everything is good, vet stated teething and some dogs get diarrhea cause they are stressed. I gave her some pumpkin for am and pm feeding but she has pooped like 15x today very loose. She has lots of safe stuff to chew on. Noticed now on her bed some blood cause she was chewing on the sheet. Any suggestions? My hubby looked in her mouth and actually a molar feel out!!!! I have a puppy tooth lots more are really loose
Give it a few weeks.. Teething is a bitch for some pups. If she is having loose stools, I would avoid, bully sticks, pigs ears, and rawhide chews for the time being.
As long as your vet has given her a fairly thorough "once over", personally, I would not be overly concerned. Stick with an organic pumpkin puree additive and maybe start a home cooked bland diet like chicken and rice.
If it doesn't clear up in a few days, then back to the vet for another stool analysis,
Thanks John, I just needed to hear from someone else. My prior dobie never was this sensation- or I blocked it out of my memory lol. My vet did say if not better in 2-3 days to bring her back in so she doesn't dehydrate due to diarrhea.
yep we all block puppyhood from our memory. The chewing the teething the housebreaking the shoes destroyed the biting of pant legs the posting of the ears. Yep we block it from our memories as quick as we can and that is why we end up with multiple Dobermans
Massage the gums. I do this when their puppies so when they get older I can scale their teeth. I use my finger and rub. They will love this! You can also use a frozen wash cloth so they can bite on that while you rub the gums.
We were never able to add pumpkin to Max's diet for the same reason you mentioned: it gave him TERRIBLE diarrhea. We tried organic pumpkin 3 times and never had good luck with it.
However, Max has done great with carrots. Not only does he go crazy for them, but they help produce healthy stools. We usually freeze them but when he was teething really bad, we didn't freeze them, thinking it might hurt him even more. We also like to cut them up and put them in his wishbone toy (toy for treats that he has to work out).
Maybe try some organic cut up carrots inside a chew toy to give your pup something to chew on/help with loose stools?
Today she is perfectly normal again. It just comes and goes. I think I will try the frozen carrots because I used to do that for my kids. Lol good enough for the kids good enough for the dog
Found 2 molars today on the floor poor puppy. It's comforting that others have gone threw this, I thought my vet was crazy at first.
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