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Bad diarhea

Got a three year old female that has had diarhea for about a week, just like water. Hasnt been out of the pen so i dont think she got into anything, havent changed feed except to add some canned pumpkin for this problem which doesnt seem to be helping, other dogs are fine so i dont think i got bad feed. Any ideas?

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Bad Diarrhea

Have you had her stool checked ? One possibility is that your dog could be infected with Coccidia or Giardia, or both....

A regular stool check will usually find intestinal worms, but there is a separate test they run to check for the Giardia parasite. The last time I had one done, it cost $25 extra for the Giardia test, but it probably saved my dog's life.

Dogs often get Coccidia and/or Giardia infections by drinking water that has been contaminated simply by a bird flying overhead and passing "droppings" in the dog's water bowl or bucket.

Years ago, I almost lost a large male Doberman to Coccidia & Giardia parasites; he drank water out of a birdbath in my fenced backyard. None of the other dogs were ill, just him. Some dogs are just more susceptible to parasites and infections than other dogs are. Besides that, the other dogs were not tall enough to drink out of the bird bath, so they weren't exposed to the dropping-contaminated water.

When pumpkin doesn't help, I always suspect a parasite...

could be whip worms

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Go to your co-op or Tractor Supply. Get Co-rid. Put it in the drinking water. It will clear up the bacteria and get rid of the diarrhea.

It is recommended to keep Co-rid on hand to clear up bacterial infections.

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give him one tablet of immodium a day,feed him chicken and rice. my wife works for a vet and she said this is what they do.