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My 8 yr old male Toby dog is sick, he has the "runs" really bad and been like this 2-3 days, and he is just laying around but gets up to drink and eat. I hunted him saturday night and he seemed fine, after his last tree he was hot and no water anywhere, he stopped and drank out of a horse hoof print that had water or some type of liquid, might have been pee for all I know. He started doing all this on late Sunday..............any advice other than take him to the vet ?...........

I did switch his feed about 10 days ago, but did so a little at a time. I was feeding Sportmix 26/18 and switched him to Diamond Naturals Extreme Athelete, I have a female in with him and she is fine and gets the same feed........any thoughts ?.........Thanks....Tim

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Knox id say its the water he drank., Stale nasty horse piss he shouldnt have inhaled. Im not really sure what to do for him. Cottage cheese may help regulate some. Maybe a little pepto Bismo lol and keep a close eye on him. Hope he makes it ok.

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For the help, but I too think this is his problem........he drank it before I could pull him away............I gave him some Albon, hope it helps...Thanks...Tim

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you can give him some yougurt as well, it has good bacteria in it that will help his system get back to normal.

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I gave him a small amount of food, he is eating good.....also gave him some yogurt and he ate that also........................when he saw me coming with his food he was up on the kennel gate as always and inhaled it I think without chewing just as he has his whole life......Thanks for all the help and if he gets worse I will get him to the vet......will keep everyone posted................Tim

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He still has the "runs" very bad.....................if no improvment by Friday he will go to the vet......................Thanks....Tim

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I had one that had a heat stroke a few years ago..He had the runs for a few days after that and seemed real weak...Maybe it was just coincidence? I dont know...

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the last time dogs started getting sick everywhere half or more of them died and it was that Diamond dog food that did it. That was just a couple years ago.

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the last time dogs started getting sick everywhere half or more of them died and it was that Diamond dog food that did it. That was just a couple years ago.

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My 14 month old female is on the same feed and she is fine, I think it has something to do with the "water" he drank, but you know dogs can drink from about anything and most of the time they never come down with anything from drinking water found in the woods. I sure hope its not from the feed..............


Does anyone know the symptoms from the other dogs that died from the dog food scare a couple of yrs ago ?......Thanks.....Tim

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Tim,

I'd try cutting back on his feed....

The change in feed may have gone well, and he may have adjusted, but there might be a big difference in the quality of the feed ingredients, and he may be getting "over fed'..and not able to handle the excess.????

Worth a try!

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Tim,

I'd try cutting back on his feed....

The change in feed may have gone well, and he may have adjusted, but there might be a big difference in the quality of the feed ingredients, and he may be getting "over fed'..and not able to handle the excess.????

Worth a try!

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Might could.....

Waiting on a call from Georgia...guy might be coming to look at the female I have for sale. If he doesn't come...I might be game...

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I think I'm in agreement with Oakridge. His body may be adjusting to all the different ingredients. I would cut back on the food.....Also a really good home remedy for the runs is canned pumpkin. Just put a big spoonful of that on his food everyday and it should help have it cleared up in just a few days. It has always worked for us.....Good Luck with him. We have always feed Diamond Naturals feed and have been very well pleased, especially with the Extreme Athlete.

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switch back to the old feed,did you see any dead animals
around the water?

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get him checked for whip worms i had a female that had the runs bad took a stool sample to the vet she had whip worms.first dog i ever had with them.panacur did the trick.thanks ron

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You may want to give a few more doses of albon he could have giardia or coccidia. through in a few rounds of panacour as well.

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For all the info and help...........

I gave him a 2nd dose of Albon tonight ( Thursday )........and going to worm him good on Friday, and have cut back on the feed.

I did not see any dead animals around the water he drank..........but I think it was more horse pee than water, just a horse trail in a low lying spot and some liquid in some of the hoof tracks......................just some nasty mess is what it was....!!!

He was out of his house tonight at feeding time and wagging his tail and acted like he felt better.......will keep everyone posted, thanks again....................


Oakridge.........if you can hunt this w/end let me know and we can meet somewhere Friday or Saturday.......................Tim

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Yogurt and or bene-bac is always good for what ails them. I have raised litters with yogurt in their food and have been amazed at the pups internal defense system. Always start at the easiest fix.

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He is doing and feeling better, cut back on his feed, 2 doses of Albon, and giving him a good 3 day worming ( started this on Sunday )....................stool has tightened up and he is "perky"...............Thanks for all the help.............Tim

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Tim,

Hunted until 5:00 AM on Friday night/Saturday morning...and didn't have the gumption to go on Saturday.....

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Hunted until 5:00 AM on Friday night/Saturday morning...and didn't have the gumption to go on Saturday.....

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Tim,

My weekends are FULL for the next month and a half.....look at the upcoming hunt schedule!

I also have to go back to California for a week sometime in the next couple of weeks...so I'll be a busy camper!

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he is the only vet i know of in your area

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