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dachshund lover
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posted May 02, 2004 10:20 AM
i just got this puppy last wed. he was fine im not sure if its because of the switch from his food to my food i have been slowly mixing the new food with his old food i never had this problem with my other dogs any advice he goes to the vet on monday morning.Is there anything i can give him to help with this? I feed him iames puppy food.
[ May 02, 2004, 10:25 AM: Message edited by: dachshund lover ]
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posted May 02, 2004 10:35 AM
My dog had a very sensitive stomach when he was young also. What we did was, limited his diet to a kibble only, but only fed him about 75% for about about 4 days.
Every day, we gave him a little less that a tablespoon of 50% pepto-bismol, 50% corn syrup.
It was a little messy, and he got a pink face, but it was what the breeder suggested and it worked (and he liked the pepto). After we were very gradual with food introduction, starting with carrots and chicken dogs.
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posted May 02, 2004 12:45 PM
thanks for the advice i will try the pepto and see if there is any change in the next few days.thanks again ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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posted May 02, 2004 03:33 PM
diarreha in a pup at this age can be very serious, don't let it go for too long, it can be from other reasons than what might seem the obvious, he can dehydrate within 24 hours and die. If it is just really soft poo every couple of hours it is not really diarrehea, if it is a browny, grey colour and comming out constantly you need the vets now!!!
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posted May 02, 2004 04:38 PM
thumper only has had this today he is playing like normal and drinks all the time inbetween playing with the other dogs.He seems like he is getting better the poop is not so runny any more, we gave him some pepto this morning maybe this helped out he has a vet appt. in the morning just to be on the safe side.Thanks for the info ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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posted May 02, 2004 04:57 PM
Probably just the switch in food then, you need to take at least 2 weeks to change it over, I don't advise changing in the first week of homecoming, it is upsetting, new, adventerous enough, to upset their tums. Then a gradual change over 2 or so weeks. You could try increasing the original diet again and try to change more gradually.
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posted May 03, 2004 02:06 PM
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thanks for the info thumper went to the vet this morning and got a clean bill of health thank godness i was relieved about that , they found that he can not be breed because his testicles are not dropped down and one of them is attached inside and cant be felt so he will have to be fixed as soon as possible, but this is not a problem because i didnt want to breed him ,he is a family pet like my other dogs.Im happy for the good news
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posted May 03, 2004 05:41 PM
this is thumper
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posted May 11, 2004 05:14 PM
your puppy is really cute.Good luck with him hope all goes well.
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posted May 12, 2004 11:55 AM
When my dog was 8-20 weeks it wasn't uncommon for him to have diarreah, my vet said that sometimes they have touchy stomaches, but i am not a vet, so i can't give medical advice, i would say if it presists, go to the vet or check out some of the vet sites.
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posted May 16, 2004 02:17 PM
Yeha my puppy goes through that as well one day poop is fine next day runny my guess is it is something he picks up along the way.
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