Puppy that won't stop pooping!

[katefergie]

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Hey everyone,

This is a bit of a last resort for help!!

I have a 12 week old juggle, she has had diarrhoea since we got her just over 3 weeks ago.

We put it down to change in food, new home, stress etc for the first week or so, the it began to be very watery and blood stained so took her to the vet. Vet wasn't too concerned and gave her a probiotic. This didn't make any difference!! Took her back again and vet is still not concerned as she is well and happy.

This was a week ago and the poo is still the same! Im not overly worried about her as she doesn't seem unwell at all but its just making toilet training an absolute nightmare!!

Has anyone got any advice on how i can get this diarrhoea to stop?? have tried starving her for a day, rice, chicken, fancy expensive food and nothing seems to work!

Please help!!

Kate x

 

[dogmatize]

I think I'd be speaking to a different vet. I think it is important to get to the bottom of this promptly. I would be wondering what sort of worming was done by the breeder.I would be testing the poop. I would be looking at a pro-kolin which your vet should have given you. I would also try to stick to a few food types and not keep changing - maybe go back to what the breeder was feeding ( presuming this pup came from a reputable breeder).

Have a think about food sensitivities and discuss this with a vet. I would be feeding scrambled egg as a small meal and chicken with rice for the larger meals. I would be feeding maybe 3 or 4 meals , eggs for breakfast and supper and 1 or 2 evenly spaced chicken and rice meals. I would also not feed any commercial treats until you can get a grip on this.I would also avoid cow's milk.

Mostly talk to a different vet who understands that persistent diahorrea in a pup is not acceptable.

 

[gypsysmum2]

I agree with all the above. Vets see diarrhoea about a dozen times a day. Mostly they resolve themselves. This isn't resolving itself. Ask for a worm count. Giardia causes diarrhoea and needs treating in a different way to other parasites. Take out all commercial food so that you know exactly what your puppy is having. Try a single protein for a day or so. Chicken, fish, eggs are all good but your puppy may be sensitive to any one of them. Also make sure your puppy is not scavenging.

The main thing is that your puppy is bright and happy so this, once you find out what is causing it, should all be fine eventually.

Have you got a washable floor? If not, can you cover the floor? It must be awful to be trying to house train. Just try to stay calm and look at the long term. Your puppy needs to be confident to poop when you are around so that he/she will go in the garden when better. This means lots of encouragement and praise when any poops happen in the right place and just being ignored when they happen in the wrong place. If you are not careful your puppy could pick up your anxiety over pooping and end up, when physically better, with a behaviour problem.

 

[Peegee]

When our 8 week old pup came home she also had diarrhoea which went on for some time. The vet wasn't concerned and said probably due to change and leaving mum and litter etc. There was occasionally slight blood as well but mostly very mucousy. Tried chicken and rice for two days. Occasionally I thought it was improving and then would be bad again. After two weeks we changed her food over completely, we did this gradually over a week. She was on Eukanoba and we transferred to Canagan. This seems to have done the trick and she is now fine, although does have a tendency to have 'runs' occasionally. All in all it was about 3 weeks before her tummy settled. She is now 13 weeks and goes about four or five times a day including once in the middle of the night.