Hi. Thank you for asking your question on JustAnswer. The other Experts and I are working on your answer. By the way, it would help us to know:-Could you explain your situation a little more?
-When did this start?
-Any concurrent illnesses?
-Any unusual food?
-What is his diet?
-Any medications/supplements?Thank you again for trusting us with your problem. Please reply as soon as possible so that we can finish answering your question.Hi,
Yes, My wife recently decided to buy a different food for a change. [ Royal Canine] after eating Advance dog food for ages. Also she was scooting, a sign of anus gland irritation.
We have taken the dog to excrete her anal glands and the vet gave us a antibiotic cream to apply to her very red bottom. But I think, she [the dog that is] has still got diarrhea. That's what's worrying us. Thank you.
Regards A and M Barbato.
Hi,
Thanks for the additional information.
Sometimes the scooting you see might be associated with allergies. Just a thing to remember if your dog is still scooting later on. The diarrhea might have soiled the area around the anus and irritated it, and caused some anal gland problems.
Some dogs do not do well when you change food too rapidly and can have explosive diarrhea and vomiting. Some will even have some blood in their stoools. I knew of a German Shepherd that had severe bouts of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis even by licking a little bit of ice cream!
If your dog still has the diarrhea, for sure you want to stop the new food you bought. If the diarrhea is food related, and the dog does not have health issues, I like to fast the dog for a full day (food only). While you wait for a possible diagnostic, you may want to check with your primary care veterinarian for: a specialized food for intestinal problems like I/D, or cook 1/2 boiled rice and 1/2 well cooked chicken (no skin, no spices). Make sure you ask your primary care veterinarian if this is appropriate for your dog's condition. This diet can be done for several days, small amount several times daily, then reintroduce the usual diet.
You did not mention how the dog's energy looks like (depressed, normal), or any other symptoms are present (vomiting, etc). Diarrhea can be caused by a multitude of disease process and you want to make sure you eliminate all of them with your primary care veterinarian: parasites (giardia, others), IBD (inflammatory bowel disease), IBS (irritable bowel disease), liver/pancreatitis, others. Some causes of diarrhea may be transmissible to humans.
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Let me know if you have more details to provide me: age of your dog, other symptoms like increase water intake, urinating more or less, etc, that might help me narrow down the different problems your dog may have.
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