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What to do about puppy diarrhea?

Asked by livelaughlove21 (15724points) February 13th, 2013 from iPhone

Our puppy is 13 weeks old. We got her at 6 weeks and purchased a bag of the food the shelter was feeding her. We ran out of that food about three weeks ago and couldn’t find the brand anywhere else.

We went to PetSmart and purchased a bag of Wellness puppy food, which is all natural and got great reviews.

Almost immediately, she started having diarrhea. I knew this could happen when food is switched suddenly, but I’m getting worried that it’s still happening.

We can’t find the old food in any close stores, so that’s not an option. I don’t want to start her on a new food and make it worse. The diarrhea is only at night and she’s acting like she feels fine otherwise.

Should we just keep an eye on her for changes? Or do we need to take her to the vet? I don’t want to pay for a visit just to have her say it’s the food.

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