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Do you have any tried and true suggestions for my Dakota and her diarrhea?

Asked by Dutchess_III (46808points) July 9th, 2017

We messed up their diets for a couple of days. Dutchess is fine, but Dakota is suffering. It really messed up her gastric system and the poor girl has diarrhea. I’ll bet she has a tummy ache, too. :(

I did some googling. Then I went to the store and got boneless, skinless chicken breasts, rice, Pedialite, and some probiotics. I cooked the rice in Pedialite, boiled the chicken and mixed it all up. It sounded like a good plan, and she does like it. I’m only giving her a little at a time. That will be her diet for the next few days. Hopefully it will clear up.
I haven’t given her a probiotic yet. I figure I’ll give her one in the mornings, starting tomorrow.

One of my FB friends breeds German Shepherd and she suggested an anti-diarrhea pill. I didn’t see anything like that in the pet section, so I asked if she was referring to the same ones humans use, which we do have around here somewhere. She hasn’t responded.
I don’t see how it would hurt. Our digestive systems are pretty similar, and diarrhea can be caused by the same kinds of things in dogs and people…..but I’m afraid that, in combination with her rice and chicken diet, will tip her back into constipation. So I haven’t tried that yet.

Do you have any suggestions and what has worked for you?

(On the bright side I have the cleanest damn kitchen floor and rugs in the universe right now. What a thing to wake up to first thing in the morning. When she poops she WALKS alllll around the yard….or the kitchen. Always has. Guess she’s trying to convince others that there are a bunch of her. So much for a casual, relaxing Sunday.)

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