Doggie Diarrhea Remedies To Try At Home

Dealing with a case of doggie diarrhea?

I used to work at a vet. While I was there, I learned a few "home remedies" for some common pet ailments. The most popular home remedy we doled out to clients was for doggie diarrhea. Thankfully, it can often be treated at home yourself.

I have personally tried each of the following home remedies with our dogs, and usually their diarrhea clears up in about 24 hours!

I thought I'd share, in order to assist canine owners everywhere when their pooch gets a case of the runs...

Home Remedies For Doggie Diarrhea

These are the best home remedies for treating a case of diarrhea in your dog:

Instead of their usual dog food, give your pet small servings of a bland diet 4-5 times throughout the day.

Choose from:

cooked white rice (no butter or flavorings)

cottage cheese (no liquid)

boiled chicken (no grease, no skin, no flavorings)

boiled turkey (no grease, no skin, no flavorings)

scrambled egg (no butter or oil)

boiled egg (no butter or oil)

boiled potato (no skin or flavorings)

baked potato (no skin or flavorings)

Continue to feed several small servings of this bland diet for a couple days in gradually increasing amounts until a formed stool is passed. Then, start to wean your pet back to its regular food over the course of a week by gradually working in small amounts of their regular dry dog food.

Do not give your pet bones, snacks or table scraps, because they may irritate the intestinal tract during this time.

Dogs can also be given a dose of Pepto Bismol every 6 hours. (Dosage depends on your dog's weight: 1 ml per lb.) Bonus, the Pepto Bismol also works to stop vomiting.

Two other over-the-counter medicines can be given to dogs with diarrhea: Imodium AD (1 ml per lb. every 8 hours) and Kaopectate (1 ml per lb. every 2 hours).

Please heed this word of warning before you dispense human medications to your pet.

Vet or no vet? Advice on whether it's time to see the vet when your dog has diarrhea for more than 24 hours.

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Amanda

Hi My 11 week old beagle/austrailian shepherd mix puppy has coccidia and has been on alban med for 4 days and has another four days of medicine. We have only had the puppy 6 days and I can't keep up or table his diarrhea. Can I do any of these methods? pepto etc? mixed with his meds? He is also slowly switching foods per the vet.. I need help. Thanks,

A,manda

FunTimesGuide

Hi Amanda,

Nope, don't try any of these things with your new puppy.

Instead, you need to follow your vet's instructions to the tee. You should not add any other things to your puppy's diet or medicines without your vet's approval first.

The reason? A puppy that young is very susceptible and should not be exposed to new things without a vet's approval first..

Digestive issues like coccidia must be treated properly in order for your puppy to heal rapidly.

As long as you stick to your vet's instructions, your puppy should do just fine. :-D

puplover

i just would like to correct you on a few things!

The pepto should be given 1ml per every 10lbs. Not per lb! And the Immodium is .5ml per every 10lb.

just want to make sure you dont over dose any dogs bc the directions were wrong! :)

Lyn Geist

For 2 days my dog's poop was "runny-water and "cow pie like". On the 3rd day, with your website's help, I've gave my dog 1/4 cup lowfat yogurt. Then, I waited 45min. and feed him 1/2 cup 100% pumpkin from the can. WOW!!! It's a miracle, my dog is now back to normal,no need to visit a vet....(rice and the other remedies did'nt work) Thank you, "tips" from this site is wonderful.

KP

This happened to me last night to my 140 bull mastiff and I search the internet. I swear this worked and removed the smell!

First pick up the major majority of the poop. Then mix warm water with dish soap and blot the stain. Then Put clean cloth over the area and apply pressure, to pick up the liquid.

To get rid of the smell use a 50-50 1 cup mixture of white vinegar and water (you can use more than a cup if the stain is huge, I used a 3 cup mixture.) Poor the mixture on the stain then blot up the excess moisture with an old towel or paper towel. Once the majority of the moisture is out. Poor baking soda on the area (this will remove the odor) let the baking soda dry (which might take a day or so) then vacuum the dry baking soda up.

If the stain is still there you can try using a water and hydrogen peroxide mixture. Use 3% hydrogen peroxide on stains. Spray or pour peroxide onto the stain. Let it sit for 2 mins, then remove with a sponge or cloth. Then, Put clean cloth over the area and apply pressure, to pick up the liquid.)

NOTE: In theory, hydrogen peroxide could bleach some of the color from the carpet, depending on the kind of dye. This is unlikely with 3% peroxide. I have poured 3% hydrogen peroxide on carpets in my home and have not had any problems. However, you can test on a small hidden area to be sure.

renai

i have a dog that is 12 or 13 she is old, and i have noticed that she in the middle of the night she is pooping all over the place, like cow patties, very messy and its ruining the new carpet our landlord just put down,, she went one night without it, now again she has it,, i have not fed her this am, i am going to call the vet, but i am laid off and i cant afford to take her in right now,,i am going to try the eggs, that is the only thing on the list i have, but do you know why its late at night and why its so much and how you can get it up off the carpet

alison

My puppy had the same problem from eating crab apples...he would throw up and have diarrhea only at night and my vet said it was because at night while they are resting their bodies relax and shut down in a sense and they are more susceptible to irritation, hence an increase in night time illness.
To save your house, I suggest confining the dog to one area of the house you wouldn't mind cleaning, or a crate in a separate room. If its in distress, the yelping should wake you up.

Minh

to get it off the carpet get-- Oxi-Clean , warm water, old towel, scrubbing brush of any kind and dish soap.

1. Mix the Oxi-Clean, warm water and soap altogether into one container and stir til most of the powder is dissolved.

2. Then pour the mixture onto the stain. **Make sure that stain is thoroughly soaked with the mixture.

3.Scrub in ALL directions.

4. Dab with the old towel. If its still wet let it air dry.

Hope this helped. ^-^

**Word of warning**

I have WHITE carpets, so i'm not exactly sure how colored carpets will react to the Oxi-Clean Mixture. So test it in a hidden space if u have colored carpet just to be sure.

Alexandra

Hi. I have a 3 month old Shitzu/Maltese and he ate alot of treats last nite. He started with diarrhea and vomited twice today.

I have given him Pepto and made plain ground turkey and plain rice.

He did eat some of the food but he has been just laying down all day. Should i do anything else?

There is no more vomiting and the diarrhea has slowed down alot.

mj

We just got a miniature golden-doodle puppy (6 week old) saturday. it was a 600 mile trip wich might have something to do with the fact that since that first night almost all fecel matter has been diarrhea. we have been mixing his food slowly but to no avail. this little guy also has an incredible obsession with tugging on pant legs and ,when he can, shirt sleeves.He already has a vet appointment on wednesday just to see how he doing in his new home. Any suggestions? , we're getting desperate.

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