mucous in diarrhea
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| Hi! And a big "Welcome" to the forum!
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| I would caution against Immodium - unless you know there is not a virus and/or bacteria involved. Diarrhea is the body's way of eliminating a "poison" in some cases - and you don't want to make matters worse. I would have her tested for Giardia (? sp) - often times this requires more than one or two treatments to cure. You may also look into whether or not this is a problem with the food she is eating. Either way - discuss it with your Vet.
Good Luck! Kristen |
| A quick point I'd like to add, is to maybe suggest to your vet to try a different antibiotic. Your vet may suspect a bacterial infection if he/she is prescribing antibiotics, or it may just be a preventative measure to guard against secondary infections if it is indeed a virus causing the diarreah. If two courses of the medication has not worked, or whatever it is seems to re bounding, the dog may have developed resistance to the antibiotic and need to be on something different. Also, diarreah can be caused by sooo many things, and if it continues can be dangerous, so thorough testing is needed to determine the cause if antibiotics, deworming, and diet adjustments etc do not work.
Many people here have suggested rice water, or rice added to their diet, or even replacing dog food with a one day fast, then one day or two of cooked ground beef or chicken mixed with rice, then gradually add dog food back into the diet. It may be that whatever the dog had did indeed go away, but their digestive systems can be very touchy and need a little time to heal. That's just my two cents!  Good luck, and welcome to the forum! |
| Welcome to the forum!
I wanted to second the giardia test recommendation for both dogs (it is contagious.) Henry had diarrhea when I rescued him and it took months before the vet recommended testing for giardia which he did have. He is almost completely cured of the problem now--some occasional excitement diarrhea (not uncommon  I am sorry to say.) |
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