Dog Has The Shits

[Stud dog 632]

Don't put boiling water on the dry food I've heard it gets rid of some protein how true this is I don't know could just be a bug it's picked up hope his recovery is a quick one

[mule1943 291]

could have drank bad water when out just starve for 24 hours

[forest of dean redneck 11,191]

Don't put boiling water on the dry food I've heard it gets rid of some protein how true this is I don't know could just be a bug it's picked up hope his recovery is a quick one

I used to make gravy up in a jug then tip it over,then let the bowl cool down abit before feeding the dogs,used to perk them up in winter,

Same with left over porridge.

[davis8008 65]

I took my dog to the vets earlier on today cus she was like this, they said its probably a bit of bone not been digested properly and scratched the intestine/bowls! £45 later and 2 packs of tablets just got to see hiw sge gets on in the next week

[Joe67 239]

i got help in thread linked below mate, might be of some help to you. good luck

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/310439-diarrhoea/

[ferretman89 68]

Cheers guys will keep you posted hopefully he will be fine

[Gin 496]

You might think the dogs picky about food, but no dog will starve with a bowl of food there.

[ferretman89 68]

Last time he went off his food he went so thin I nearly took him to the vets. Started to look like a RSPCA victim He might have started to eat after but I wasn't taking that chance lol

[Sweeney 316]

Bin the tinned food now, don't even use what's left it's complete shite pal. Give him some chicken and rice for couple of days. That will harden up his stools and whilst doing that get online to lawsons animal feeds and order some Gain 20 or 28 if your working the dog flat out. It's really good gear a complete food and the dogs seem to love it ! Oh and it's only £12 for 15kg. Atb

[Country Joe 1,411]

A lot of good info, as said bin the tin, and mix some raw with your complete, for meat there will be various places where you can source it from, if you have only one dog, you can try the supermarkets the place where they sell cheaper.

When my Whippet had the scoots the vet gave him a course of antibiotics, and told me to feed cooked chicken and rice for a week, and this worked.

Regarding being picky, never seen a dog that would turn down cooked chicken, another cheap source is Iceland or Farmfoods, or you could have a look at DAF but they have a minimum order of £30 so you would need a freezer.

[bird 9,594]

usually it would be bright red if so then starve and feed boiled chicken and rice? if its dark red blood thats further up and needs a vet?

 

 

yeh with boiled chicken+ rice, get his belly a chance to relax, then when ok keep up with bolied chicken bit of dry meal, and then feed raw meat as few pilchards+pasta in his diet. i have to be very careful with my 2 dogs both do great on raw chicken+ dry meal plenty of engery+ fit, but give any other raw meat venison etc they will have bad shits for 3-4 days, so aprt from raw chicken, the rest is boiled plus it kill worms

[NickF 50]

Bin the tinned food now, don't even use what's left it's complete shite pal. Give him some chicken and rice for couple of days. That will harden up his stools and whilst doing that get online to lawsons animal feeds and order some Gain 20 or 28 if your working the dog flat out. It's really good gear a complete food and the dogs seem to love it ! Oh and it's only £12 for 15kg. Atb

Lawsons is a good outfit, never let me down, hope the dog recovers well. atb

[Country Joe 1,411]

Do Lawsons deliver too South West Scotland?

[ferretman89 68]

Thanks for the advice I will try Lawson's and give him some chicken with rice and egg for a few days and see what he is like

[ferretman89 68]

Had a look on Lawson's website looks decent. Is that gain food good?

 

What's the difference between the gain 20 and 28? I do work the dog on a weekend with the ferrets and the odd night out on the lamp. Gets walked twice a day think that food will do?