have a new puppy, 4 months old. she has hook worm, had 1st dosage of med. loves to eat everything outside, including poop. now has runny stool. eating merrick's food. thinking of giving rice and chicken to get rid of runny stool. is this ok?
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Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist, Certified Canine Rehabilitation PractitionerNeed to see a vet? Find the best vets near youPoor Daisy. Puppies can certainly have sensitive stomachs. If puppies are eating and drinking normally, we will often recommend a bland easily digested diet consisting of ½ cooked white rice and ½ cooked white meat chicken (boiled without any skin or bones). If she does well with a bland diet and her diarrhea resolves, then you can slowly transition back to her normal diet over a few days. Diarrhea that continues for more than a few days, or is associated with blood in the stool, vomiting, lethargy or a poor appetite is a reason for a visit to your veterinarian. There are anti-diarrheal medications that your veterinarian can prescribe if needed as well as probiotics to help resolve the diarrhea. I am attaching links to a couple of handouts below that may be helpful for you as well. petcoach.co/article/most-common-causes-of-diarrhea-in-dogs/ petcoach.co/article/6-things-you-can-do-at-home-if-your-pet-has-diarrhea/ Good luck! I hope that was helpful and that she feels better soon. Thanks for using PetCoach
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