Diarrhea is not a disease, but it is a symptom of many different diseases, and many cases of mild diarrhea can be treated quickly with a simple treatment, and there are other cases of diarrhea due to serious diseases such as cancer, and even simple diarrhea may become life threatening if not started early treatment to prevent severe loss of fluids and nutrients.
What is serious is diarrhea in dogs?
Your veterinarian will try to determine the condition of the dog as a result of diarrhea. When a dog has a general disease (that is, more than one organ in the body), you may notice some of the following symptoms:
Vomiting
Drought
Anorexia
Colic
Hyperthermia
Idle
Diarrhea and / or fluid diarrhea.
What kinds of tests are performed to find out why?
If your diarrhea is associated with many of the other symptoms mentioned above, your veterinarian will perform a series of tests to diagnose the disease. This allows for more specialized treatment. These diagnostic tests include x-rays with or without barium, blood tests, , Live sampling of the intestines, and exploratory surgery to examine the abdomen, and may include treatment of specialized drugs and specific food programs, or surgical treatment.
If the dog does not appear to have a general disease of diarrhea, the cause may be less serious. Some of these secondary causes of diarrhea include:
stomach or intestinal viruses, intestinal parasites, and erroneous feeding (such as eating trash or any other irritating substance).
A few tests are carried out to control certain parasites or infections, and such cases are treated with drugs to control the bowel movement, drugs that calm intestinal inflammation, and often prescribe a diet for a few days, this treatment helps the body to overcome the problem.
The improvement in the condition appears within 2-4 days, and if the condition does not improve, a change in medication or other tests is made to understand the problem more precisely.
Inquiry about diarrhea:
Since when did diarrhea develop?
Is the diarrhea more severe now than a few days?
Mark the description that suits your situation:
Textures
Liquid Stools
Stool in the thickness of thin pancakes
the blood
Stools are full of blood
Blood appears from time to time in the stool
There is no blood in the stool
Blood is a pink color
Blood is dark red or dark
Degree / repetition
The whole stool is soft or liquid
Some parts of it are only soft or liquid
Diarrhea with any highlights.
Intermittent diarrhea (some natural spasms)
Defecate once or twice a day.
More than four highlights per day.
the color
The stool is dark brown
The stool is very pale color
The stool is black or dark color
Various symptoms
Thick mucus or some tissue pieces are present in the stool
Do not control the defecation (germinate at home on the floor)
Severe pain during discharge.
Treatment :
Your veterinarian may descride you some antibiotic according to the condition of your dog
saline and ringer may be needed in severe cases to avoid dehdration
antithelminitc drugs in case if worms infestation
use some of antidireaheal prescription as diacure or diastop or antinal
