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Thursday, January 11, 2007

49. HEALTH - Puppy - Diarrhoea - Food Diary

1. NEW PUPPIES

Loose stools, watery stools, blood in stools during the first week after purchase. Smelly stinky diarrhoea, bloody diarrhoea. It is difficult to say which case will recover. Very ill or dehydrating severely -- consult your veterinarian.

Possible causes:
1. Stress. Change to new environment. No time to rest.
2. Water - giardia.
3. Lactose intolerance - eating milk or dairy products.
4. Parasitic infection - anti-parasitic drug. Give acidophilus and bifidobacteria.
5. Chewing and shredding - swallowing.
6. Food sensitivity/allergy - wheat and other grains -> flatulence/intestinal gas. Lactose intolerance is the commonest. Sugars and grains. Use a Food Diary DAY 1, Tiem, What did my puppy eat/drink? How did he/she feel and act?
7. Sudden change of diet

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