Please when taking your puppy home just feed him/her what we feed at Free Range Pooches NZ. We do stock the food we recommend.
The causes of diarrhea in puppies can include:
Changes in diet
Stress
Parasites
Illness/disease
Eating stuff it shouldn't
Puppies have sensitive tummies and at some point your puppy is going to have diarrhea. Diarrhea can be caused by switching your puppy’s food too quickly, an intolerance of a new food, or a sign of something more serious. It is possible that your puppy has also eaten something they shouldn’t have. You should always consult with your vet if your puppy has diarrhea lasting more than a couple of days, is accompanied by vomiting or retching, he’s restless, lethargic and/or becomes dehydrated. Diarrhea can be a symptom of something very serious with your puppy.
The Bland Diet Fix
Feed your puppy a bland diet of rice and boiled chicken. You can make this by poaching a chicken breast in four cups of water. Don’t add anything to it. No salt, pepper, oil, butter or spices. Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the pot and add two cups of uncooked white rice. Cook as usual. The broth will add flavor to the rice for your puppy. Cool and feed approximately one cup of rice, with approximately a quarter of the chicken shredded and mixed into it. If your puppy’s stools return to normal, then gradually add back his dry kibble. You can also include a tablespoon of pumpkin puree in the bland diet to help firm things up.
Try a Different Food or Protein Source
If you continue switching your puppy’s food and the diarrhea returns, it could be that the food you are switching it to doesn’t agree with them. Discontinue the transition to the new food. Put puppy back on his old food, adding pumpkin to each meal for the next couple of meals. Once he is fine and eating his old food, give him about a week and you can try switching him to a new food. Try a food that has a lower protein content. The first food may have been too rich for their tummy. Also try different protein sources to rule out an allergy to any particular one. For example, if the food you tried him/her on had chicken as its main protein source, look for something that contains no chicken and has another meat or fish as its main protein.
I’m not switching my dog’s food and it has diarrhoea.
Puppies and dogs at some point get into something they shouldn’t have and it will upset their tummies. Again, you can add a tablespoon of pumpkin puree for puppies and two tablespoons for adult dogs to their kibble to help firm up their stools and settle their tummies. If it hasn’t worked after a day, fast your dog for one meal and follow the bland diet as above.
Always let your vet know what is going on and get their advice
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