Guest Anonymous Posted September 13, 2003 Posted September 13, 2003 Hello all! My name is Sofia, I was a member a couple of months ago, and I decided to join again, back then I only had my cocker spaniel Maggie she is 6 years old and the love of my life. Now I have a new puppy! Her name is Lucidity's Duchess Anastasia, or Anastasia, and we call her Annie for short. She is an orange and white Pointer, and a naughty girl. Annie has loose poop, I think it is because everything she sees she thinks she can eat, I try to prevent it as much as I can, but when she is in the backyard I can't watch her a 100% of the time. I will try to watch her now, so she doesn't eat everything, LOL! But there's 4 people living here, I have told them all to watch her when she is out, I hope they will! Is there anything I can give her to make her stools more solid? Like charcoal tablets or something like that? Thanks! In advance! Quote
alicat613 Posted September 14, 2003 Posted September 14, 2003 Are you sure she doesn't have worms? Most pups do and generally need to be wormed several times. I'd take a fecal sample in for a test. ($10-$15) For bouts of diarrhea you can give a little canned pumpkin (plain not the pie filling) to firm up the stool, but that's really only for a little GI upset, you need to find out why she's having recurrent loose stools. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted September 14, 2003 Posted September 14, 2003 There are many things that can cause diarrhea. From worms to swiching your dogs food can cause loose stool. You can try using a rice and hamburger mixture to help harden the stool. I would suggest taking in a small sample to your vets office to be sure that there are not any parasites that could be causing it. If you notice any blood in her stool or if she becomes lethargic or stops eating take her to the vet immediately there are many killers such as parvo that could affect a dog this age. Good luck and I hope she is ok! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted September 19, 2003 Posted September 19, 2003 Thanks everyone! She was at the vet about 2 weeks ago, and everything is fine. I have been mixing the pumkin and rice with her food, and she is doing much better :D I think it is because she puts in her mouth everything that fits in it! LOL! But I have been trying to watch her as much as I can. Thanks again for the advice! Quote
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