Border Pup Got The Trots

[kingnewport 19]

Hey all , my 6 month border has a bad gut for a couple of days , she's just on dry food for the mo, she's got terrible wind too. Shall I just let her poop it all out or shall I got to the vets ? She's my first dog so I'm not sure if this is normall, cheers all

[BIGLURKS 874]

What dry food you feeding it

[matt1979 766]

I would take it to the vets, but in the mean time don't feed it anything, as the most likely cause is a stomach/ digestive bug and feeding the dog will simply feed the bug also and the problem may get worse.

[searcher 14]

As above no feed for 24hours but plenty of fluids,could even get some electrolyte type drink into it.chemist do them for baby's.

[toby63 1,236]

try some boiled rice .dry food will go striaght through ya dog watch out for high protien levels

[jeemes 4,485]

I wouldnt starve it. Goats milk and a spoon of live yogurt for every meal and canine electrolites.

[TOPPER 1,809]

as above its a pup so dont go starving it just give it some live yogurt instead of that dry crap

[pbrookes 450]

Google campylobacter . All over round Doncaster area. Spreads like wildfire . Very similar symptoms to parvo. It's a type of food poisoning that can be passed to humans .

[islandhopper 11]

White fish cooked and rice, or cooked chicken and rice mate, ATB.

[skycat 6,173]

If it's a bacterial infection then you'll need the appropriate antibiotics to clear it. If it's a virus, then it may go on its own, or if the pup has eaten something to cause food poisoning then a bland diet after starving for 24 hours to rest the gut may cure it, but if a pup has had bad diarrhoea for more than 24 hours I'd get it to a vet. Young dogs can die through dehydration if not seen to properly. the longer you leave it the more difficult it becomes to treat.

 

We all have to learn through experience, but as it's your first dog I'd not take any risks. Each time our dogs have something wrong with them we learn a bit more, and how to recognise the danger signs in future. Hopefully your pup is not seriously ill.

[Stretch177 39]

Whenever I've had dogs with the trots I've fed them small meals 3/4 times a day, consisting of boiled white rice, bit of chicken breast and spoon of yoghurt, as well as fluids. The worst thing to do is starve the dog, especially with it being a puppy. For me dry food is terrible and I haven't fed it for years, too many additives and fillers IMO. Try the rice for a day or 2 and if the pup is still loose or looking weak then straight to the vets.

[skycat 6,173]

I think that if we're talking about very young pups, then it is important to keep up with some kind of nutrition, but a pup of 6 months old is not in that danger zone where it shouldn't miss a few meals. But it all depends on what exactly is wrong with it.

[clueless 11]

Although you said the. Dog has the trots is it always runny or does she have a slid stool first and then have a couple of very soft/runny stools as my border sometimes goes this way and you have said its your first dog????

[kingnewport 19]

Up date, she seems to be getting better, I'm not feeding her much ATM, she's a git at eating anything so prob picked up a bug, she just gets on with it tbh

[kingnewport 19]

Up date, she seems to be getting better, I'm not feeding her much ATM, she's a git at eating anything so prob picked up a bug, she just gets on with it tbh