If your dog has frequent bowel movements with liquid bowel movements, then she started diarrhea. In this case, the animal becomes sluggish, drowsy, refuses to eat. The dog may experience nausea, vomiting, or even an admixture of blood in the feces.
When such symptoms appear, the dog must necessarily show the veterinarian, who will prescribe adequate treatment. Let's find out what can be treated for diarrhea in a dog , and what preparations for this can be obtained today in veterinary drugstores.
How to stop diarrhea in a dog?
To treat diarrhea in a dog, veterinarians use such basic drugs.
- Smecta - a drug that adsorbs toxins in the gastrointestinal tract and thereby removes the symptoms of intoxication in the animal. One packet of the substance should be diluted in a quarter of a glass of water and give 1 tsp. 5 kg of dog weight.
- Polysorb - another enterosorbent, which is successfully used for diarrhea in animals. One kilogram of animal weight is used 0.5 grams per day. Powder should be diluted in 100 ml of water and for two or three ways to drink the dog.
- Enterosgel as a sorbent is used for an adult dog of 2 tbsp. spoons three times a day, you can dilute this dose in water to the state of liquid gruel.
- Enterofuril - an antimicrobial drug, which is used for diarrhea in dogs. Has a wide range of effects, without disturbing the balance of the intestinal microflora. The active substance is nifuroxazide. It is available both as a suspension and in capsules.
- Furazolidone is another drug used for gastrointestinal disorders in an animal. Apply it should be at 0.15 mg (depending on the weight of the dog) 3 times a day.
- Levomycetin is an antibiotic, which in complicated cases can be prescribed by a veterinarian for diarrhea in a dog. Depending on the size of the animal, one tablet should be placed on the root of the dog's tongue and made to make a swallowing movement. Because the medicine is very bitter, you can hide the pill in minced meat, which is offered to the dog.
In parallel with these diarrhea tablets, it is recommended that the animal be given carpsil to protect the liver. - Vetom 1.1 - a veterinary drug-probiotic, used internally with diarrhea in a dosage of 50 mg per 1 kg of the animal's weight. Available in the form of powder, capsules or solution. Helps restore the intestinal microflora, helps stop diarrhea. You can use it after a while after taking an antibiotic.
Most veterinarians categorically forbid the use of loperamide from a dog for diarrhea. This drug can increase the intoxication of the body or even cause gastrointestinal bleeding in an animal.