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lil fu fu girl http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/ima...s/viewpost.gif Diarrhea is a symptom. The cause of which, is the destruction by a bioinfectious agent that has changed, or by toxicity, destroyed the natural flora in the intestines. Once the flora is no longer active and functioning the intestines both small and large can no longer digest the nutrient content in the food, or finish the water absorbtion process that forms the normal firm stool that most dogs deficate. So the first order of priority is to re-establish the flora. Pro-biotics either through a natural food selection such as yogurt, or by adding probiotic powder will concentrate on fixing the cause and not just the symptom. Good luck
Dwerten wrote:
agree BUT alot of dogs are lactose intolerant so i use non dairy probiotics dds plus instead of yogurt for this reason as if the dog is lactose intolerant they will have diarrhea from the yogurt thus not correcting the problem __________________
Yes. That is why I also mentioned the probiotic powder, as I am not privy to the diet that the OP has her pups currently managed on. Mine, however, are very accustomed to receiving yogurt as a dietary supplement, with no side effects. Whatever will work for her, as long as she is given facts to assist in her decision.