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Hi everyone!..and a Question. Hi everyone, I am new to this board so I wanted to say hi and ask a question. I have had dogs before, but never a puppy. I have a Toy Yorkie 3 months (13 weeks old) who up until now was fine. He won't walk on a leash and needs his Rabies Vaccine before interacting with other dogs, but that's not the problem. All day today he has had diarrhea and hasn't eaten since last night. He has had a little water but has slept most of the day. While I know puppies can spend 12 to 18 hours sleeping, I was wondering if this is a problem. He eats dry and moist food and I always leave dry food and water out for him and was just concerned. He is still playfull and energetic so should I really worry now or after another day or 2. Thanks. :confused: |
Welcome to YT and congrads on your furbaby!!! Just to let you know some of them are about to get on you about saying you have a toy yorkie. Just to let you know what they are going to say "It is no such thing". Ok now that this is out the way...did you change his food? Has he had all of his other shots? An I think you might want to try feeding him baby food to see if he will eat. You must make him drink water so get a baby syringe and give him the water like that. He might also be stressed out because he is in a new place. Im no expert so Im sure some of the other people will come on and give you more information. |
Welcome to YorkieTalk. He will need all his shots before interacting with other dogs not just rabies. Have you changed his food or fed him anything different? If you haven't I would take him in and let the vet check him out because diarrhea can be pretty bad in small puppies because they can go down hill so fast. It can mean a lot of different things from just an upset tummy, gotten into something, worms or something very serious like parvo. |
I am new here too and just got my puppy today, but our breeder said that if they get diarrhea to give them a Tbsp or so of canned pumpkin? I'd get some feedback from others on the board before trying it though because I don't know much about this yet myself. Has anyone else heard of this working? |
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I have heard a lot of people on here talking about that and they say it works. I have never tried it but maybe others can tell you a little more about it. |
Tammy, from what I've learned, yes it is ok to feed a little pumpkin, but only in small amounts and only if the diarreah is excessive. |
Welcome! I have heard of canned pumpkin working. We also used Nutracal a lot when Tigger was younger. We have always had a hard time getting him to eat, but when he was a puppy and not eating anything we would give him a tablespoon of Nutracal to make sure he was getting something into his system. The vet said this was good/fine. |
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Canned pumpkin can be used to even out dogs systems and can also be given if constipated but with puppies it can mean something else so its best to get them checked out by a vet. |
He has an appointment on the 21st and just ate a little bit, but I may tomorrow if it keeps up. Thanks! |
Hello and welcome. I usually use rice for diarrhea. I would not wait that long to take him to the vet |
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I agree, the 21st is too far away especially if he has diarhea and so young. My two just went thru a little stomach issue with diarhea (though they are 4 and 6 years old) and the vet told me not to feed them pumpkin, though I argued the point, he said that is only for constipation, but I did have them on a white rice and low fat cottage cheese diet for 3 days along with medication for diarhea - turns out it was bacterial intestinal bug. However with your baby being so small and you most likely just got him, your vet needs to see him ASAP especially if he has diarhea and not eating. |
Welcome to YT and congrats on your new baby :) If his diarhea persists, he can get dehydrated really quickly. Also, if he's not eating, he can get hypoglycemia. So, PLEASE do not wait until the 21st if this keeps up...if it lasts more than a day, go to the vet. In the mean time, yes, a tad of pumpkin can help and a little nutrical. Hope he's doing better! :) |
A puppy that young can dehydrate very quickly. They decompensate quickly. A puppy may seem fine and then go down hill fast. Has he gotten any people food or dog treats? This type of thing can make a young puppy sick quickly. If he has very loose diarrhea I would get him to the vet right away. It may save you an even more expensive stay if they have to rehydrate him. There are some forms of parasites that can cause diarrhea as well. |
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