What to do when my puppy has diarrhoea or is vomiting?
Written by Mara |
Diarrhoea can happen to every puppy. This can vary from loose stool once or twice to really liquid diarrhoea, possibly even in combination with vomiting. What can you do when your puppy has diarrhoea or is vomiting? Read all about it below!
What are the possible causes of diarrhoea in a puppy?
There are several possible reasons for your puppy’s diarrhoea. A few examples are:
- Stress diarrhoea: your puppy has just arrived in its new home, which is pretty exciting. Try to slowly introduce your puppy to new things. Make sure your puppy isn’t exposed to too many impressions at once.
- Changes in diet: your puppy’s intestines aren’t fully developed yet and changes in diet may cause side effects. Don’t swich your puppy to a new food suddenly. Gradually introduce the new food into your puppy’s diet over a period of seven days by increasing the new food and decreasing the old food.
- Eating something wrong: puppies discover the world by using their mouths. It is possible your puppy has eaten something it probably shouldn’t have. Try to prevent your puppy from eating everything, whether edible or inedible.
- Worms or other parasites: puppies are highly susceptible to worms and parasites, like giardia. Regularly deworm your puppy (read our blog post “How often should you deworm your dog?”) and try to avoid busy dog fields for the time being.
- Viral gastroenteritis: puppies are highly susceptible to various viruses that can cause diarrhoea. These viruses may not cause any symptoms in adult dogs. However, because the immune system of a puppy is less developed, they can become pretty ill from these viruses.
