Why does my dog still have diarrhea after antibiotics & on wet food?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Male | neutered | 6 years and 9 months old | 70 lbs
My dog Beau has had diarrhea for awhile now. At first we were told it would happen with his antibiotics and it was nothing to worry about. However he’s off of it, but still has diarrhea. He has been off of it for a week, if not more. He can only eat canned food due to his bad teeth. He eats and drinks normally. Is this something the canned food will just cause? Is there maybe something else I should be looking at?
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Published on November 7th, 2017
When my patients have diarrhea after antibiotics I will usually prescribe a canine specific probiotic to help get the good bacteria loaded back up in the GI tract. My favorite is Proviable and it also comes with a paste to help firm up the stools. My second favorite is Fortiflora. I would encourage you to call your veterinarian and discuss the possibility of using one of these products. Best of luck and I hope he improves soon.
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Published on May 18th, 2018
The bowel recovers best with food in it but I would recommend feeding a bland diet of specialist intestinal diet or boiled chicken and brown rice with a probiotic such as fortiflora for 48-72hours. I generally hold off with antibiotics unless there is a fever, significant blood or the patient is unwell with additional complications
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