My Yorkie has diarrhea, eating rice & chicken. Is it serious if he's okay?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Male | unneutered | 9 years and 5 months old | 5 lbs
hello, my yorkie all of the sudden has diarrhea, I just started giving him rice and boiled chicken . he acts fine and plays and he is drinking water. Should I be worried? He weighs 5lbs and hes 10 yrs of age.
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Published on December 13th, 2017
Continue giving the rice and boiled chicken for the next 4-7 days and then slowly transition him back to his normal diet. You can also try adding in 1-2 tsp of canned pumpkin (not the pie filling) in to his food daily to see if this helps also. If he is still having diarrhea after 2-3 days, then it’s best to get Harley seen by your local vet for a proper exam, fecal exam (to check for intestinal parasites), and bloodwork should be considered if he hasn’t had any in the last 6 months to a year. Underlying liver disease and gallbladder disease can cause subtle signs like loose stool in pets, so it’s best to get things checked out if things don’t get better. Best of luck with Harley and I hope his diarrhea improves soon. Take care.
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Published on November 30th, 2019
No, do not give it to Toodie. Feed her a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in her normal diet. If the diarrhea continues on the bland diet, she starts vomiting food, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, she will need to see a vet right away.
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Published on June 6th, 2017
Make sure he is drinking approriately. Wait 4-6 hours and offer abbot of chicken and rice again. If he continues to have diarrhea, has blood in his stool or begins vomiting he needs to be seen immediately. Yorkie s can become dehydrated fairly quickly as they are so little.
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Published on November 9th, 2019
Oreo needs to be examined by the veterinarian today. Any blood in the stool or vomit always require a veterinarian visit because this can indicate something serious like a foreign object in the stomach (although other causes are possible). Additionally, diarrhea that continues beyond 24 hours often has bacterial shifts in the gut that will make matters worse regardless of the initial cause. Make sure to bring in a sample of fresh stool. The doctor will check him for parasites and bacterial over growth. Other diagnostics may also be recommended pending the history and physical exam. Many times a bland diet can help and then a slow, gradual introduction to the normal food can be done. A bland diet can consist of 25% boiled white meat chicken and 75% boiled white rice. This should all be plain. I hope Oreo starts feeling better quickly! Please feel free to post any additional questions.
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Published on September 16th, 2017
If he is not vomiting you can continue the chicken and rice and add a canine probiotic to the food. However I strongly recommend you take him to the vet since it has been going on for so many days and it is getting the worse. The dark color may indicate digested blood. They can perform some test and prescribe medicine to help
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