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Husky has diarrhea after deworming, but is eating and drinking.

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Male | neutered | 2 years and 3 months old | 45 lbs

My husky has had a dry nose and diarrhoea for the last 2 days, he's still eating his food and drinking plenty of water and he had his worming medicine just about 3 weeks ago, I'm really at loss at what it could be

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on February 6th, 2017

I'm sorry Zeus isn't feeling well at the moment! A dry nose isn't a sign of illness in dogs, as their nose can go from wet to dry just by lying in the sun or near a heat source. I'm wondering if the deworming treatment he received three weeks ago was one in response to him having worms or if it was part of his regular program. The reason why is that if he recently had worms, it will take at least two deworming treatments to kill all the worms, and that could by why he's having diarrhea now. If it was his first deforming treatment in a while, then I would give him another deworming treatment now. The reason why it takes at least two treatments to kill all the worms in a dog is because there will be eggs present from the adult worms at the time of the first deworming treatment. It takes a few weeks for them to hatch, and the deworming treatment kills adults only; therefore, the second treatment kills the adults who hadn't hatched at the time of the first deworming. If Zeus is on a regular deworming schedule, then his diarrhea could be due to GI illness or eating something rotten. Given that he is eating and drinking normally, you can try a home remedy to see if that helps before having to take him into the vet. Withhold food for 12-24 hours, then feed 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 his normal diet. If the diarrhea continues on the bland diet, he starts vomiting food, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, he will need to see a vet right away.

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    Answered By Debi Matlack

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    He could have a bacterial parasite or a sensitivity to something in his food. I recommend getting him seen by your vet for an exam and fecal analysis to see if parasites are a problem or it they need to investigate further. Based on their results, your vet will be better able to identify the problem and advise you on the proper course of treatment.

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