My dog has dark diarrhea, no appetite, and is weak. What to do?

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Hi my name is Maria and I have a dog whose health it is not good.He has loss of appetite,sometimes fever,barely stays on his feet,his poop is runny and deep black brown and sleeps a lot.Please I need your help immediatly.Thank you for time. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | 3 years and 4 months old

Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH · Accepted Answer

Hello Maria, I'm so sorry to hear that Dele is not feeling well. If a dog is eating and drinking normally, we will often recommend a bland easily digested diet consisting of ½ cooked white rice and ½ cooked white meat chicken (boiled without any skin or bones). However, diarrhea that continues for more than a few days, or is associated with blood in the stool, vomiting, lethargy or a poor appetite is a reason for a visit to your veterinarian. Very dark brown black stool can be due to bleeding in the stomach, so that is always potentially concerning. I would recommend having your veterinarian examine Dele, so they can give him some medication for the diarrhea and try to figure out what has caused the problem. I have attached a couple of links below with more information for you that might be helpful. Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.co/article/most-common-causes-of-diarrhea-in-dogs/ Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.co/article/6-things-you-can-do-at-home-if-your-pet-has-diarrhea/ Good luck! I hope that was helpful and that he feels better soon. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My dog has dark diarrhea, no appetite, and is weak. What to do?

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