Why does my dog have severe diarrhea and what should I do?

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My dog is having massive diaherria and hasn’t stopped and he poops 4 times every hour and I don’t know what to do anymore. Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Male | unneutered | 3 months and 5 days old | 34 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Diarrhea is what happens when the intestine wants to get rid of something very fast....it then pushes ingesta and poop out quickly without letting it rest in the colon where normally the colon pulls out fluid and makes the poop firm. That said, diarrhea can have many causes such food over sensitivity, eating something that does not agree with the dog, intestinal parasites, an intestinal blockage, bacterial infection, viral infection, the weather, food change, stress, etc.  I would fast Charlie for 24 hours and then put him on bland food for two days, such as boiled white rice and boiled white boneless chicken meat, fed in small quantities over several feeds and then transition back to regular food slowly over a few days. If this does not clear up the diarrhea or if the vomiting increases, or if your dog gets lethargic, it needs to see a veterinarian for an exam as there may be something more serious such as an infection going on.

Why does my dog have severe diarrhea and what should I do?

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