My dog has severe diarrhea and is panting heavily. What should I do?

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My 2 year old husky/malamute mix recently started having extremely bad diarrhea and is heavily panting. I give her water but she still continues to pants until she relieves herself. She keeps having to go outside every couple hours even at might. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 9 months old

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

Poor girl. This is a classic case of colitis (inflamed colon) which can be caused by intestinal parasites, stress, or eating something she shouldn't have. You will need to take Kita to your local vet for a short course of antibiotics to resolve this. You can start probiotics now (over the counter Culturelle works well!) until you can get her seen. Sometimes probiotics alone can resolve mild cases of loose stool, but in most cases and antibiotic is also needed. Keep an eye on her and make sure she isn't ingesting things that she shouldn't, and also make sure not to make any abrupt brand foods changes (i.e. always over the course of a week or two) with her in the future, since she has a sensitive stomach/intestines. I hope that Kita feels better soon! Best wishes and take care.

My dog has severe diarrhea and is panting heavily. What should I do?

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