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My puppy has watery diarrhea for 6 days after daycare. Vet or rice?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | unneutered | 5 months and 27 days old | 8 lbs

This is my daughters puppy and he has he's active I he has diarrhea for the last 6 days now and now it's gone from runny Brown too watery but he I take him to Doggy Day Care and he is very active but he just has extreme diarrhea is it good to give him rice or should I take him in I don't know what to do he has had all his shots!

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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on June 28th, 2019

I would have Otis checked out by a vet to rule out intestinal parasites, especially since he goes to Doggy Day Care. If there are no parasites, then the vet can discuss his dietary and medical history to see what could be going on.

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