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My German Shepherd puppy has diarrhea. What can I do to help?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | 7 months and 15 days old | 80 lbs

I have a male German Shepherd who is 7 months old and throughout the 5 months that I’ve had him he’s had stomach problems on-and-off. About 6 weeks ago I took him to the emergency vet and found out he had aspiration pneumonia. His behavior is back to normal and he’s been having solid stools, however I took him out to go potty today and he had liquid diarrhea and there was no structure to it at all. I know German Shepherds have digestive issues but I’m just not sure what I can do for him!

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on December 19th, 2019

Poor Koda. I can give you a home remedy for him to see if that helps. Withhold food for 12 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 vomiting continues in the absence of food, he vomits the bland diet, develops diarrhea, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, he will need to see a vet right away.

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