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Dog diarrhea from medication? What home remedies or products can help?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Male | neutered | 2 years and 11 months old | 45 lbs

My dog is having diarrhea from taking cephalexin for a skin infection. Are there any home remedies I can try? Can I give him pro-pectalin tabs?

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on March 3rd, 2020

A veterinary probiotic, FortiFlora, ProStora or ProViable, may help. You can get any one of them from your veterinarian or in the local Petco. A teaspoon or two of plain yogurt along with a bland diet may also help.

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    Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

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    Published on July 30th, 2019

    I suggest you try a probiotic like Fortiflora. This should help balance the normal bacteria in his GI tract. One sachet on food daily. It comes as a box of 30 sachets so I would give all 30 days. ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/Purina-Fortiflora-Canine-Nutritional-Supplement/dp/B001650NNW )

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    Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

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    Published on December 27th, 2017

    Yes, I would have recommended a probiotic. Which one are you using? It needs to be one made for dogs. Human probiotics or dairy products will not work and may actually make the diarrhea worse. I know you already got a probiotic but my favorite is Fortiflora. It has the most extensive testing so we know it works well. http://www.allivet.com/p-1130-purina-pro-plan-veterinary-diets-fortiflora-dog-supplement-box-of-30.aspx Hope this helps. Best wishes.

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    Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

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    Published on January 16th, 2020

    She could have colitis but that is pretty unlikely in a puppy. I suggest you just put her on a probiotic for a couple months to see if it helps. You can use any probiotic made for dogs but I prefer Fortiflora as it has had the most testing. Do not use human probiotics. You can buy it on Amazon - no prescription needed. One packet on her food daily. ( https://www.allivet.com/p-1130-purina-pro-plan-veterinary-diets-fortiflora-dog-supplement-box-of-30.aspx?SearchTerm=fortiflora+Auto )

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