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My dog ate treats and has bad diarrhea. What's the best home care?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Airedale Terrier | Female | spayed | 70 lbs

My dog ate a bag of treats last night. And she woke me up at 1 to go poop. And then when she was in her cage while I was at work she pooped in her cage (soft). And now I took her on a walk and she pooped again. And it looked bad.

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on March 12th, 2020

It sounds like eating this bag of treats has really upset Storm's stomach. I can give you a home remedy for her to see if that helps. Feed her 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 her normal diet. If the diarrhea continues on the bland diet, she refuses to eat the bland diet, she starts vomiting food, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, she will need to see a vet right away.

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