Hello everybody!
So as some of you are aware, we got Sparky to join our family. Well, today was the first sign of trouble in the month that we had him.
For information purposes:
Sparky is a mix Pomeranian/Maltese(possibly Westie), almost 4 months old, 7.5 lbs.
The problem started yesterday, I noticed his stool to be watery. It didn't smell very strong nor did it have any other worrying signs, it was just very mushy. I don't panic at the sight of mushy stool, especially since Sparky seemed to be fine otherwise, eats, drinks, plays etc....And he is a puppy, its to be expected that some things won't agree with his tummy.
This morning, I woke up to our first #2 accident in the house
(it was very mushy as well), he is almost fully house-trained and I found it weird, especially since last walk was at 11 pm and I woke up at 6 am to walk him. Previously, we had absolutely no trouble going through the night.
Well, when I took him out and he went again, he literally went water, and after careful examination on my part I noticed a tiny bit of blood.
During the day, he was walked by my nephew, but he only went once, mushy...No accidents in the house.
So off to the vet we went, after careful examination of the dog and the sample of stool that I brought in, the vet declared that there is nothing in the stool and prescribed 2 things:
1.Apo-metronidazole - 250 mg, she said it was for his diarrhea.
2. IAMS puppy food, veterinary formula, Intestinal Low-Residue (Dietary management of GI tract Health) I looked at the ingredients and got mad, because its everything I am trying to stay away from and I don't understand how sudden switch of his food (he is on NOW!Puppy) to this **** is going to benefit him.
So I am kind of torn,
this goes against all I know about food and dogs and their slow integration to new foods (she just wants me to feed him this while he has diarrhea, then switch to normal food)
On the other hand, she is the doctor, and so far she has been very good with us and our pets. I don't know what to do....
I suspect that the diarrhea is the result of giving Sparky treats, especially the freezer dried liver.
Any ideas?
Opinions?? I would be very appreciative!
P.S. He SHREDS his puppy pads!!
I don't suppose anyone has a remedy for that? he leaves them alone at night, but in the day I come home to a white pile of shreds...Could he be ingesting some??
It just dawned on me...but in the stool that I inspected there was nothing. I would have seen white pieces, no??
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