Strange Diarrhea

[Robbie's Mom]

Hello all! I'm hoping someone can give some advice or has maybe seen this before.

I have a shih tzu, Robbie, that I rescued from a puppy mill about five months ago. We estimate him to be about three years young. He's wonderfully behaved, considering the conditions he lived in for most of his life. This weekend he had an unchaperoned play date with a pug who was a garbage monger (unbeknownst to me). I have no idea what, if anything, Robbie ate from the garbage but I know there was (cooked) chicken and vegetables in there. That was on Saturday afternoon.

Today, Tuesday, I came home to find Robbie had diarrhea - and bad. The strange thing was that it looked like there was a greyish long sac - like the casing of a sausage - in there that was filled with diarrhea as well. It was very, very foul smelling.

He seems fairly fine. No vomitting. His energy is fine. He hasn't urinated or pooped in the house other than this instance. He hasn't eaten all of his food the past two days, though.

Any ideas???

Thank you.

[Dobb]

First thing is to get him to a vet ASAP. I've got two shih zus and due to their small size they dehydrate very quickly. One of ours got a stomach bug and had diaherrea for a day, called the vet and was told that if she wasn't better in a day than to take her in. Had to give her an I V to get her fluid level back up. Make sure he is getting some water and call your vet..
Dobb

[angeldogs]

Yes i would get him to the vet.we have a shih tzu also and they can dehydrate quickly.please keep us posted with an update

[Blathach]

Welcome to Pets.ca Robbie's Mom

Unfortunately our members are not vets and unable to address potentially serious health issues like this one. Time is critical - please contact a vet immediately.

Good luck, we'll watch for an update on your pet's condition. In keeping with site policy, this thread will now be closed.