My hope is that this is a bad gastroenteritis - or upset stomach!
If you would like to try conservative management at home, you can try to offer a bland diet. A common bland diet is boiled chicken and rice (2/3 rice and 1/3 chicken). I would try this for about 1 week, hoping that she improves over this time. You can also add 2 tablespoons of either bran or canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling) to increase the fiber content to help firm up the stool.
You can also consider giving 10mg of Pepcid A/C (famotidine) by mouth every 12 hours for 5 days for stomach upset. You can purchase this over the counter. They usually come in 10mg tablets, so you will give 1 tablet by mouth every 12 hours.
You can also consider using 1 or 2 doses of imodium -
The dosage of Immodium - 1 mg every 24 hours.
If the signs do not resolve - or worsen - in 48-72 hours, then I would see your primary veterinarian.
Regarding a veterinary visit, tests they may consider performing include:
- Evaluation of the feces for abnormal bacteria or parasites
- Bloodwork to check electrolytes and organ values
- Potentially even x-rays.
Hopefully with a little food change / bland diet, everything will be better in a few days.
I hope this information helps!
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