- 1). Contact your veterinarian, especially if you have a puppy with a gastrointestinal disorder, or if your dog or puppy is acting depressed and lethargic as well as having digestive problems. Young puppies can become dangerously dehydrated very quickly, and diarrhea or vomiting can indicate potentially lethal diseases such as distemper or parvovirus.
- 2). Stop feeding your dog for 12 to 24 hours. This allows its system to "rest" and allows undigested food to pass through. Let it have water.
- 3). Let your dog drink some low-sodium meat or vegetable broth after fasting it. If it does fine with broth, offer it a small amount of bland, low-fat food such as boiled meat with cooked white rice or cottage cheese. A tablespoon of plain canned pumpkin can help with diarrhea.
- 4). Feed your dog small, frequent meals instead of its customary one or two larger meals per day.
- 5). Give your dog probiotic powder containing Bacillus coagulans and Enterococcus faecium. Most pet stores carry probiotics for dogs, but probiotics for human use work as well. Probiotics can help normalize the intestinal bacteria and can be used either temporarily or as long-term therapy, according to the Oklahoma State Center for Veterinary Health Sciences.
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