Rileys back

Question
Hi Marie, dont know if you remember me and riley the golden retreiver pup who almost grown uphe 8 month now he had mojor problems with diahrea turn out to be worms.and chicken alergy so the vet thought.hes been great with that issue for a long time since 5 days ago out of the blue he had one day of diahrea, watery then before bed he vomited,the next morning he was fine his poo's were normal again problem solved we thought 2 days go by no new food or doggy treats the same everything, yesterday morn boom diahrea again  same senario befor dinner he vomited again so i gave him 1 ts emodium ad doc said it was ok  i waited til later and gave him his dry food crushed up as to be easier on his belly he ate a littlr not all got up this morning no poo at all didnt want to eat much  some water and 1/4 of his food  no poo's all day after dinner wich he ate all of it he had light colored soft poo but only a little poo,he seems fine all other ways,he plays pees fine what could be wrong.  me the worry wart is worrying again.        thanks     Linda

Answer
Good afternoon, Linda.

I think that you were previously discussing this issue with someone else, but, if you'd like, I'd be happy to try to help.

First, I would feed a bland diet of boiled hamburg and rice.  You'll want to make sure the rice is cooked very, very well, to nearly mush.  You'll want to feed just this for a few days for your pup's digestive system to settle down.  When his poop has firmed up for at least a couple of days on this bland diet, you would then want to slowly start to introduce the dry food you are feeding.  

You can also give slippery elm bark to help soothe the digestive tract.  Simply open up a couple of capsules, mix with a small amount of warm water to create a gel and let him lap it up.  This will coat the digestive tract and help calm it down.

I'm not sure what food you are feeding, but you will want to be sure it is a simple food with minimal ingredients.  Add the food very slowly back into his diet, mixing just small amounts at a time with the hamburg and rice.

Good luck.  I do hope things settle down for him.

Gail E. Vigneault