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Sweetpea has been on a grainfree diet for a couple weeks and has had no difficulties,until yesterday she has had diarrhea. I actually think it was the cooked eggs we put in her food, to add protein. Normally, I would give our dog rice to help, but being on grain free
is there an alternative? I have tried pepto x3 doses and she does eat/drink, maybe I should stop feeding her? Any advice would be greatly appreciated
We're not vets, but we would not recommend Pepto Bismol for dogs, especially if the ingredients include xylitol which can be toxic to dogs.
Wyatt has a very sensitive stomach, and we have found green edible clay to work best. You can also give one Immodium tablet, and pumpkin always helps. Good luck!
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Do you have any plain canned pumpkin in the house? (Not the pie filling...) A scoop of that in her food will help with the diarrhea.
And, yes, I've also heard to not give Pepto to pups.
As for rice - there's some "controversy" about that. Some say no grains for cancer pups, but Dr. Dressler (author of the Dog Cancer Survival Guide ) says brown rice is ok. I've read that there is some belief that brown rice even has cancer fighting properties.
Hope she feels better!
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Duke gets a big spoonful of psyllium husks in every meal. He has a fast digestive system! 🙂 Don't know if that works with grain free or not. ? Pumpkin hasn't helped him, although it helps lots of dogs. I also keep Metronidazole on hand for emergencies - but it requires a prescription. I know I gave my dogs eggs one time to encourage one of my kids to eat and had some issues after that. My vet also said she has had the same problem in her dogs so to avoid eggs. So, my guess is you are on the right track as far as the culprit. Hope she is feeling better soon.
Poor Sweetpea! Tummy aches are the worst!
Pepto has an aspirin quality to it (a derivative of salicylate acid) in it which isn't good. I know because I'm guilty of giving it and my vet told me not to because of asprin quality!
Like Jackie said, pumpkin is good! And if all else fails go with rice and chicken...just for a day or two so the tummy will calm down. Two meals of it isn't going to hurt.
Actually, my vet doesn't believe in the grain-free
...for any reason. But that's a topic for another day which I won't be starting! 
Comet - 1999 to 2011
She departed us unexpectedly January 23, 2011 at the age of 12 1/2.
She was born with a deformed front leg and a tripawd all of her life.
When our Kona developed diarrhea, they had us give her kaopectat (sp?)
Kona turned 9yrs on April 16, 2010.
Kona was diagnosed Memorial Weekend 2010 with osteosarcoma.
Right rear leg amputated on June 4th. First chemo June 18th 2010
Second chemo July 9th, 2010 Third and final (yea !!!) chemo July 30th, 2010
ONE TOUGH GIRL this Australian Cattledog !
***Kona's journey/fight ended late in the evening of December 22, 2010***
We Love you so much Kona….always
Bella 9yrs, albino lab/aussie shep/pit?(abandoned in mts as a puppy) deaf & blind (from birth) in one eye limited vision in other.(laid back, ok lazy 73 lbs)
Cotton, 5yrs, albino hound/terrier of somesort/???(abandoned in mts as a puppy) deaf & blind in one eye(from birth), excellent vision in seeing eye. (ball addict…destroyer of Kong balls…yes,etc), high energy 55lbs knots of muscle)
Kona Kai's pup brother and sister as well as her buddy and playmate cat, Shaymous 12yrs (like Seamus), miss her terribly.
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