What to do when your dog's stool is not formed

When you find that your dog's stool is not formed, you should treat it according to the specific reasons. If it is due to a food-related cause, adjust the feeding method in time, feed your dog with intestinal regulators containing white clay, and combine with the use of pet probiotics. If it is due to a disease, go to the hospital for examination to identify the cause. If the cause is parasite infection, consult a doctor and choose an appropriate deworming drug for emergency deworming. However, if it is caused by bacterial, viral infection, or intestinal foreign objects, the risk is higher, and it is not recommended to treat it at home yourself. Take your dog to the hospital for professional diagnosis and treatment.

When your dog's stool is not formed, you can temporarily stop feeding it and consult a doctor to find out the cause of the abnormal stool. Some dogs have weak stomachs since birth, and they often have loose stools. Such dogs need more careful care and cautious food selection. Except for those dogs with weak stomachs, most dogs with abnormal stool formation can be attributed to food and disease causes. Based on your dog's symptoms, you can try these methods to help alleviate your dog's discomfort.

1. Food causes

When a dog eats foods that stimulate the intestines or eats excessively and drinks too much water, it can easily lead to loose stools. In this case, you can feed the dog with low-irritating intestinal prescription cans, use intestinal regulators containing white clay, and feed it with pet probiotics for a certain period to regulate the balance of gut bacteria and alleviate the dog's soft stool.

Moreover, irregular feeding habits and no transition during food changes can also cause loose stools. In this case, the owner needs to change the dog's feeding habits, follow the seven-day food change method when changing foods, gradually increase the proportion of new food, and replace all the food by the seventh day. Feed the dog on a regular basis to avoid making it hungry or overfed.

1. Disease causes

When a dog's loose stool persists for a long time, or the stool is dark red, has a distinct odor, or contains blood, it is time to pay attention, as it may be caused by bacterial, viral, or parasitic infections.

If it is caused by parasites, after confirming the type of parasite through a fecal examination, choose an appropriate internal deworming drug for emergency deworming treatment. Always follow the drug dosage instructions and the dog's weight. However, if it is caused by bacterial or viral infections, take your dog to the hospital as soon as possible for treatment. Current treatment methods mainly include symptomatic and causal treatments. For symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, and bloody stools in dogs, use medications to stop vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding, and give electrolyte solutions to prevent dehydration. Meanwhile, administer antibiotics intravenously to prevent secondary infections.

Additionally, intestinal inflammation caused by accidental consumption of foreign objects may also lead to loose stools and cause varying degrees of vomiting. The higher the object is towards the stomach, the more frequent the vomiting. In this case, take your dog to the hospital for X-rays to determine the location of the object and remove it surgically in a timely manner.