Dog Diarrhea Treatment
I want to tell you a story about a problem my dog Molly developed, and my search for a dog diarrhea treatment. I am posting this on my website in case there are other dogs that may be having the same problems, and their owners aren’t sure what to do.
Molly is a seven year old golden retriever. About a year ago she started to have problems with vomiting and diarrhea on and off. I took her to the veterinarian several times, and they said they could not find anything, and she looked fine.
After about six months the vomiting and diarrhea became an everyday thing. I took her to the same vet for over a month, and was given everything from pills to special prescription dog foods. Nothing worked.
I went to a different veterinarian and was pretty much give the same treatment. Prescription dog foods, and pills. None of it made things any better. Their diagnosis was she had a sensitive digestive track, and there wasn’t much that could be done. They even took x-rays to see if they was an internal problem.
It had been about six weeks now, and at this point Molly was so sick I thought we were going to lose her. She was so weak she could barely walk up or down stairs.
Desperate for an answer I turned to the internet. It took me about ten minutes to learn that when dogs are vomiting and have diarrhea for long periods, like Molly did it could be related to an allergy.
I found out that dogs often get allergies to corn, wheat, or soy. Wheat is the most common. The article suggested to try an organic dog food which has none of these ingredients. It also suggested to try Paul Newman’s organic dog food, because he donates all of the profits to the ASPCA.
I went to my local grocery store and they had it. Within three days the vomiting stopped, by seven days the diarrhea was gone. It took Molly about a month to get back to her old self but it’s good to have her back.
I am not here to knock veterinarian’s because I know they provide a great service, but neither of the vet’s I took Molly to, that have been in business for years, ever suggested that she may have an allergy, or offered a food without wheat, corn, or soy, which seems to me now, like a simple dog diarrhea treatment to try. There is no doubt in my mind, that if I did not have the internet, I probably would not still have Molly.
I guess you can’t always believe what the professionals tell you. If something doesn’t seem right, trust your instincts.
