http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/diarrhea.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/diarrhea.rss The Best Home Remedies to Treat Diarrhea in Your Cat or Dog on Earth Clinic, Your Source for Natural Cures! Sun, 12 Feb 12 22:45:47 -0600 en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=CLAY_72306 /Pets/diarrhea.rss1 Wed, 25 Jan 12 10:07:54 -0600 [YEA] Fiona from Ilford, England writes: "Hi, one of my cats had an awful bout of diarrhea after having some teeth removed at the vets (I suspect the drugs the vet used were too much for my cat's system). We initially returned to the vet for a remedy/diagnosis (as the diarrhea had blood in it and was mucus-sy) and the vet gave us some harsh chemically smelling concoction. My cat refused the concoction for his diarrhea and was very stressed when my husband and I tried to administer it. After a day or 2 it occurred to me to try some bentonite clay. I mixed up a solution (a flat tablespoon in a jar of water, leave to absorb, without mixing for at least 20 minutes, then mix)) and offered the cat some of the thicker part of the mix. He licked it all up without hesitation, I offered him more and he took the second dose. This was in the evening. The next day he did a nice healthy poo and was back to his normal self. Please look into bentonite, green clay and edible clays generally. Thay are SO good for health (human and animal) Good luck " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=PUMPKIN_67099 /Pets/diarrhea.rss2 Wed, 16 Nov 11 22:26:23 -0600 Tam from Detroit, Mi writes: "My dog started have loose stools six days ago, within the last two days it finally stopped. Now it's started again. My Vet told me to give her boiled white rice and boiled hamburger and a tablespoon of Metamucil. I'm going to try the pumpkin mixture for two days then it's back to the Vet. I hope this works. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=RN_64974 /Pets/diarrhea.rss3 Tue, 11 Oct 11 16:22:58 -0500 Irish from Aloha, Or, Usa writes: "I recently (last week) moved with my cat across town. The home we moved to has two 4 year old cats (brother and sister). All are indoor only. My cat has been solo for his entire life and is not plesent to even other humans. At our new home he has his own room with all that he needs to be comfortable. He was so stressed out for the first few days he hid in the closet and would not even respond to me. He has since come out of the closet but remains very stressed. I purchased a pheremone collar that was supposed to calm him down, especially when the other cats came to the door. I didn't mention that I put a mesh screen door in place of the bedroom door so the cats could see each other but still be seperated for the transition time. Just over a week later ( to date ) My cat now has full blown diarrhea and is not able to keep any of his food down. He has moments of affection with me and stays calm most of the time but I am getting concerned about the diarrhea and vomiting at this point. I removed the collar 2 days ago in case he was having an allergic reaction. I need suggestions on whether this is collar or stress related and if there is any natural remedy I can use to help him stay calm and be more comfortable. He has never had a single health problem before this move. Help!!! Irish " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=RN_64354 /Pets/diarrhea.rss4 Sat, 01 Oct 11 09:47:40 -0500 Rick from Hooksett, Nh writes: "MY BORDER COLLIE IS 12 YRS OLD. HIND LEGS HURTS. VET GAVE HER 100 MG OF RIMADYL. SEEMS TO WORK. BUT NOW HAS DIARRHEA. BEEN GIVING HER BOILED WHITE RICE AND BOIL HAMBURGER. IT'S BEEN 4 DAYS. CALLED VET THEY SAY GIVE HER THE BOILED RICE AND HAMBURG. ANY OTHER IDEA WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=RN_62725 /Pets/diarrhea.rss5 Tue, 06 Sep 11 10:33:03 -0500 Superman from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada writes: "I have a 3 1/2 month St. Bernard, she currently weighs 41lbs. My concern is that she has diarrhea quite a lot. Approximately 90% of her stools are soft enough to consider diarrhea. She also had ringworm, which I am treating her for, and thought perhaps it is the medication that is causing this, to "flush her out ". Does anyone know how long this typically lasts?. On the medication, it says it should NOT cause diarrhea... I am currently feeding her Blue Buffalo dry food. I have also tried the RAW diet, but nothing seems to work. Currently I am giving her just rice, and boiled chicken / beef. I also tried pumpkin, with no benefit... Any help would be appreciated.... " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=PWR_60797 /Pets/diarrhea.rss6 Sun, 07 Aug 11 14:13:06 -0500 [YEA] Gregsartin from Naperville, Il, United States writes: "I have a 80 lbs Goldendoodle who had diarrhea for about 4 days. He would go 4 to 5 times a day and I wasn't home all the time so you can imagine the mess I came home to. After reading some tips on this site I gave my dog a 1/2 cup of white rice and 2 tablespoons of pumkin for dinner then breakfast the next morning. After the dinner meal he pooped a little bit and it was mushy but not liquid runny. The next morning I took him out about 4 hours after he ate and it was 98% solid. I will continue to give him this for another meal and add white rice and pumkin to his food a couple times a week. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=PUMPKIN_54116 /Pets/diarrhea.rss7 Mon, 28 Mar 11 16:59:42 -0500 [YEA] Mgiustina from St. George, Utah writes: "My puppy had ingested some of my older dog's food and caused him to have diarrhea. I have used this site in the past for other remedies for my family and saw that there was a 'pet' tab. I mixed a heaping teaspoon of plain, natural pumpkin in his food and by later that night, he was back to normal. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=CAYENNE_52066 /Pets/diarrhea.rss8 Sun, 06 Feb 11 12:27:16 -0600 [YEA] Kimi from San Diego, Ca writes: "Cayenne pepper pills cured my 5 yr. old, 85 lb. Border collie/Australian cattle dog mix of explosive, watery diarrhea in less than 20 minutes!! He has been regular since. Who knew? Brilliant website!!!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=PUMPKIN_51532 /Pets/diarrhea.rss9 Mon, 24 Jan 11 18:12:18 -0600 [NAY] Pamperingpaws from Orlando, Fl writes: "Where is this coming from? Pumpkin is HIGH in fiber and water. It works well for constipation BUT NOT DIARRHEA! Would you take metamucil for your diarrhea? the easiest and safest way to stop diarrhea is to stop feeding for 12-24 hours, then start slowly feeding small meals (break up a regular meal into 2-3 feedings afew hours apart) or start with small amounts of pain rice with or without plain boiled chicken then transfer back on to regular food over a few days. Adding pumpkin dose no good and may make a bad situation worse. If you INSIST on using pumpkin for diarrhea PLEASE check with your vet for advise, a phone call cost you nothing. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=PUMPKIN_50214 /Pets/diarrhea.rss10 Mon, 27 Dec 10 22:40:09 -0600 [NAY] Tucson_arizona from Tucson, Arizona, U.s.a. writes: "I bought Libby's 100% canned pumpkin, mixed with rice, and did not help my dog's diarrhea, gave it to him a week, 2 tablespoons every time he ate." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=RN_50213 /Pets/diarrhea.rss11 Mon, 27 Dec 10 22:38:25 -0600 Tucson_arizona from Tucson, Arizona, U.s.a. writes: "I adopted a dog from the local pound a week ago today. He has had diarrhea ever since then, it kinda seemed like it was going to stop a couple of times, but has not. The dog is 2 years old. Heeler/german shepard mix. I took him to the vet the day after I got him, and the vet said he had a upper respiratory infection from kennel cough, which I believe he is now over, as he has no signs of it, and only had minimal signs to begin with. The vet put him on Doxycycline 100mg two times a day, then after the diarrhea did not go away within 24 hours, also added Metronidazole 250mg 1/2 tab daily. I have been feeding him white rice, with organic dog food mixed in (about 3 tablespoons)-otherwise he won't eat the rice, I add 2 caplets of Garlic to the rice water when it is cooking, 2 tablespoons of libby's 100% canned pumpkin, and 2 tablespoons of organic yogurt with 4 kinds of probiotics. I have stayed consistent with this for the week, before I started adding the garlic, I added Cayenne to the rice twice in the same method(in the rice water while cooking, and that did nothing), so I switched to the garlic. My question is, after a week of this, and no significant improvement, I obviously need to do something different, but what? He was underweight when I got him, and looks like he has put on some weight in the last week, but the diarrhea needs to stop! I checked his poop and I do not see any worms. Can I please get some help! ? Thank you. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=BCPP_42259 /Pets/diarrhea.rss12 Mon, 17 May 10 17:50:02 -0500 [YEA] Sueellen from Dallas, Texas writes: "Dog Diarrhea I have a miniature dachshund. He ate some spoiled chicken liver and he had bloody diarrhea accompanied by projectile vomiting. He smelled to high heaven!!! I called a friend who owns three dogs and she told me to give him an anti-diarrheal medication which works on humans. However after two days on this medication my dog seemed to be worse and he was acting very lethargic and refusing to eat. He was still drinking water. I called the vet and of course they told me to bring him in. I was a little leery of that as a coworker's dog had experienced the same thing and she took her dog to the vet and by the time they were thru with her dog she had a $2,300 bill (the dog stayed at the vet four days and had IV fluids, IV medications etc) Anyway I prayed for my dog and then I went on your website as I sure did not have $2,300 to spend. I noted the rice, chicken, canned pumpkin remedy. I TRIED IT AND IT WORKED!!! I used three parts rice, one part chicken and two heaping tablespoons of pumpkin twice a day. Thank you for sharing such an effective and frugal remedy. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=CHEESE_39254 /Pets/diarrhea.rss13 Tue, 23 Feb 10 13:42:30 -0600 [YEA] Sp from Nashville, Tn writes: "When our lab had watery stool, we give him cheese and it seems to harden his stool. Within the next day, he is back to his old self. He loves the cheese." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=WHITERICE_36277 /Pets/diarrhea.rss14 Fri, 18 Dec 09 09:31:25 -0600 [YEA] Mike from Ft Myers, Fla writes: "the very best thing that we have found is just plain white rice, our 9 year old mixed lab eats only dry dogfood all his life but sometimes gets a treat from the table. we have learned over the years that some things just make him have diarrhea an when i see his stool is changing at one of his trips outside we fix some plain white rice. one of my customers told me about this years ago when my dog was really going all over the house and within hours he stopped and it has worked ever since." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=PUMPKIN_29569 /Pets/diarrhea.rss15 Tue, 14 Jul 09 01:17:18 -0500 [YEA] Mary from Syracuse, NY writes: "I want to let you know that giving a 1/2 teaspoon of pure pumkin from a can cured my cat of his diarhea. He had been suffering for about a week. I gave him the pumpkin twice a day mixed in his soft food. On the fourth day his stool returned to normal. I will continue to add to his food daily. I came back to your site for a natural flea cure so I am going to try the ACV. Will let you know how it turns out. Your site is excellent providing info that also gives the negetives letting me choose what I think is best for my pet. Thank you so much! And Bob (my cat) also thanks you!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=SQUASH_28764 /Pets/diarrhea.rss16 Wed, 24 Jun 09 02:44:40 -0500 [YEA] Bonnie from Lynn, MA writes: "Hi, I have three kittens between three and four months old with an ongoing problem of diarhea. They still had good appetites...four meals a day...and behaved normally, so instead of taking them immediatelly to the vet.... I thought I'd try one of these remedies. I used two teaspoons of squash (the store didn't have pumpkin) and three thin slices of garlic (minced)....(I wasn't sure how much I should give them so thus the small amount) .... mixed in one can of cat food for three days (four meals a day) and they all have normal to soft ...formed ...bms! I gave them garlic with the squash since I wasn't sure what was causing the diarhea and figured the garlic would take care of parasites/worms if that was the problem. I'm not sure how long I should do this so I'm going to give it a couple more days and see if it is truly gone. I'll let you know. Thanks for your website. Bonnie P.S. I have given them cooked chicken and organic rice baby cereal and that didn't work. I'd love to be able to give them meat on a daily basis but I have many cats (all rescues) and just can't afford to do it. I'm not keeping these kittens, but want them to go to their new homes healthy. Thank you again" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=PUMPKIN_24265 /Pets/diarrhea.rss17 Fri, 20 Mar 09 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Pam from Milwaukie, OR writes: "Hey cat lovers, I have 3 cats, all male and when I got my Middle one, he got severe diarreha it was so sad, I called the vet and he said that people use canned pumpkin for constipation and diarreha, (for some reason, it works both ways) well it seemed like a huge amount so I went to the baby food section to look, and all I found was sqaush, so I called the vet again and asked if ok to substitute, he said give it a try, and let me tell you it works like a charm!!! plus the little buggers LOVE it!! it is a real treat for them, I feed it to all 3 for good digestion." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=RICE_22645 /Pets/diarrhea.rss18 Mon, 16 Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Jackie from Rocky Mount, NC writes: "I have a German Shepherd puppy 4 months old and she developed severe diarrhea and I found this site and put her on one probiotic yogurt in the mornings and a combo of rice/cayenne/pumpkin three times a day and by the second day she was better and on the third she was cured! Thank you sooooo much for this site and for all the members who wrote about their experiences! Since the third day I have added a little protein to her combos and she is doing fine!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=PSP_20959 /Pets/diarrhea.rss19 Sat, 10 Jan 09 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Teri from Erie, Pa. USA writes: "Hi Everyone, First, thank you for your wonderful web site. Last week I was up all night with my sick 90lb german shepard. First she was vomiting, then got slammed with really severe diarrhea. After I read your messages about the use of pumpkins I decided to give it a try. I'm on disability and these $150 vet visits are killing me. Well as luck would have it I also didn't have any pumplin but remembered I had some unbaked sweet potatos left over from Thanksgiving that were still good so I baked them till they were nice and soft and mixed it in her food. Her diarrhea was gone in a day and a half. It gets better. I was speaking with my brother who lives with a ankle bitter that eat a five pound box of Christmas cookies and got so bound up he couldn't walk. Their vet recommended pumpkin to relieve his problem and it also work great. It appears that pumpkin, sweet potato or any high fiber foods will work for both problems. Thanks again for your web site and the information you publish. It was a blessing. I would also appreciating hearing from anyone who has a remedy for allergies and itching and chewing. Almost $1000 dollars into treatment we are no closer to finding out what makes Willow (my puppy) go crazy. She chews her feet, stratches her nose, and get chews the fur off her legs and digs in her ears. The only thing the vet does is put her on antibotics and steroids and as soon as she quits taking them it starts all over again. Hoping someone can help. I breaks my heart to see her suffer. Thanks again. Teri" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=PUMPKIN_19034 /Pets/diarrhea.rss20 Thu, 20 Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Veronica from San Antonio, Texas writes: "I have used pumpkin (canned, plain, no sugar) for my cats' and dogs'diarrhea and constipation. It works great for both. I usually cook up some chicken and rice as well when it is diarrhea. As long as it is not giardia (fenbendazole- brand name Panacur or Safe-Guard from any feed store will take care of that) then I can usually clear it up within a day or two." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=BCPP_18862 /Pets/diarrhea.rss21 Sat, 15 Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 [NAY] Cheryl from Ottawa, Ontario/Canada writes: "So my sheepdog had some major diahhria for about a week. I did continue the pumpkin/rice & chicken but she continued to have the problem.I ended up changing her kibble which didn't help but I thought the timing to be right. I switched her from Eukanuba to Orijen. She loves the new food! Her poops have been normal now since last weekend, albeit smaller amounts due to the new higher grade food. So I'm not sold on the pumpkin helping her although I use it now to put a touch of it in her Kongs because she does like the pumpkin. Nice alternative to using Cheesewiz or peanut butter in her kongs." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=BCPP_14512 /Pets/diarrhea.rss22 Mon, 30 Jun 08 07:09:12 -0500 [YEA] Justin from Orlando, Florida writes: "I had one of my dogs at the ER VET Hospital at 4 AM in the morning. She had gone to the bathroom four times in the matter of an hour at the vets office. He ran up an expensive bill of blood work, examinations, and pricey prescriptions. My dog still had accidents in the house for the next 5 days. It wasn't until I found the remedy of 3 parts plain white rice to one part boiled mashed chicken (all fat removed) and 1 tablespoon (per 50 pound) of plain pumpkin puree (no additives). Fed in four small meals, with the pumpkin added. I saw results in one day it was amazing. Typical treatment is meant for the food to be given over 3 days. $1.50 compared to a $600 vet visit." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=CAYENNE_14010 /Pets/diarrhea.rss23 Fri, 13 Jun 08 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] June from Sheboygan Falls, WI writes: "Cayenne Pepper cured my Dog's Diarrhea: I read on your website that cayenne pepper sprinkled on some rice would help my dog's diarrhea. I cooked some plain white rice, sprinkled a small bit of cayenne pepper on it, and fed it to my 120 pound dog. He normally eats 2 cups of food twice daily. I started with one cup of rice at breakfast and one at supper the first day. Then 2 cups at each meal the second day. I noticed within 30 MINUTES, his stools were beginning to firm up and by the 3rd day he was back to himself! I never had to take him to the vet, this remedy saved me money, thank you so much Earth Clinic!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=PUMPKIN_10801 /Pets/diarrhea.rss24 Wed, 09 Jan 08 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Kris from Benton City, Washington writes: "I have used Pumpkin for constipation for my dog who suffers from chronic problems daily. Contrary to others beliefs. I give him a tablespoon every day. It works great! I also have another dog that has problems with diarrhea I also give him the same amount as it has fiber and works for both problems. This is a marvelous cure all. I am thirlled that I found this information on this site." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/diarrhea.html&name=PROBIOTICS_10813 /Pets/diarrhea.rss25 Thu, 12 Oct 06 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Karen from Fraser, MI writes: "This is an additional comment to what I wrote previously: We discontinued giving them (one dog with the problem but the other dog ate it too) the probiotics and they continue well. My guess is that the probiotics re-plenished the intestinal flora of the dogs, none of them have had any antibiotics since then, I believe that if they do need an antibiotic in future I would give them some probiotics again. NOT expensive at all to use probiotics, I gave them one with food each day. Sometimes I split the capsule in the 3 different bowls. Can\'t get any more frugal!"