Director, ARF ON (Ontario, Canada) on 08/30/2006

The dogs our group rescues are always emaciated, dehydrated and full of internal and external parasites. We have a difficult job every day, and an expensive one. So we have protocol in place for the most common issues w. the foster animals to help them feel better even before their vet visit.
Diahrea : - try boiling chicken, rinse off all the fat. Mix with boiled white rice. Feed small amounts to dog during day for three days. 3 parts boiled white rice to 1 part mashed chicken.
- plain, pureed pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling) is one of the best things we've found for loose stool. Depending on dog's size : i.e. a 50 lb dog would take a tablespoon a day.