Dog with diarrhea for three weeks now.?

Is your dog getting out enough? I mean, for long romps, long walks, lots of exercise? Since she is young, she has all the more energy, and this is a very highly energetic and intelligent breed that is easily bored which can mean bad habits (like garbage-itis) etc if not challenged enough. The diarrhea could be from chewing on random things including plants both inside and outside not to mention the things you have mentioned. You could try a food with an atypical protein such as venison, duck or rabbit, or get a food with no corn, wheat, artificial dyes etc. I am not a fan of Diamond. Google their recall history. If you decide to change foods, do it gradually and add a few tablespoonfuls of pureed canned pumpkin to each meal for a few weeks. Did your Vet test her to see if she might have giardia? That can be tedious to treat. Nature's Recipe makes a Venison and rice food that is pretty good. Purina has a new blend that is very good- "One Beyond" which is their high end food and much better than their other blends, imo. Read the label and you will see what I mean. Some very expensive and superior foods include Acana or Orijen. If your dog gets pigs ears or rawhides she may be sensitive to them as dogs often bite and swallow big pieces or sharp little shards and it irritates their digestive system and can wreak havoc, not to mention often being full of bacteria that can make them sick if sensitive.

It could well be that she is getting more than you realize (eating clothes, cat cookies and the litter that sticks to them, etc and she will continue getting sick just from that.). You might consider a top entry cat litter box that the cat climbs in from the top but the dog can't get in to the litter from the top. That might help, too.

Ask your Vet about any suggestions you get that you decide you'd like to try.

Switch vets, she really needs probiotics if she is on an antibiotic and has diarrhea, btw why is she still on the antibiotic if she doesn't have an infection???

I think gas is a sign of a food issue, did the gas start after you were only giving her chicken and rice? if so the gas is toxins being released because of the pure diet.

She needs to be off the antibiotic since she doesn't have an infection, a probiotic to restore healthy bacteria, and calcium to firm the stool and balance the chicken(or just put her back on dog food and let her return to normal), maybe pedialyte too and a new vet. I would try this before a biopsy.

This kind of seems like a bout of diarrhea (which is normal now and then) gone wrong, no good vet in their right mind would give you antibiotics because he THINKS your dog has a bacterial infection because he had diarrhea for one day "(she had eaten a sock the night before and vomited it back up)" Antibiotics can cause diarrhea and a change in food can cause diarrhea and you changed her food 2 times in 3 weeks.

Usually when dogs have loose stools the vet recommends withholding food for 12-24hrs to let their digestive tract cool off, and give plenty of water. You can give chicken broth or pedilyte if you are worried about dehydration.

Diarrhea For Three Weeks

No, sorry. Because after you rule out parasites, food intolerance/allergy, foreign object, bacterial infection, and dietary indiscretion then I suspect GI disease such as inflammatory bowel disease, short bowel syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome. IBD needs a biopsy to confirm diagnosis. I don't know the diagnostic procedure for the other two. I have a cat with IBD and I had a dog with short bowel syndrome. I know he had SBS because he had to have surgery to remove 3 feet of necrotic bowel. After that it was runs runs and more runs non-stop. I mean gushing liquid runs. Special diets, fiber and drugs helped but his poop never really looked normal.

But some things to consider. Your dog has had the runs for 3 weeks. you've switched the food. About that. It usually takes 6+ weeks to see any results from a food trial. Cat poop will give a dog horrid bowel movements. And Garageitis is a good suspect too. She may be having after effects from cat poop or eating stuff she's not supposd to. She may have chunks of foreign body in her intestines causing it. So you may want to consider barium swallow and xray to see if the bowels are clear. If she's clear and you want to give the food trial the full 6 weeks there are drugs to control the diarrhea while you see if the food works.

One remaining question. Has she had a blood panel? That will test organ function and may give a clue.

If all else fails, go for a second opinion.

(Sorry - train of thought writing. If somethings unclear just say and I will clarify.)

The vet's biopsy will be able to tell you a lot more than what anyone on here will be able to without seeing the dog and knowing much about it. I would just take it to the vet. Another option is just to go to another vet clinic to get a second opinion--another vet may have had an experience like this and might know what to do. For now keep your dog hydrated. Good luck!!

Add some canned pumpkin -- a tablespoon or two to every meal -- just to firm things up.

Cat poop will produce diarrhea -- does the vet know she's been eating cat poop? She could have toxoplasmosis.

The last time this happened to one of our dogs, the cause was giardia.

I had a dog that had chronic inflammatory bowel problems and he had quite a bit of diarrhea. Our dog had allergies and interestingly to the high quality food we were feeding him. We had to eliminate most of his wet foods and feed him only kibble with lamb and rice. The lamb was better for him to digest and that eliminated the problem. I suggest not feeding the dog a diet with a lot of corn, there's very little nutrition in corn anymore. Take a look at these sources of info:

http://www.drharveys.com/products/branch/3-stop-ch...

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&...

See another vet. This vet can refer you to a clinic that has a wide variety of vet specialists. If it turns out to be a chronic condition, return the pup to the breeder, as stated in their health guarantee. The breeder will refund your purchase price, or take back this pup, and give you another one, and will help out with the vet bills.

If you're interested in learning about RAW feeding - giving a dog what it needs without all the rubbish it doesn't then please pop into http://www.eskimohuskies.com/

It's a Husky and Raw Feeding Advice Forum, really hope to see you there. :)

~Steve