Vomiting and
Diarrhea
One
of the most common illness with animals is diarrhea or vomiting, or
both. There are many causes
for this problem. The most
common being an upset stomach, they have eaten something which disagree
with their stomach, eaten too much in one go, eaten too fast, exercised too
soon after eating.
Many of the minor problems can be resolved and you can save
yourself a trip to the veterinarian if you do the following:
1.Starve your animal for 24 hours, if your pet has diarrhea
only then slowly reintroduce a Low Fat meal, giving small meals frequently.
2.If your animal have both diarrhea and vomiting then you must
take away the water and food for at least 24 hours then firstly reintroduce
water and if your pet does not vomit after taking the water then
reintroduce the Low Fat food.
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3.Observe your pet for lethargy and activeness. Think about the cause of the
problem. Could your pet have
eaten something like grass, garbage? Has your pet been dewormed lately. Take note on the colour of the
vomit and diarrhea, and the frequency so you can report to your
veterinarian if the problem persists.
If in doubt, call or see your veterinarian. Your veterinarian may treat your
animal systematically by prescribing a broad-spectrum antibiotic to control
or prevent infection. An
anti-diarrhea mixture and anti-vomitting mixture or tablets. If the patient improves and the
vomiting and diarrhea is under control, then finish off the course of
antibiotics. But, if the
symptoms persists even on medication then you must revisit your
veterinarian for further advice.
Blood work may have to be done to further investigate into the cause
of the vomiting and diarrhea.
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