My 5-year-old Maltese has diarrhea after salmon. What should I do?

Poor Max sounds sick. Feed him a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in his normal diet. If the diarrhea continues on the bland diet, he refuses to eat the bland diet, he starts vomiting food, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, he will need to see a vet right away.

Baobao might have eaten something spoiled that is causing this. withhold food for 12 hours then offer her boiled boneless chicken and rice every 6 hours in small portions. if she is eating and not vomiting, continue with this diet for 2 days. After 2 days, you can put her back gradually on her normal food. If she continues vomiting or is not eating, take her to the vet to get treatment.

She might have eaten something spoiled that is causing this. withhold food for 12 hours then offer Lacey boiled boneless chicken and rice every 6 hours in small portions. if she is eating and not vomiting, continue with this diet for 2 days. After 2 days, you can put her back gradually on her normal food. If she continues vomiting or is not eating, take her to the vet to get treatment.

Withhold food for 12 hours then offer Mia boiled boneless chicken and rice every 6 hours in small portions. if she is eating and not vomiting, continue with this diet for 2 days. After 2 days, you can put her back gradually on her normal food. If she continues having diarrhea , take her to the vet to get treatment.

I am so sorry to hear Maximus is not doing well. You have not indicated how Maximus is feeling otherwise, this information can determine what steps need to be taken. If Maximus is acting normal, eating and drinking and not vomiting then I would recommend feeding a bland diet of boiled chicken and rice and see how he does over the next 24 hours. If Maximus is NOT acting normally, or is not eating, or has had some vomiting, or you notice blood in the diarrrhea then you need to take him to your vet for an exam and treatment. They may recommend some diagnostics such as a fecal exam and bloodwork. If Maximus is dehydrated your vet May recommend fluid therapy (either into the vein or under the skin) and will likely prescribe some medications as well (such as anti nausea meds, antibiotics and peobiotics) I hope Maximus feels better soon!

Poor Malachi! I can give you a home remedy to try to see if that helps him, and some warning signs as to when you need to rush him into an ER vet. Withhold food for 8 hours, then feed a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in his normal diet. If the diarrhea continues on the bland diet, there is blood in his diarrhea, he starts vomiting food, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, he will need to see a vet right away. Best of luck, I hope this helps!

Food intolerances are not very common for dogs to get and it would be even more rare for rice to be the cause. Food intolerances are due to certain proteins which are usually animal proteins (beef, pork, dairy, etc.). To find the actual protein Max is allergic to, you would have to do an elimination trial. Here is a link to a good article that explains how to do the diet: http://communityvet.net/2010/03/diy-elimination-diet-for-the-dog-an-cat/ Keep in mind that your diet trial will cease to work if he is getting any treats or table scraps. Make sure that there is no possibility of this happening - especially if there are kids in the house. As always, it's best to do these things in consultation with your vet. They can also ensure that nothing else is responsible for the diarrhea. It is definitely possible that the vomiting and diarrhea is due to a long-standing infection. If Max has any of the following, the he should see a vet as soon as possible: 1) Blood in diarrhea 2) Very watery diarrhea 3) Dog starts acting very depressed 4) Dog stops eating or drinking for longer than 24 hours. I hope that helps and Max gets better soon.