Diarrhea or diarrhea is a symptom of increased irritation of the intestinal wall. They can be irritated by various infections, toxins or organic agents. As a result, frequent and liquid bowel movements occur. In some cases, diarrhea is accompanied by vomiting, which is especially dangerous for dogs.
Causes of diarrhea and vomiting in dogs
Most often, the cause of the combination of diarrhea and vomiting lies in a viral infection. Probably, your pet has rotavirus, adenovirus or parvovirus. In addition, such symptoms are observed in helminthic invasion.
Often, vomiting with diarrhea accompanies food poisoning of the animal. When absorbed together with food toxins occurs their activation in the gastrointestinal tract and its corresponding reaction. At the same time, vomiting is observed first, and then diarrhea joins it.
If vomiting in a dog is accompanied by bloody diarrhea, the reason, most likely, in gastroenteritis is inflammation of the intestine. The disease is quite dangerous, as the dog quickly dehydrates and is depleted. But if the blood is contained in vomiting - it indicates erosion of the mucosa or the decay of the tumor, as well as the presence of a serious infection.
If the dog has diarrhea and vomiting with bile, this is a symptom of problems with the gastrointestinal tract, liver or gallbladder. It can also talk about the violation of the digestive process, especially if the bile is mixed with digestive juice. The cause of this condition can be overeating, poor-quality food or improper food (salty, spicy, spicy, fried).
Diarrhea and vomiting of white foam in a dog can be a consequence of overheating in the heat and physical overload. The condition does not require intervention. Just need to let the dog rest and cool down.
What does the dog treat if it has diarrhea and vomiting?
Caring owners are always interested in the health problems of the pet, so it is quite natural to ask questions like what to do and what to give the dog from diarrhea and vomiting.
Since the causes of the animal's discomfort can be very diverse, then the treatment should be started only after determining the cause. And it can only be determined by a veterinarian.
At home, you can provide first aid in the absence of other symptoms: to keep on a diet for 1-2 days, then drink off rice decoction, feed rice. But if after that the symptoms do not pass, you must necessarily take the pet to the veterinary clinic, where the specialist will conduct the diagnosis and prescribe the appropriate treatment for the disease.