{"id":35478,"date":"2013-06-20T20:44:38","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T00:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/?p=35478"},"modified":"2013-06-20T20:44:38","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T00:44:38","slug":"pets-107","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/pets-107\/","title":{"rendered":"Benny and Jessie&#039;s Pet Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/11may\/petcolumn.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" \/><br \/>\nHow to &#8230; Treat Diarrhea at Home<!--more--><br \/>\nDiarrhea in pets has a way of getting an owner\u2019s attention. From the standpoint of the mess involved and the disruption to the household\u2019s normal routine it certainly is a crisis, but in many cases diarrhea is not a real emergency and is amenable to home treatment. There are times, however, when pets should see a veterinarian without delay.<br \/>\nIf any of the following apply, <strong><em>don\u2019t<\/em><\/strong> try to treat your dog or cat without first consulting your vet:<br \/>\n&#8211; the diarrhea is profuse, frequent, and very watery<br \/>\n&#8211; the diarrhea contains more than just a streak of blood or it is dark and tarry<br \/>\n&#8211; the pet is vomiting, lethargic, depressed, and\/or is in pain<br \/>\n&#8211; the pet is very young, very old, or has a preexisting condition that could make it unable to handle even mild dehydration<br \/>\n<strong>Supplies Needed<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; anti-diarrhea medication containing kaolin and pectin (e.g., Kaopectate)<br \/>\n&#8211; a syringe (no needle) or other way to measure and give liquid medication<br \/>\n&#8211; probiotic supplement (optional)<br \/>\n<strong>Steps to Follow<\/strong><br \/>\nIf your dog or cat has diarrhea but no vomiting, there is no need to withhold food. If the pet has vomited, withhold food (but not water) for 12 hours then begin to offer small amounts of a bland diet like boiled white meat chicken (no bones or skin) and white rice for a day or two before gradually returning to the normal diet. If this is impractical, feeding the pet\u2019s normal food is acceptable.<br \/>\nEncourage the pet to drink water. Keep the bowl in a readily accessible location. It is okay to mix up a second bowl containing a 50:50 dilution of Pedialyte, Gatorade, or a very dilute chicken or beef broth in addition to (but not instead of) the bowl of plain water.<br \/>\nAdminister an anti-diarrhea medication containing kaolin and pectin to absorb excess fluid within the intestinal tract and reduce intestinal movement. An appropriate dose is \u00bd to 1 milliliter per pound (which is equivalent to \u00bd-1 teaspoon per 5 pounds body weight) every 4-6 hours.<br \/>\nFor a week or so, give the pet a probiotic supplement per label instructions to help normalize the bacterial populations in the intestinal tract.<br \/>\nIf the diarrhea fails to resolve after a few days or if the pet\u2019s overall condition declines rather than improves, it is time to make an appointment with your veterinarian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to &#8230; Treat Diarrhea at Home<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35478\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}