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Diarrhoea in dogs is one of the diseases most pet suffers from, some factors and elements are responsible for this infection which will be highlighted in this article, also preventive steps that is to be taken for quick recovery will be dealt with right here.

Many people own a dog that is suffering from this disease yet do not know what is wrong with their pet, this is because he is not aware of the symptoms associated with diarrhoea in dogs.

 Thus in dealing with cases of this nature there are lots of factors that one needs to look into before a conclusion is made that your dog is suffering from such an infection in some cases it could just be a mirror stooling and in other cases very serious condition that need the attention of the vet.

Frequent causes of diarrhoea dog
Food allergy: is one of the most common factors that dog owners have to look into, if you discover that your dog is stooling as a result of food given to him there is a need to change such diets and also dogs get diarrhoea from food eaten outside this is particular to dogs that eat outside the common sign is frequency watery stooling.

Another cause is bacteria infection, Bacterial infections such as E Coli, and Salmonella are the most causes of frequent stooling in dogs these bacteria cause some form of irritation in the digestive tract of the pet which will result in frequent defecation.

Parasites are also a common cause of this disease examples of parasites includes roundworm, fluke, etc, these parasites affect the gastrointestinal tract of the pets which thus leads to constant vomiting and stooling, in a serious case there is are blood stain in the pet's stool

Toxins or chemical substances: there are some chemical substances in our food which are used for preserving them yet when eaten by dogs will have an effect on their body system such as theobromine, which is found in chocolates this makes the dog stool also other household chemicals such as insecticides, performs can be harmful to your pet some of the symptoms of the effects includes breathlessness, vomiting, weakness thud are causes of diarrhoea in dogs

There are some environmental factors such as changes in the environment that can greatly cause diarrhoea to dogs but in this case, it is not other too serious the vomiting and stooling will stop a few days as soon as the dog can acclimatize to his new environment.

Ways to prevent diarrhoea in dogs
Feed the dog with chicken food and give him water to drink all time since there will be much water loss during the time he was affected with the sickness, hence there is the need to replace lost fluid in the pet’s body.

Dogs that have food allergies, they such be fed with anti-allergy dog food formulas, These products are sold in the market and pet shops this will help prevent further attacks and thus will also stop the watery stooling. 

For dogs whose stool has a blood stain, it should not be taken likely as this is a very serious condition, they should be taken to the veterinarian for a quick examination and appropriate tests should be carried out to know the cause and the medications that can eliminate such disease.  

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