Diarrhea can be said to be the most common adverse symptom in pets that pet owners can detect. Because pet owners have to clean up their pets' poop almost every day, and poop can partially reflect the condition of their pets' bodies. Cleaning up poop is equivalent to checking your pet's body every day.
Generally, normal poop is sausage-shaped. If the poop is too hard, like nuts, your dog may be constipated. If the stool is unformed and watery, it means that the dog has diarrhea.
Bristol stool classification, 5-7 indicates diarrhea
In addition, the dryness and hardness of stool are also related to the amount of feeding. If the stool is dry, the feeding may be too little and the feeding amount can be increased. If the stool is soft, it means that the digestion is not complete, it may be that the dog has been fed too much, and the feeding amount needs to be reduced.
Diarrhea is only a symptom and can be caused by improper diet, gastrointestinal diseases, infectious diseases and parasitic diseases. Therefore, when a pet has diarrhea, the condition may be serious or minor. It may be just gastrointestinal indigestion or it may be a serious infectious disease.
Generally speaking, if diarrhea is caused by improper diet, pet owners can handle it themselves. There are also many cases of improper diet. The dog eats food that is not easy to digest, such as milk, octopus, etc., or the dog eats spoiled food, or suddenly changes the food, etc.