You need to check with your vet before giving your pet any medication but the answer on the Pepto Bismal question is usually yes. You just need to adjust the dosage based on the size of your dog, your vet can tell you how much to give and how often. If your dog just has diarrhea and is alert and eating you should follow orders from your vet and keep them on a bland diet until they are back to normal. By the way, Pepto Bismal is not safe for cats in any dosage.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 8:15 pm
You should have first aid kit ready for your pet. Here is a list of things, that I keep on hand..Pepto Bismol, Benadryl, Immodium AD, Baby Aspirin, Bandages,medical tape, nail clipper, antibiotic ointment, measuring spoons, pill cutter…Always call your vet and have emergency numbers available. Also ask your vet for paper telling you how to handle bleeding, bite wounds,breathing stops,burns,choking,diarrhea,heatstroke,poisioning,seizures,shock, vomitting. My vet gave me this sheet gives symptoms, and treatment/action. It just might save your pet. My lttle Chihuahua/Jack Russell is my baby. Give you a hint: She did not in any shape or form like pepto bismol, or immodium ad. I can’t blame her. Always call your vet, don’t think all meds are good for your pet. Make sure you can guess, pretty closely, how much your pet weighs, they will ask.
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:24 pm
you can also give your dog immodium ad. it is safe. We use it for our dogs.
June 24th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
You need to be careful with Pepto Bismal. It contains salsylic acid which is a form of asperin. Many times dogs will have blood in their stools and asperin becomes very dangerous. As a breeder for over 20 years, I would never keep Pepto for an emergency, always and only Immodium.
June 27th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
What do u give your dog when they have diaherrea?Thanku
June 27th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
What do u all give your dog when it has diaherrea
July 7th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
I was just watching a repeat of Marth Stewart, and they had a bunch of pet remedies with vet Marty Becker.
He advocated Pepto for dogs only for vomiting, kaopectate for diarrhea and then gatorade,ensure or pedialyte to replace electrolytes.
Benadryl is also recommended for bee stings. If you have a big dog, make sure you give it enough (my friends under-dosed their mastiff, and he got a bit puffy but only needed more benadryl).
July 9th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
I give my 65# lab pepto when he vomits as directed by the vet and it works great. He also has allergies and I have to give him 75mg of benadryl before his allergy shot every two weeks. At first I thought I would overdose my dog with 75mg, but it does not even effect him.
July 22nd, 2008 at 11:40 am
You should check with your vet before using pepto bismo and onions and grapes and raisins in your dog’s diet. I’ve been making homemade treats for our store in Downtown Westmont, Illinois and I try to stay away from those items as much as chocolate.
Please tell me how I can send you some of my cookies and other gifts from our store. We do a lot of homemade items besides treats including homemade blankets, coats and portraits of your pet. thanks
July 28th, 2008 at 8:37 am
when my dogs ( pitbull/lab, jackrussell/lab, and chihuaha) they tend to eat grass in my yard. and it seems to help them.
July 28th, 2008 at 10:23 am
You can also give your dogs canned pumpkin (if you don’t want to go the medication route). It absorbs the excess liquid in the stomach or something. I think it takes like a teaspoon or tablespoon.
July 28th, 2008 at 10:29 am
I worked for a number of years as a Vet Assistant. We offered the Pepto remedy for mild cases. If you dog has both vomit and diaherrea the Doctor would reccomed a “Brat Diet”. Boiled hamburger and rice with ice cubes in the water dish to lick so they drink slow. ALWAYS SEEK A VETS ADVICE!!! Dogs and cats are very curious and will taste anything!
July 28th, 2008 at 10:46 am
When I was little the vet told my uncle to give our dog Kaopectate for diaherrea. A little while later my family was told to give me, you guessed it good old Kapectate. Since I was about 4 or 5 years old that was a very hard word for me to pronounce. So it was given a new name by yours truly. It became dog medicine. LOL that nickname has stuck and I still put that on the list when I need Kaopectate.
July 28th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Be very careful with Pepto Bismal. It can be toxic to collies! I would try the old rice water w/chicken broth first and if your dog is still feeling ill-time for the vet. There are too many reasons why they get upset stomachs!
July 28th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
I recently read an article that Orbit gum - specifically the artificial sweetener in it - is always fatal to cats and often fatal to dogs. Cats more so becuase of their weight, but it’s definitely toxic so keep it away from all pets.
July 28th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
My holistic vet told me recently not to give Pepto Bismal as they have changed their formula and it is no longer safe. For diarrhea, I give both of my dogs Metronidazole (great to give if your dog is going to be boarded, which I try not to do, and becomes stressed causing diarrhea).
July 28th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I have been giving my 10 yr old boxer pepto bismal for the past 5 years or so whenever she has a queasy stomach or wants to eat an excessive amount of grass. I buy the tablets and just cut them in half and it always works for her - your awesome Rachel!!!!
July 28th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Keep a bottle of peroxide handy, you never know when your dog will eat something he shouldn’t. My doxied ate 7 100mg of Rimadyl that was prescribed for my husky. I believe quick action and pouring peroxide down his throat saved his like.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
The Benadryl dosage is 2 mg per pound up to every eight hours. Benadryl can be given for hives, insect bites, vaccine reactions, skin rashes or facial swelling. Always call your vet too. Pepto should be given 1 teaspoon per 5 lbs. or 1 tablespoon per 50 lbs. Kaopectate now contains acetaminophen and is NO LONGER reccomended. NEVER give Tylenol, Advil, Motrin or Aleve to any pet. Buffered aspirin can be given 5 mg per lb every 8 hours. (short term) Always consult your vet.
August 1st, 2008 at 10:42 am
I recently adopted my dog and I think he came from the shelter with a stomach virus. So that virus combined with a couple of recent vaccinations really threw him into a stomach tailspin. He’s on antibiotics and a couple of times a day I’ve been giving him a cheese cube with those probiotics in it. I think it’s helped; he seems to be back on his schedule.
August 1st, 2008 at 9:57 pm
As a veterinarian, I must address some of the recommendations and OTC drug dosages quoted above - they are INCORRECT.
Actually, the Benedryl dose for pets is 1 mg/lb up to every 8 hrs only for animals without a seizure history/hypotension/heart disease. Not strongly recommended for cats in emergency situations either… steroids are often preferable for kitties with insect bite hypersensitivity, etc.
Pepto Bismol (newly reformulated) contains salicylate, as in salicylic acid in aspirin. For pets with GI ulceration, this can worsen bleeding rather than ameliorating the signs of stomach upset/vomiting/diarrhea. An already irritated stomach may become more upset if this drug is not given in conjunction with Pepcid AC/Tagamet/Zantac. Use with caution in certain breeds and in pets already on NSAIDS/steroids, follow your vets’ advice on dosing regimen (we are usually pretty conservative on this dosage).
Immodium AD is often used successfully for uncomplicated diarrhea cases in dogs, but can make a situation MUCH MUCH worse if there is an intestinal parasite or partial obstruction present. Trust me, I have seen these on emergency when well-meaning clients have tried to “fix” their pup’s diarrhea of several days’ duration. Three dollars worth of Immodium can become a several hundred to thousand dollar mistake. If Immodium doesn’t work, your dog needs to be examined!
Please, if your pet is having GI upset or diarrhea, try fasting him/her for 8 hours then a gradual intro to a bland diet (boiled chicken/beef with rice or finely chopped pasta).. if this fails to stop the symptoms, please call your vet ASAP!!
August 2nd, 2008 at 4:09 pm
I worked as a vet tech at my local humane society for a few years. In doing so i dealt with many different situations. As soon as i noticed an animal had loose stool i did a stool sample to be sure it wasnt from an intestinal parasite. If the test came back negative I always analsyed the animals diet and made sure that the volunteers were not feeding any treats that were not approved of. I always like the rice and chicken or rice and ground beef with the fat drained out. It seemed to work 99% of the time. I also have used plain yogurt as well on a case where the dog refused to touch the rice ( it was kind of cute… he picked out all the meat im still not sure how he managed since it was mixed very well lol) it worked just as well though. If kept on a steady diet and not given an excessive amount of treats or table scraps most dogs arent going to have a diarrhea issue at all.
August 4th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
I have to second the pumpkin suggestion. If my dogs are stressed, diarrhea usually follows. Pumpkin (pure pumpkin, not Pumpkin pie filling!) firms everything up pretty quick and my dogs love it.
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Hydrogen Peroxide is a life saver. But only a tablespoon. My dogs will throw up within five minutes any bad thing they ingested. But, only if the object is not sharp as that will cut them as they vomit. This really saved my poodles when they got into my bag and ate Advil and when my dog raided another “closed” bag and ate 1lb bologna and was feeling very very sick.
August 23rd, 2008 at 8:23 am
I have read many of the suggestions about diarrhea and GI upset, but have not seen the one that worked most of the 35 years I was a Vet Tech. If your dog has diarrhea or vomiting, don’t feed them anything for 24 hours. Not one bite! After 8 hours of fasting, they can lick on ice cubes or have small amounts of pediolyte to drink. This will usually take care of the problem, but if it doesn’t, a call to your vet is in order. If your dog is ever vomiting repeatedly or has a bloated appearance, that is an EMERGENCY. Don’t wait. Also, never give your dog macadamia nuts. Only 1 nut per 10 lobs of dog body weight can be fatal in some cases.
August 29th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Vets are not the best people to talk to when you have a pet with allergies. Doctors give human beings the run around and prescribe all kinds of very bad drugs which can be even more troublesome than the allergy itself. So I ask all those who love their animals to experiment with a different diet. You don’t have to keep poisoning your animal if you just make a little extra of what you may find nutritious for yourself for you pet. Maybe the vet might want to eat dog food but I am sure he would prefer what you eat. Good experimenting and make sure your pet is happy and healthy. Matt
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:04 am
i use mondex, its sure easy to prepare too. just add it in your dogs water.
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Regarding Benadryl… my 70lb boxer/ ridgeback mix takes 50 mg of Benadryl for his extreme allergies — he has wheezing attacks and his nose drips like a faucet during the worst. HOWEVER he also had seizures in the past, last time now only a month apart… Should I completely stop the Bendaryl? Are there any homeopathetic remedies that anyone knows of?