{"id":325068,"date":"2025-11-30T19:19:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T19:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/animal\/new-insights-into-canine-diarrhea-what-dog-owners-should-know-this-thanksgiving\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T19:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T19:19:06","slug":"new-insights-into-canine-diarrhea-what-dog-owners-should-know-this-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=325068","title":{"rendered":"New Insights Into Canine Diarrhea: What Dog Owners Should Know This Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I debated long and hard about writing a blogpost on diarrhea the day before Thanksgiving. It seems <\/em>like I should write about gratitude<\/a>, but the diarrhea topic won out. Why? Because I suspect many of my readers will find themselves in the veterinarian\u2019s office during the Thanksgiving season because their pet has the \u201cturkey trots.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diarrhea is one of the most common medical issues in dogs. In fact, one in twelve visits to the veterinarian is diarrhea-related, based on data from primary care veterinary practices in the United Kingdom (UK)<\/a>. Resolving diarrhea requires some diagnostic sleuthing because the list of disease\u2019s causing diarrhea<\/a> is as long as an Irish Wolfhound tail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, two recent studies offer new insights into diagnosing and managing both acute and chronic diarrhea in dogs. I will summarize the important findings of the studies in this blogpost.<\/p>\n

Acute Diarrhea in Dogs: What New Research Shows<\/h2>\n

Veterinarians in the UK studied nearly 2,000 dogs with acute diarrhea diagnosed in primary care veterinary clinics. Here\u2019s what they found:<\/p>\n