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In Association with Vet Help Direct - an interactive website designed and run by qualified vets. Step-by-step questions help you to decide if you need to take your pet to the vets, and if so how urgently. If your dog isn't insured yet, find out what vets recommend you look into when choosing a policy. There is a directory of pet insurers so that you can then find the best policy for you and your dog. If you aren't already registered with a vet in your area there is a directory of local vet practices. Visit www.vethelpdirect.com

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Ask The Vet - Q&A Question My dog has had diarrhoea for 3 days now. She’s hardly eating or drinking and is sleeping a lot. Should we take her to see the vet? Kerry Dallamore - Barnsley, UK Answering questions: Susie Samuel MA VetMB MRCVS from Vet Help Direct Answer Hi Kerry, Yes! You need to take your dog to the vets URGENTLY. When a dog has diarrhoea they loose a lot of water in their faeces, even if a dog is eating and drinking normally and this can quickly lead to serious dehydration. Your dog isn’t eating or drinking which means that she is almost certainly dehydrated. This is the beginning of a downward cycle – the more dehydrated she becomes, the more poorly she will feel and the less she will feel like eating or drinking. Dehydration can cause severe damage to the body and is life threatening. You need to take your dog to the vets so that they can assess the situation. Your dog may well need to have fluids given by a drip into the vein. She may also require some investigations or treatment for the cause of the diarrhoea. For future reference, dogs with diarrhoea that are off colour should be taken to the vets as soon as possible, as should dogs with diarrhoea that has blood in it or diarrhoea that is watery. Caught early the unpleasant effects of dehydration can usually be prevented. If you are not sure in the future if your dog needs to be seen by a vet try using www.vethelpdirect.com. Please take your dog to the vets straight away! I hope she feels better soon. Kind regards, Susie Samuel MA VetMB MRCVS www.vethelpdirect.com © D for Dog www.dfordog.com Back to Questions Previous Next   Only one question per week will be answered. Unanswered questions will be retained and may be selected at a later date at the vet's discretion. Disclaimer: 'Ask The Vet' is not intended to be used for as a substitute for visiting your vet. If your dog is showing any sign of poor health or discomfort please contact your own veterinary surgeon. If you are not sure how urgent the condition is use www.vethelpdirect.com to help you decide. Any opinions given in the answers to these questions are Ms Samuel's, they may not necessarily reflect the views of the veterinary profession in general or any other individual veterinary surgeon.   Mollelast Cohesive Bandage First Aid Kit Digital Thermometer Vetbed Flectabed Thermal Bedding

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