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Q. Can I use coconut milk and rice milk or coconut macaroon cookies for my boxer dog's diarrhea? Would it be harmful to her?
A. Many years ago we heard from a reader that coconut macaroon cookies could alleviate chronic diarrhea. He had Crohn’s disease and discovered this benefit by accident.
Others have found that coconut is helpful for dogs with diarrhea. One reader wrote: “The veterinarian has been treating my dog for this problem for months, but nothing has worked. I gave him a macaroon and it was miraculous. I’ve switched to flaked coconut and it works just as well. I put it on top of his food and he loves it.”
Another reader told us that canned pumpkin is another option against doggy diarrhea: “My retired Greyhound racers all get pumpkin with every meal, and we no longer have that problem.”
Too much coconut or pumpkin can be constipating. Please check with your vet about treating your dog’s diarrhea.
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I had to laughl, because I use pumpkin for my dogs constipation. I guess I got it all wrong. It did relieve the problem. However, I will take care next time.
I guess when you listen to home remedies you should always check with an expert.
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Joan
Regarding the doggy diarrhea problem, please let people know to not use any pine-oil based cleaners in their homes when they have dogs(probably cats,too) Chlorine or purex and water works fine to clean everything and the chlorine evaporates leaving no residue. The pine oil leaves a residue that is extremely uncomfortable to the dogs and cats sensitive noses. The veterinarians in a region of California were experiencing an alarming frequency of dogs with diarrhea and mental illness. They found the dog owners were all using the same housecleaning agencies that used pine oil cleaners. Everyone has to be careful as human noses are alot higher from the floor than our pets noses.
Also, carpet shampoo and every cleaner needs thoroughly rinsed if used as pets can get severe skin and paw problems from soap residue on carpets.
Last summer we made a trip to my brothers in Oregon with Mocha my 2 yr old Pekingese, the day we were to leave he had diarrhea and not looking forward to a 200 mile trip with a sick dog my sister-in-law said she had heard that coconut would stop the diarrehea. I just put some in my hand and let him eat it and he was fine all the way home and everything was normal that night. So when my daughter brought her two pekingese to my house she had a very sick dog and we had to go to CA, leaving the dogs to her husband and daughter to deal with, they were no better when he got ready to go home even after the medication the vet ordered. I told him about he coconut, she ate some from his hand and that was the end of it she was well from then on.
I've used pumpkin for both constipation and diarrhea and found that it works equally well for both. Just don't overdo it for the diarrhea. Plain rice helps with diarrhea, too. A bland diet for a few days usually does the trick, but add back in their usual food slowly over a couple of days, at least this is what works for us. We have four dogs.