watery diarrhoea

When Should I Take My Dog To The Vet For Diarrhea And Vomiting?

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When Should I Take My Dog To The Vet For Diarrhea And Vomiting? Vomits more than once. Has multiple bouts of diarrhoea or watery diarrhoea. Has blood in the vomit or diarrhoea. Seems lethargic or has a reduced appetite. Might have ingested something they shouldn’t have such as a toxin. Has been losing weight recently.

Can Diarrhea Cause Metabolic Alkalosis?

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Can Diarrhea Cause Metabolic Alkalosis? The major clinical feature of laxative abuse is hypokalemia; clinically significant metabolic alkalosis, if present, is usually mild in the absence of concomitant bulimia (44,45). If laxative abuse induces excessive diarrheal losses, then metabolic acidosis can of course occur, as with any severe diarrhea (45). How does Diarrhoea cause metabolic