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According to surveys by the national Veterinary group, canine diarrhea is the third most common problem they treat in their offices. If your pup has ever had this issue, you know how much your day is changed around. Your dog's stomach problem may come from an overgrowth of bacteria in their intestines, but its also possible that this might be due to overfeeding. The more serious cases can include bloating or even stomach cancer.

If your dog's problems are mild and he is not vomiting or showing lack of appetite, you might be able to handle everything yourself. Here are some helpful tips you might use to help your dog's diarrhea. But if your little dog is vomiting or showing blood in his feces, you need to put him in the car and drive directly to the vet's office.

But sometimes stomach problems and loose bowels are just side effects from diet changes, super snacking or digging through the trash in the kitchen. Other causes could be due to parasites like worms that can make harmful bacteria grow in your dog's stomach and intestines.

If you see worms in your dog's feces, either spaghetti looking or rice like in appearance, you can get an OTC de-wormer medicine and this might just do the trick. However, certain parasites like Giardia and other non-visible worms are not easily treated by dewormers. This could lead to more stomach problems and more loose bowel movements. In such cases, you need to bring samples of fresh stool to the vet for further checking and verification so appropriate medicines can be administered.

You can probably handle mild stomach problems yourself simply by letting your dog fast without anything to eat just for one whole day. This with the assumption that all else is normal with your dog's health, with the exception of the loose stool.

After a day-long fast, give your puppy a meal of boiled chicken or rice with all the fat drained off and mixed with boiled rice. Just give your little dog friend small portions of food a half a dozen times a day until his feces are normal again. Sometimes, the bet might recommend that your doggy eat some yogurt so helpful bacteria will grow in his stomach and intestines.

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