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Acute gastroenteritis
The most common digestive problem, usually from diet indiscretion (scavenging, sudden food changes) or mild infection.
🔍 Related symptoms
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✅ Home-care checklist
- ✓Withhold food 4-6 hours (2-3 for puppies), offering small amounts of water often
- ✓Resume feeding with a bland diet (boiled chicken and rice)
- ✓Log vomiting/diarrhea frequency and appearance (blood? foreign objects?)
- ✓Keep water available to prevent dehydration
🏥 When to see a vet
- ⚠Vomiting or diarrhea beyond 24 hours
- ⚠Bloody stool or clearly declining energy
- ⚠Suspected foreign body or toxin ingestion
🐾 Predisposed breeds
Can occur in any breed — no specific predisposition
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