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Hemorrhagic Gastric Enteritis HGE in Yorkies
HGE is particularly dangerous to Toy and smaller breed dogs. Any kind of bacterial diarrhea can quickly dehydrate a dog, and toy dogs are at greater risk of dehydration as they have little weight to lose. It may take two to ten days after exposure before signs of HGE are apparent. Symptoms start with vomiting, lethargy, refusal to eat, and progresses to mucous covered stools, loose stools, severe diarrhea, and bloody diarrhea. A culture should be done as soon as possible to determine the exact bacteria to be treated and which antibiotic to use. Until results are back, I would insist on some sort of treatment to hopefully help.Diarrhea though can be caused by many issues from feeding them improperly to them getting into something themselves. If unsure of the cause of it, it's best to go to a veteriarian to have them check it out. It's not worth chancing your dog over dehydration.
Quite often new owners get puppies and change dog foods so frequently they can cause stomach and bowel disorders unknowing so be careful about feeding what the breeder recommends.
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