How to treat diarrhea in kids?
Like all children, little kids do not yet have a strong immune system, and their stomach is also not yet able to work like a clock. Therefore, young animals, especially those under the age of 3 months, are prone to diseases such as diarrhea. Before treating diarrhea in kids, you should find out the cause of its manifestation. Not in all cases you need to immediately resort to antibiotics, because there is a risk of further disrupting the intestinal microflora.
Causes of diarrhea in kids
The most common causes of diarrhea in young kids are:
- poor quality feed (moldy hay, cold or dirty milk);
- a sharp change in the diet;
- overfeeding;
- infectious diseases, including the digestive system;
- parasites.
It is important to timely detect a change in the stool of the kids and start timely treatment from the very first days. The neglected state threatens the death of young animals.
Symptoms of diarrhea in kids
The symptoms that can be used to identify diarrhea directly depend on the cause that caused it. So, if diarrhea occurs as a result of overfeeding, poor quality "menu" or changes in nutrition, the kids:
- They lose a little weight.
- Bleat louder after eating.
- The area under the tail is constantly wet and stained with feces.
The presence of serious diseases or parasites makes the symptoms of diarrhea in kids more acute:
- The kid refuses to eat and loses weight dramatically.
- Moves less and breathes heavily.
- The stool turns yellow, green or red and foams.
- The body temperature rises.
Diarrhea treatment
First of all, sick kids must be separated from other relatives and transferred to a separate room. It is regularly ventilated and litters are changed several times a day.
It is impossible to take the kids out to graze in the warm season until complete recovery and the establishment of a chair.
Milk should be excluded from the diet of young animals for a couple of days. For gastric lavage, make a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Then drink herbal infusions made on the basis of one of the following ingredients:
- oak bark;
- chamomile;
- bird cherry berries;
- pomegranate peel.
Rice water has a good antidiarrheal effect. For this, 1 tbsp. pour 7 tbsp of rice. water and boil for 10 minutes. Strain and water the kid with warm broth every two hours for ¼ st.
Treatment of diarrhea caused by infectious diseases
If diarrhea is caused by more serious reasons than overfeeding or a change in diet, it is still advisable to show the sick kids to the veterinarian. In the presence of foamed stool of a discolored and elevated temperature, antibiotics cannot be avoided. The drug Biovit, which consists of a complex of antibiotics and vitamins to restore the intestinal microflora, has proven itself well for this purpose. Also use Levomycetin, Biomycin or Farmaxin.
To get rid of parasites, the kids should be given Bimectin or Alben.