Diarrhoea and loss of appetite

I’ve got 2 Bichons recently moved back to UK after 7 years, they stayed 2 nights in kennels last week. One of them has been asking to go to the loo every couple of hours all night, he then eats loads of grass and u less I drag him away he won’t stop. First his poo were solid so I put it down to maybe he just felt a bit ill this morning when he went the loo after eating the grass it was bright yellow diarrhoea with a little grass in it. He doesn’t want any food today and I think he has tummy ache. There are a lot of urban foxes around and there is quite a lot of what I think is fox poo around. Could he have caught something from them? Do they pee on grass? He’s fully vaccinated. I’m obviously going to take him to the vets but just wanted some thoughts on this

Hello!  So it sounds as though one of two dogs is quiet / lethargic / off food, has been eating grass and also has the runs.   In theory, this might be connected to the foxes but there are plenty of possibilities;  it could also be connected with the stress of moving or pancreatitis, liver disease, a possible change in diet, worms etc.   I'm pleased that you're going to the vet; the first thing they will be concerned about is making sure that your little one isn't dehydrated or painful and potentially ruling out any differentials that are worrying them in the short term (in some patients, they might be concerned about Parvovirus or foreign bodies for example).  Some guts then recover with treatment, the cause never being found.  However in severe cases or cases that might recurr, such as chronic pancreatitis, further information / more difficult tests may be needed.

Regarding the foxes, it would be a good idea to chat to your vet about your worming regieme, in order to ensure that it is appropriate for a dog that may encounter fox faeces.  Foxes may be involved in the spread of lungworm, for example.

Often, vets will advise changes to the dirt at such a time, eg sticking to particular prescription foods.

*diet*.  I do apologise - we are unable to edit out mistakes on our new forum;  it keeps us accountable for what we say, but is frustrating when we make typos!