TMI- dog poop

[Bernadine]

She's had diarrhea for 2 days or so.  I gave her a new flavor of wet food, but same brand, so I switched back to the old flavor.  She only gets a tablespoon of wet mixed with the dry twice a day.  But I just noticed some poop on her butt and when I wiped, it was red.

Vet's office gave me an appointment for Thursday afternoon and said to feed her boiled chicken and rice in the meantime.  Does that sound right?  They said it was probably switching to the different flavor all at once.  I thought it would be ok since it was the same brand.  Is this more of an emergency?  Should I be finding somewhere to take her sooner?

[emjacobs]

Red doesn't always = blood. What color was the poop itself?

Nutrition changes should be made very gradually over two weeks+

Boiled chicken and rice is a great suggestion, keep an eye on future stools, drinking habits, etc. if things seem to get worse then consider the e-vet but based on a little red when she's had diarrhea for a few days already I wouldn't rush to the e-vet.

[Bernadine]

Ok, thanks guys. She's acting fine otherwise. I'll stick to the chicken and rice and see if she improves before Thursday afternoon.