I have a 5 month old springer pups who over the past few hours has had really bad diarrhoea.  He is now looking a little worse for ware and a little advice on how best to help him out would be great....

PHONE YOUR EMERGENCY VET - WE CAN'T HELP HERE AT A DISTANCE AND TIME MAY BE ESSENTIAL

Margot

Vet is the only way to go.
Every vet should offer emergancy care,ring your normal vet
and my guess is there will be a phone number for the emergancy vet.

You really think that a vet is necessary?  Might he just have eaten one too many slugs (he kind of likes em!), typing that in bold has kind of got me worried..

He may have eaten anything that would upset him or he could have a virus but we can't tell you and if he's looking worse for wear the vet is your best option he is still very young and could go down so fast. Not worth the risk.

Only you can decide that but for peace of mind I would ring
better safe than sorry.
He might of eaten one to many slugs but who knows.

Have phoned vets thanks

I will keep my fingers crossed that its nothing at all for you :-)
Good luck

thanks thats really kind

Everything crossed here too Scramble - please let us know how you get on :)

Teri x

How is your puppy today?

Slugs and snails are very dangerous for dogs to eat, especially if they've been eating slug poison.

Mine are terrified of my African Land Snail. When im having a cuddle (yes he needs love too) the girls come for a sniff, he pops his head in and they run off, comeback, watch him come back out and when his eyes pop out again they run like hell.
I'd die if they ate him!!!!

People put slug and snail bait down which is poisonous to dogs as well as slugs and snails. Also some snails and slugs carry parasites which can make dogs really ill so you must get your dog to the vet to be checked out, and do mention to the vet that it likes eating these slimy pests.