Diarrhea came back, I'm super-worried

Yesterday, after 5 days of runs and feeding chicken+rice, Risa had NORMAL stool. Maybe it sounds like I'm crazy, but I was totally happy. The little poop in the garden made me relaxed again. We visited the vet in the afternoon to tell him the news and he checked Risa quickly, saying he will be fine. Today morning I gave Risa his rice and waited for his poopy, but it was not so solid again and followed by yellow-like diarrhea. I'm frustrated. After the week of runs he's slowly losing weight and both his ears went down again. He's playful and active, though. Looks like we'll have to visit the vet again on Monday (there's no weekend service in our city). I've read through several forums here and learned about the canned pumpkin, but it is not sold in our country. Maybe I'll try the banana+apple alternative, but I'm afraid of experiments.
It is really sad that we have our pup for 14 days now and he's ill half of that time. But I hope he will be OK soon, no matter what the costs for vet care will be.

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Comment by Cindi on June 7, 2008 at 11:01pm: I'm very concerned that your vet continues the same course of treatment when it's obvious that it is not consistently helping little Risa. Is there another vet where you might get a second opinion? And it would help to contact the breeder. We're sending healing energy!

Comment by Sylvia & Timmy on June 7, 2008 at 4:32pm: You might contact the breeder and check if this has happened with any of the other pups in the litter? Has Risa had his first puppy shots and worming?

Comment by Sam on June 7, 2008 at 8:22am: I would bring a stool sample back in this morning. Sometimes parasites dont show up in each sample. Something is amiss here. If he is now losing weight this is becoming a more dangerous situation. I sure hope to hear he is on the mend very soon.

Comment by Susan on June 7, 2008 at 8:01am: Your puppy may be sensitive to the rice and chicken, one of our guys was. Try baking a potato and mixing it with a little cottage or farmer's cheese - something very bland. Feed it warm, not hot or cold and give a little at a time. Pumpkin may be too harsh.
Also watch for dehydration. If your puppy's gums feel sticky not wet, he is in need of water.

Comment by Arang&Mark on June 7, 2008 at 5:03am: maybe you can ask your vet about fiber alternatives. canned pumpkin is used for the fiber. to help solidify the poop. i am sure as long as you give risa a dog friendly food that is also fibrous, it would work the same way.