[CyberKitten]

I have seen colic in babies but have only heard of puppies having it. I am not sure garlic is safe for dogs. Your puppy must be very young to have colic since it tends to occur in infants. (in human and canine babies!) And the vet I talked to today - after reading your post (I called her about somnething nonmedical) said that usually colic occurs in puppies while they are still with their mama and can occure because mama has not been able to stimulate bowel movements. Was your puppy taken from his mama too soon? It seems a bowel movement helps - does pumpkin work for puppies like it does for kitties?

And yes, colic is just a symptom of a digestive problem that is usually self limiting. Meaning it goes away without human or medical intervention.

However, she also said dogs who have colic may have something serious and it is a symptom of, lead poisoning for example. You really need to know WHY the dog has colic. But usually it is constipation and if you can help that, the dog should be fine. (unless he ate something he should not have).

I had to add costipation is also a symptom. You really need to find outr what is causing this - so maybe a vet visit would be helpful. I would call your vet tomorrow and ask him (tho I do not understand why he would diagnose colic without searching for the cause to be honest about my feelings) if it is safe to give the dog anything for it.