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09-21-2015, 09:32 AM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: New Yok, NY
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| Loose Stool I was wondering if this was normal... Both my Yorkies that I adopted this week have loose stool. Boomer only eats dry food and Thumper will eat his dry food soaked in chicken stock. I just want to make sure this is nothing I need to worry about. Thanks |
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09-21-2015, 10:24 AM | #2 |
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| Were they seen by a vet after you got them, for a general system check-up? Loose stools can be the result of nothing more serious than a change in water they drink, to worms, and right on up the scale of things to worry about! If they were seen by your vet when you first got them, and they got a clean bill of health, I would probably give it a day or two....give them some canned pumpkin, you can switch to bottled water until they get used to YOUR water if you give them tap water....since they both have the loose stools, it is something they both have "gotten into"...their water, their food, something they grazed on in the back yard, "new home stress", etc.....or something they both have "caught"....I would give some pumpkin, make sure they have distilled water to drink.....I always keep Pedialyte on hand to add to my kiddo's water if they are having an off day...kind of keeps electrolytes in line and organized.....I would give cottage cheese or yogurt instead of regular meals for the next 24-36 hours, so they can kind of get their system back in balance....if the loose stools continue, or turn into a watery diarrhea, you need to step it up a little....I am hesitant to "prescribe" medication, but there are several OTC meds you can give for that.....or a trip to the vet if this continues on for more than a couple of days. I always allow 24 hours for my dog's tummies to settle....I put them on electrolyte water to drink, then I give them cottage cheese or yogurt as first meals after that initial 24 hours, then slowly reintroduce their diets. |
09-21-2015, 10:37 AM | #3 |
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| They were seen by a vet for a general check up but I didn't think to mention it and he didn't do an fecal test. Its more loose/soft stool. I will keep an eye on it. They are going regularly to the bathroom regularly. They were negative for worms and were given heart worm and frontline earlier this month. |
09-21-2015, 11:28 AM | #4 |
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| Thanks for the info. I just took them for a walk and it looks like the stool is clumping together just very soft when I pick it up. I am uploading pics. I am probably worrying about nothing but since I am a first time dog owner I don't want to miss something that could be bothering them. You have been wonderful with your advice I can't thank you enough. Also the Heartworm medication from J.R. Enterprises arrived today. I will start using it next month. |
09-21-2015, 01:52 PM | #5 |
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| Art in Poop:) It looks pretty well formed to me, even though a bit soft. Certainly not runny on my poop scale. But others may disagree? |
09-21-2015, 02:29 PM | #6 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| Looks like "adjustment" stools to me....babies adjusting to new home, new environment, new water, new sights and smells, etc!!! I am glad you went with the heartworm med...it is used by millions of people, used to be the way we ALL got heartworm meds for our dogs thru our vets (yes, there was a time when we all got heartworm med from the vet.....it was not sold everywhere by everyone, and there was once upon a time, the only kind available to us!) It will keep your baby protected without you having to take out a second lien on the ranch, and there actually are vets out there that will help their clientele with this expense by giving you the same suggestions! I worked for a vet when I was in high school for 4 years....I was going to go to vet school, and he helped get me into vet school (sponsorship) as there were not hardly ANY females going to vet school back in the 60's...that wonderful man taught me sooooooo much about vet medicine and vet procedures.....and he used to say worming was the bread and butter of the practice....so if we had a customer that was obviously struggling financially, yet still trying to do right by their pet, he would really cut them slack, especially in those areas. That wonderful man was all about the animals, and the love people had for their animals....and back in those days, he took call 24/7 for his patients! Imagine THAT! |
09-21-2015, 03:14 PM | #7 |
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| Worms The Heartworm meds sound a really good deal and the liquid is a great way of dosing. Having had one past issue with other worms I wonder if you suggest other meds for hookworm, etcetera as well? I thought I took care of my dog well but he got other worms that the Heartgard did not cover. I suppose that the other worms can be very easily treated, unlike Heartworm which can be deadly? So should we dose when the worms appear rather than use preventives all the time? |
09-21-2015, 09:39 PM | #8 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| I have a wormer chart in my files, but it wont "copy-paste" correctly to this site...it reproduces it in a straight line down the left side of the page, rather than like a chart.....You may be able to copy-paste it from here, to your own email and it may return to the chart form I have it in....we can try.... "RELATIVE EFFICACY OF THE COMMON ANTHELMINTICS (WORMERS) Product Hook- or Roundworm Whip Tape HeartWorm Ivermectin* +++ +++ --- +++ Pyrantel pamoate (Nemex, Strongid)** +++ --- --- --- Fenbendazole (Panacur™)*** +++ +++ ++*** --- Praziquantel (Droncit™) --- --- +++ --- Prazi + Febantel™(Paracitide-10™) +++ +++ +++ --- Drontal-Plus™ (prazi- & pyr. pamoate) +++ +++ +++ --- Milbemycin (Interceptor™) ++ ++ --- --- Maybe if you copy-paste the med names above and then copy it to your own email, where it may return to the chart form it actually is in.... No, I just tried it and it copies just like it is on here, all down the left side of the page..... If anyone is interested, send me a pm and I will see if it will transcribe in chart form, that way. |
09-22-2015, 05:48 AM | #9 |
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| Worms Thank you for the info on wormers. Sorry it would not paste properly. But i think your info shows that all wormers do not kill all worms. The reason I posted was that I once thought that Heartworm meds did in fact kill all worm parasites. ( my bad!) Then my dog got tapeworms, even though he was on Frontline! My vet told me that I had give Sentinel Spectrum to cover Tapeworm and most of the others. Ivermectin is not a universal killer. So I really wondered how you as a breeder deal with the worm issue. Yes, ivermectin kills the worst of worms, Heartworm, but how do you handle the other worms? One approach is to wait until the dog is infected and then treat the specific worm, or give a universal preventive all the time. Or perhaps a universal wormer every so often? I do think it would be very useful if we could get a table with the info you gave, as it is a more complex issue than just Heartworm. I had to look up each Heartworm med and check what it covered, a real pain! Thanks. |
09-27-2015, 08:33 AM | #10 |
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| Wanted to update everyone I have been giving Boomer and Thumper Pumpkin for the past two days and it seems to be working. Their stool is more formed together. I kinda freaked out for a second today because Boomer's stool was really orange/reddish colored and thought it could be blood. Then I realized I gave him pumpkin in the morning and it was probably from that. Has anyone experienced their stool changing colors from the food/treats they eat. The other day Thumper's was green b/c he had a big dent stick the night before. |
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09-28-2015, 04:13 AM | #12 | |
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Yes, this is normal. The loose stool issue could be as simple as stress from the change in their life and new surrounding. All pups go through an adjustment period and stress can cause loose stool none he less you may want to get them into your family vet for a wellness check. Meanwhile, if the pumpkin is not working you can use Pepto-Bismol. That's what is use and it works wonders. May need to call your vet to check for proper dose.
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