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Wylie's Mom · 08-03-2014, 09:48 AM

Bloody stools can be very, very dangerous...so please be aware of that. Is it bright red blood or dark/blackish? Your baby is still a VERY young puppy, and it's important that you know that continuing diarrhea/bloody stools can actually result in death in a puppy bc of quick dehydration.

In my opinion, something is very much irritating her GI, and if I were you - I'd put her back on the food she was on before all this started...stabilize her, get her SAFE and back on track. Then, if you want to switch foods -- you do it very slowly...and you may want to avoid whatever protein and carb sources that are in the Orijen you're currently using.

PLEASE be very, very cautious bc puppies can go down VERY fast...remember, she's only been alive for 12 weeks -- that's SO young, vulnerable, and remember that all her systems are still immature at this point.

Edited to add: also, I'd get this pup checked for giardia. And lastly, make sure you don't get ANY add'l puppy vaccines until she is stable again!

08-03-2014, 09:48 AM	#10
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	Bloody stools can be very, very dangerous...so please be aware of that. Is it bright red blood or dark/blackish? Your baby is still a VERY young puppy, and it's important that you know that continuing diarrhea/bloody stools can actually result in death in a puppy bc of quick dehydration. In my opinion, something is very much irritating her GI, and if I were you - I'd put her back on the food she was on before all this started...stabilize her, get her SAFE and back on track. Then, if you want to switch foods -- you do it very slowly...and you may want to avoid whatever protein and carb sources that are in the Orijen you're currently using. PLEASE be very, very cautious bc puppies can go down VERY fast...remember, she's only been alive for 12 weeks -- that's SO young, vulnerable, and remember that all her systems are still immature at this point. Edited to add: also, I'd get this pup checked for giardia. And lastly, make sure you don't get ANY add'l puppy vaccines until she is stable again! __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Last edited by Wylie's Mom; 08-03-2014 at 09:52 AM.