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bloody poo Hi there! My baby Oliver is 1 year old, very healthy, a little skinny, and just started pooing blood for no reason. Just once, and it wasn't a LOT of blood, but still.... I'm worried. Has anyone else experience similar issues? His brother, Ellington, is 1.5 years old and eats the same food, but has healthy stools right now... |
oh also, they are both "scooting" from time to time, but no smelliness coming out of "back there", so I don't think it's compressed anal glands |
I would keep an eye on him and call or bring him to the vet. Nolee did this and was diagnosised with HGE. He was dehydrated and had IV fluids and had to spend the nite. Don't wait too long to have it checked out! |
I think I would take him in for a vet visit. |
Hi and Welcome to YT!!!! Bloody stool can be serious. I wouldn't waste any time getting him to the Vet. Scooting can be indicative of partially full anal glands. Scooting may or may not cause then to empty. It's best to have them checked by your vet or groomer. Ignoring them can lead to impaction and/or rupture, infection and surgery. |
My Silky Terrier started having bloody/mucousy poo at about 1yr. His tummy makes terrible growling and gurgling noises. We took him to several vets and spent thousands on tests. Finally a friend referred us to a vet that did an exam and blood tests on him. All the tests came back ok. So, she determined that he had colitis. So we put him on a special food (tried Hills ID but he rolled in it so we had to go with Purina EN). She also put him on Prednisone and metronidazole (the metro was only for 2 weeks). He also got NO table food anymore at all. After about a year we tapered off of the pred. He is now able to eat Taste of The Wild food and is no longer having the bloody poo. He will flare if he gets upset/stressed. It was a long road to recovery for him. The food change was the most important thing. The prednisone seems to help when there is a flare. I would recommend taking him in for the poo and blood tests to make sure everything is working ok. I am sorry to hear that you are going through this. It was absolutely terrifying for us too. I am sure your baby will be ok. |
We had this same issue before in the past, but my Ellie was much younger than a year old. She had coccidia and ended up going on Albon and Hills ID dog food. It was all that she could eat for a while. She still has issues with certain foods and treats. I have to be very careful about what I give her. |
Autumn just turned 1 on August 10, she was diagnosed with kidney problems, Bun is high, but not creatinine. She also has stomach issues.....vomiting since July 1, that has subsided now with the hamb/rice diet I have her on. The 1st week of this diet she had pretty normal stool, then last Thursday, it turned to moosh and now this a.m. she has blood in HER stool. I also give her two tsp yogurt with her meals. Her stomach also makes the noises, right after that it seems she has to go out. She goes often....more during the nite. Last night 11 pm, 1 am; 3 am; 6 am; 8 am, she's now pacing again and probably wants to go. She'll be playing and it just comes out sometimes. Awful and frustrating. I feel so bad for her. I'm glad the food worked for you. I'm afraid Autumn won't eat it and then what will I do? She's a very fussy eater. Autumn does not scoot. I wish you the best with your pup and hope the "better" health continues. |
Hi. My Fiona also had bloody stool when she first came to us. It happened more than once but she had no other problems. I took her to the vet and she had a slight infection. He said it could be caused by stress or parasites. He tested her for parasites but she had none. She took an antibiotic for a few days and everything cleared up. The vet said that seeing blood doesn't always mean something really bad but it can sometimes be a sign of something serious. I was also told that if a dog scoots it could be a sign of parasites. But I know that is not always the case. I would see the vet to rule out any serious problems. Good luck and I will keep you in my prayers! Let us know! Ashlee |
Confused 1 Attachment(s) Thank you for writing.:) The vet prescribed meds for parasites (no stool sample required)...ten days on meds. She's been wanting to go out every 2 hrs. because she has diarrhea so bad. I'm concerned because she's not drinking water like she should (she is eating). She's very playful. We are both exhausted. I work full time and she has me up all nite. I collected a urine sample today and I will be taking in a stool sample also. SOMETHING needs to be done soon and then we'll have to deal with the other problem whcih is the HIGH BUN. Thank you for the prayers |
Bonitalou: I would try eliminating the yogurt, she may be lactose intolerant. Everyone else: Yorkies are prone to colitis, and it can be stress induced. If I yell at one of my cats, my older yorkie gets runny poos! Change of diet, actually change of anything can be stressful. Think twice when making decisions that involve your pup. |
Yogurt 1 Attachment(s) Hi. I stopped the yogurt. I haven't yelled at her in weeks but I know she is high strung. Thanks for the info. Hope to know MORE after the stool culture and the uriinalysis. |
Adding canned pumpkin to the diet adds fiber and may help to produce firmer stools. |
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