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lecteryo11 · 02-14-2008, 06:57 PM

For the past week or so my wife has noticed that our Yorkie's poop seems
to have changed color. It is mostly brown to dark brown. There also seems
to be small white areas on the outside of the poop. Sometimes more sometimes less. If the poop sits on the wee wee pad for a few minutes,
these areas get whiter. We have not changed dog foods, but recently
opened a new bag. We use the Eukanuba Yorkshire dog food. Has anyone
experienced this? Kirby otherwise seems very healthy. Thanks.

bjh · 02-15-2008, 09:38 AM

It is a little hard to understand exactly what you are talking about. I know dogs that have liver problems have poop that is lighter and greyish looking. Could you be seeing tape worms in his stool? Tape worms look like little segments of rice and when the dog poops the worms will crawl out of the poop and be on the floor around the poop. The tapeworms are white. I wish I could be more helpful. If it continues you might want to take him to the vets.

lecteryo11 · 02-15-2008, 11:33 AM

He just pooped and it looks completely normal. There are no rice -looking
segments and no worms. It looks like the normal dark brown color. I collected it and let it sit. Within 5 minutes, the color of the ends of the
stool got lighter almost as if some type of oxidation had taken place. I
believe there is something in the stool that is oxidizing. I am going to stop
the new dog food we are using (Eukanuba Yorshire blend) and go back to
Eukanuba puppy. Any input would be most appreciated.

Chooie · 02-16-2008, 07:53 AM

Why dont you take a sample of poop to the vet they can run test for worms and parasites. Hope this helps

bjh · 02-16-2008, 08:22 AM

In regards to liver disease:

"Another important symptom is light colored stool. Due to the lack of bile production, the stool will appear light and can be gray colored or pale."

I would definitely take him off the Eukanuba Yorkshire blend because it is higher in protein. If you have not had blood work done on him lately then you might consider doing that if the light colored stools continue.

lecteryo11 · 02-16-2008, 01:43 PM

I guess this is hard to explain. The poop comes out completely normal.
It changes as described above later on. I guess we'll have his stool
analyzed at the vet. Thanks for your help.

02-14-2008, 06:57 PM	#1
lecteryo11 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7	Poop question For the past week or so my wife has noticed that our Yorkie's poop seems to have changed color. It is mostly brown to dark brown. There also seems to be small white areas on the outside of the poop. Sometimes more sometimes less. If the poop sits on the wee wee pad for a few minutes, these areas get whiter. We have not changed dog foods, but recently opened a new bag. We use the Eukanuba Yorkshire dog food. Has anyone experienced this? Kirby otherwise seems very healthy. Thanks.

02-16-2008, 08:22 AM	#5
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	In regards to liver disease: "Another important symptom is light colored stool. Due to the lack of bile production, the stool will appear light and can be gray colored or pale." I would definitely take him off the Eukanuba Yorkshire blend because it is higher in protein. If you have not had blood work done on him lately then you might consider doing that if the light colored stools continue. Last edited by bjh; 02-16-2008 at 08:24 AM.

02-15-2008, 09:38 AM	#2
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	It is a little hard to understand exactly what you are talking about. I know dogs that have liver problems have poop that is lighter and greyish looking. Could you be seeing tape worms in his stool? Tape worms look like little segments of rice and when the dog poops the worms will crawl out of the poop and be on the floor around the poop. The tapeworms are white. I wish I could be more helpful. If it continues you might want to take him to the vets.

02-15-2008, 11:33 AM	#3
lecteryo11 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7	He just pooped and it looks completely normal. There are no rice -looking segments and no worms. It looks like the normal dark brown color. I collected it and let it sit. Within 5 minutes, the color of the ends of the stool got lighter almost as if some type of oxidation had taken place. I believe there is something in the stool that is oxidizing. I am going to stop the new dog food we are using (Eukanuba Yorshire blend) and go back to Eukanuba puppy. Any input would be most appreciated.

02-16-2008, 07:53 AM	#4
Chooie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 33	Why dont you take a sample of poop to the vet they can run test for worms and parasites. Hope this helps

02-16-2008, 01:43 PM	#6
lecteryo11 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7	I guess this is hard to explain. The poop comes out completely normal. It changes as described above later on. I guess we'll have his stool analyzed at the vet. Thanks for your help.