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stool confusion Hello all! I have a 1 year and 3 months old yorkie girl named Stella. This past Wednesday i was walking her, and my other little 6 month old yorkie girl named Sony at the park. As is her usual ritual, she took a number 2 potty break and when i went to clean it up i noticed that it was kind of shiny like it had a film on it and there was a tinge of red blood.... Like her butt was irritated. Thursday, Friday, and this morning it was totally normal. As i was walking her again today the shiny poo with a tinge of blood was back. The poo is still solid, but just with that weird film and the tiny amount of blood. She is eating normally, and playing well.... In fact, as i am typing this they are running backing forth and growling all over the house. She is on her second round of antibiotics though due to some skin irritations that she has had.... I dont know if that could have anything to do with it. Anywho, anyone have any ideas? Thanks for the help! -Lauren:confused: |
My Darla's poop today is the same almost. But she's 13 wks. Darla it can be a few things: the grass she ate a little of yesterday on her first day out in the yard, the wet food i changed on her, I took in a stool sample to my vet this morning for them to check out as the blood was not bright red or dark red. No fever no vomitting happy normal Darla, I should get my results back tomorrow. I've learned from others here that sometimes a change in the diet, a grass blade/weed can cause irritation in the stomach to where they poop a little blood. Please see my thread I posted this morning as a few members listed some helpful sites.. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...las-stool.html |
Huey sometimes has some of those slime/mucous covered stools, sometimes followed by one really soft, messy, nasty stool (he usually has"tootsie rolls"). I have discovered when he does this, he has eaten something he shouldn't have, like a wicker chair or a piece of bark or part of a houseplant. It always resolves quickly, though, and I can usually see evidence of the offending meal in the slime covered stool, so I just havent worried about it. I think the slime is a way of protecting the bowel from sharp pieces of wicker or sticks or whatever he shouldn't have eaten. |
Oh forgive me - the title of this thread - 'Stool Confusion' - I just had to share.... Reminds me when years ago my daughter Anna bought a puppy lemon labrador. She'd saved up for about 3 years, she was about 9 years old and we took 'Rosie' to the vet for her jabs and check-up :) During this, the vet asked Anna "How are her stools?"....and Anna looked extremely confused, and told the vet that Rosie usually sits on the floor....:eek: :rolleyes: :D Sally + Harry :aimeeyork x |
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For months now we've been on this road. Max has stomach issues, where his starts with a rambling tummy and them mucus on his soft stool, also blood. Blood work came back fine, no intestinal parasites, the only thing I can think of is food allergies.When the colon is irritated, it secretes mucus to protects it walls, and thats what you see when they poop.Since they strain to poop that may explain the blood. You could start writing down when she has these episodes and what she ate the day or two before. Im doing this and so far chicken is the the only thing I see every time he has issues.:( |
Hookworms and Giardia can be easily missed in a single stool sample. I had to test multiple samples to finally get a diagnosis. Some symptoms are blood in the stool, dark, runny stool, mucous in the stool, gas and/or bloating, increased appetite, weight loss or no weight gain, pale mucous membranes, a dry coat, and smelly stools. Not all these symptoms need be present. One way to check is to collect stool samples from 4 consecutive days (refrigerate between days), and collect a really fresh sample, and submit them to be tested by flotation and Direct smear. Or if this is too yucky, take a sample of stool in to be checked every other day (more expensive this way) until something if found. A normal, healthy dog does not have recurring/chronic abnormal stools (JMHO). |
Straining to poo is another symptom. Some dogs may not show any symptoms. |
Thanks everyone! I examined her poo both times and couldn't see anything abnormal on it..... I am worried she has a food allergy now.... i have taken her to the vet twice already within the past couple of weeks because of her itching... The first time she had some kind of rash and it cleared up with antibiotic... she also has some fungus on her that i am now treating... but now she has a red crust patch on her back paw pad on one foot and the other back foot's toe is red and a little puffy. She is on orijen adult dry mixed with a little fresh pet chicken and rice formula mixed in.. she has been on it for a couple of months. How long would it take a dog to develop food allergies? I feed her what i do because it is supposed to be really high quality (yes i know, freshpet has carageenan in it) and because she loves it and it is the only thing she will consistently eat. But the occasional weird stool has got me wondering.... |
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