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August 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Why does my dog's poop have yellow spots?
I have a 5 months old mini schnauzer. About a month ago, he was diagnosed with giardia, treated for it, and retested. The second test came out negative and everything he was healthy for along time. During the past week, he started of having diarrhea every evening and on Wednesday, threw up 3 times during the night and had really bad diarrhea. I called the vet in the morning and he said it's probably food poisoning. He recommended feeding him boiled chicken breast and plain white rice for two days and testing him again for parasites just to make sure. We have been keeping up with that diet and his parasite test came back normal. His diarrhea has pretty much gone away. His stool is a little softer than usual but much much better than before. However, for the last 3 days, his stool has been really full of little yellow round balls. The balls are about the size of cous cous but are the color of yellow curry.Could they have missed the parasites and would a parasite even be visible and this large? He has not really been going outside except for the walks and I have been very careful to watch what he eats since he is getting over the food poisoning. I have never heard of anything like this but his my first puppy so there is a lot I still don't know.
Last edited by anpa1019; August 16th, 2008 at 09:47 PM.
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August 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Tape worm eggs are about that size. Is there anything that resembles rice aroud the dogs rectum? That would symbolize tape worms. The dog was treated with strongid, I would assume. It may also be something that the dog has eaten that was not digested and is showing up in its stool. | 
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August 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Tape worms are generally flat not round...They are white not yellow so I'd have to say that is probably not what you are seeing....It sounds like something he is eating not like worms to me...You may want to ask your Vet to do a floatation test on him for worms and parasites...There are several different parasites the floatation will test for...Coccidia being one...Coccidia is transferred to dogs by bird poop...Does he run where any bird dropping are? I'm assuming he has had several rounds of DHPPC vaccines so we can almost certainly rule out parvo....
What are you feeding this puppy now? Also have you taken his temp? | |
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August 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| He just had the flotation test done yesterday and the vet called me this morning to say the results came back negative for everything. I thought it was something he is eating also but I am seeing it every time he goes to the bathroom for the 3 days now...I really doubt he is eating the same thing every day, multiple times a day. This guy will eat anything and everything though. I have pulled out everything from leaves, candy wrappers, cigarette buds, and popcorn from his mouth. I try to watch him as much as I can but he is way but he still manages to sneaks things by.
Today was his first day back to regular food. He eats Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's souls, about 1/2 cup a day. I haven't taken his temp because I don't have the right thermometer but I think he is feeling ok. He is has been sleeping all the day but he a long action filled morning. It's been pretty hot around here lately so I think that's why he is a little lazier than usual. In the morning and at night once it cools down, he is back to being his crazier, out of control terrier self. | |
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August 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| I'm not sure what chicken soup for the dog lovers is but if you want to get him on an easy to digest diet and avoid a finicky adult dog I'd switch him over to Eukanuba small bite puppy formula ...It is what I have fed my puppies for almost 30 years and it works very well..Depending on his weight I'd feed him twice a day I'm guessing 1/2 cup at each feeding...He does not need can food or additives...This food is a complete diet full of vitamins...
Can you post a photo of the little guy? | |
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August 16th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| Just guessing here. Could it be the rice he has been eating? I know rice is easy to digest but it will also come through whole if not chewed 
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August 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Oh my lordy..I so hope your doggie is ok!! but the visuals here are really getting to the point! LOL | |
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August 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Carol, I was starting to think the same thing...Especially with the chicken soup added..
Shawnie, shall I go into more detail for you? lol | |
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August 16th, 2008
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| Oh Shawnie! once you've raised children you've seen it all
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August 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly  Oh Shawnie! once you've raised children you've seen it all
Carol | im almost done with my 5th child!! but hmmm im still having bad bad visuals..and MM no thank you mam!! im so allset...
I didnt know dogs could have chicken soup tho? does that help them when they are sick? | |
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August 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Sorry for the confusion, he is not eating chicken soup. While his tummy hurts, I give him rice and boiled chicken breast. The chicken soup is the brand of the kibble he usually eats that was recommended by the breeder and is all natural with no additives.
Here are some pictures of the little trouble maker. He is about 5 and half months old right now and his name is Cooper. | |
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August 16th, 2008
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| Oh he is CUTE! And he does look like a trouble maker lol
Have you discussed the problems you are having with his breeder? A responsible breeder would be willing to help ...Cute clip on him by the way! | |
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August 16th, 2008
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| He's soooooo cute and I agree that it's probably the rice. | |
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August 17th, 2008
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| Cooper is adorable!
Carol | |
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August 18th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| I was definitely scared when i saw the title of this thread and it showed picture attachments......whew! Nice looking dog. | |
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August 18th, 2008
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August 18th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Could teething be making him act funny? He is has lost most of his baby teeth except for the huge back molars. Maybe is's painful and it's making him cranky. I know babies get diarrhea when they are teething maybe dogs do that too? He does this super cute thing where when he is laying down on his back, he uses his front two feet to rub his cheeks and face. It kind of looks like a little shy kid trying to hide but I am thinking he is doing that because of his teeth. Any of you seen that before? | |
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August 18th, 2008
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| | King of Curt
| All the dogs I've ever kept have become restless and obviously annoyed when teething, but I never noticed any stool issues. (That isn't to say that it doesn't happen.  ) I would imagine that it could be possible that if the dog is stressing over the mouth pain that it could cause diarrhea, but again, I am not positive on that. | |
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August 18th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Slug I was definitely scared when i saw the title of this thread and it showed picture attachments......whew! Nice looking dog. |  | |
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August 20th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| What a CUTE buggeroozle you have there!!! My fave kind of cheeky face!!!!
I have seen those bits you have described in one of my dogs that had colitis. It was controlled well with drugs but if i were you i would have that pup at the vets as many times as poss until you have an answer. MAY very well be the rice too, let's be horrid, it's not gonna come out white!!! I also fed my colitis dog rice!
When was pup last wormed?
Hope all will be ok, i'm sure it will. My 'God dog' Archie, had part of his bowel removed last week............STRESSSSS..........he went home ok BUT back in a vet hosp tonight!!!! He's a 2 year old Rottweiller and a big soft numptey!! He has NO idea that he is meant to be butch/fierce etc all he wants is to sit on your knee and cuddle!!!!
Is there any yellow in his kibble? That may not break down fully? ( like corn for us? SORRY to be vile) I have seen what you descibe and my memory is TRYING ( it's gone 1am here)to work overtime!!!!! | |
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August 20th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| Did you take a sample of the stool to the vet? If your vet can see what the issue is, it may help with the diagnosis. | |
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August 20th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| If he has a bad tummy it could be bile from the stomach !
unlikely to be rice as its so easily digested
Last edited by owain; August 20th, 2008 at 09:27 PM.
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August 20th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| Bile would be more green than yellow. I don't think it's the rice either. It sounds more like corn or popcorn seeds or, sometimes diarrhea comes out in little balls instead of runny. It could be that puppy is allergic to something in the food. My sis has two dogs and one of them is allergic to soy. The vet told her to give her dogs a weight loss formula instead of the normal formula they were on, and her female australian shepherd broke out in a bad bumpy rash a couple of days later. The only new ingredient in the new food was soy. She stopped that food and the rash went away. | |
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August 22nd, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| I didn't take him to the vet but I did talk to him on the phone. He said it's probably some kind of bacterial imbalance from all the junk he eats when no one is looking. He put him on flagyl, twice a day, for 7 days. I haven't seen any improvement yet but it has only been 2 days. He said if it's not that, it might be a food allergy. I really hope he gets better soon. | |
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August 23rd, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| I know this is gonna be gross... but when i have issues with my dogs my vet asks me to get a sample and bring it in. Have you thought about taking a sample of whats in his stool to the vet so he/she can see exactly what it is and color.. | |
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August 23rd, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| ACK... sorry I didnt see a 2nd page to this thread.. the stool sample was talked about already.. my bad.. | |
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