When I noticed the blood, of course we rushed him to the Vet where he did an immediate pelvic, abdominal palpations where my dog immediately reacted to -- two x-rays later it was determinded that he had gas - put on a diet of rice/hamburger and/or cottage cheese. He was given Antiobotics. My question is, how does gas cause diarrhea? and How long should this diarrhea last? My dog actually started to realise the gas last night, which is a good sign.
2006-10-15 03:23:20 · 16 answers · asked by Tammy H 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I guess I should clarify a bit:
My husky is a inside dog, never allowed loose at all, and always on his walking leash and were I walk him its a private road owned by us and the next door neighbors.
He is full vaccinated and has been that way since we rescused him 2 years ago.
The blood has stopped since his bout of it on Friday. I checked his stool this morning and there was some mucous(sp) but the base of the stool is starting to harden up, not at all like the blobs that were happening Thursday/Friday.
And the biggest thing I forgot (sorry writing a question without caffine) is that on Wednesday evening he ate a turkey bone from the garbage can (apparently his new trick is to open the can).... Just to clarify when we looked at the X-rays there was no pertruding bones or pieces of bone just alot of gas sitting low in the large intestine, the upper GI tract was clear.
2006-10-15 04:54:18 · update #1
I just wanted to THANK you all for your answers they are helpful -- I did call the Vet and the antibotics was directly due to the bleeding that was coming from an swollen rectum due to the amount of deficating he was doing. The antibotics were to help reduce swelling as well as curb any infections that may happen....
2006-10-15 04:56:13 · update #2
the vet should have gave you full details about this.if its not better in 3 to 5 days take her back to the vet.if it gets worse take her to the vet imediatly.
2006-10-15 03:31:21 · answer #1 · answered by angelsmile 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend that owns a rescue shelter for animals and she has a dog that had the same problem. The vet said that the dogs white blood cell counts were high and the dog was treated for infection. My friend has been doing some checking around and found that there has been several cases of this lately. I never heard of gas causing diarrhea. The diarrhea shouldn't last for more than a couple days after the dog was put on antibiotics.
2006-10-15 04:54:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did the Vet tell you what the blood was caused from? GAS does NOT cause BLOOD in a stool! I hate to say this, but I would take my baby to another vet. The sudden change in diet has caused the gas. Pets have very sensitive digestive systems, and that sudden change in diet is what can cause more gas and loose bowels. Generally a vet will place a dog on a prescription food either from Royal Canin or Science Diet and run further tests on the stool sample becasue of the blood. Blood in the stool is really BAD, and I wish your vet would have told you that, and given you a better food diet than what they did. What are the antibiotics for???
GAS does not cause the loose bowels, the change in diet and the antibiotics can cause the gas and diarrhea.
I would go for a second opinion from another vet.
2006-10-15 03:31:26 · answer #3 · answered by thedothanbelle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gas doesn't cause diarrhoea- gas is another symptom of the gut upset which has given your dog diarrhoea. Don't worry about parvo- you have taken your dog to the vet, who would have known if your dog had something that serious. The normal innoculations we give dogs protect against it anyway. It sounds like the vet hasn't really explained anything to you- I would ask her/him to explain more fully if you're concerned (perhaps on the phone? you've already paid for the consultation after all!)
The x-rays will have shown that there is no internal injury (eg. from a sharp bit of bone) so the antibiotics and special diet should clear things up. Hard boiled eggs also seem to help fix diarrhoea. It is best to WITHOLD FOOD FOR 24 HOURS before starting the special diet to let the guts recover; your vet probably told you this. Bet your dog's enjoying the special diet!
2006-10-15 03:44:21 · answer #4 · answered by maybealice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even a fully immunized dog IS SUSEPTIBLE to contracting Parvo-Virus through the age of 2 years old. Typically under these circumstances (at this age w/vaccines up to date) they will survive BUT nevertheless, they CAN still contract it.
Blood in the stool would immediately tell me that it's either Parvo or Coccocidiosis. Sounds more to me like Coccocidiosis however.
Did your vet do a fecal? "Coccocidia" should be easily seen under a microscope and treated with Sulfa drugs.
Feed your dog in a raised feeder to prevent bloating or gas... Also, feed twice a day at the same time to prevent them from scarfing down their meal so quickly, which can cause a large intake of air that causes bloat. You can place a large river rock or two in the food bowl to cause the dog to have to go slower and "pick" his food around the rock...
Good luck...
2006-10-15 03:55:29 · answer #5 · answered by Summer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just went through this with my English Bulldog two weeks ago. He started with diarrhea and then we saw that it got bloody. We took him to the vet who did blood work and a stool test. It came back loaded with bacteria. She suspected he had eating something dead in our yard. I was quite sure about this as he is very picky about eating, but we do live in a wooded area so I suppose it's possible. He took the antibiotics for 8 days, and I really didn't see a change until 6 days into the medication. I have given him rice with his dog food, and he is completely back to normal now. So hang in there. I also agree that I haven't heard of gas causing diarrhea.
2006-10-15 04:08:24 · answer #6 · answered by Pam R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my dogs recently had bad diarrhea. I took him to the vet and got some medicine. The diarrhea started getting better in about 2 days. If your pet still has bad diarrhea on Monday, I would take him/her back to the vet. Make sure your pet has plenty of water to drink so that they don't get dehydrated.
2006-10-15 03:33:59 · answer #7 · answered by lilahope2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just keep a close eye on your dog since you have taken it too the vet , if it doesn,t get better soon I would seek a second opinion blood in stool with diarreah makes me nervous , could be that your dog has parvo which is a deadly dease hope everything turns out ok ,
2006-10-15 03:31:10 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
get to a vet ASAP, for as you know, this is not normal. Could've ate something bad, could have cancer, could have an ulsur, numerous things. Sounds gross, but get the poop w/ the blood in it, and take it to vet also. that way they can test it and it saves you a trip
2006-10-15 03:55:20 · answer #9 · answered by crazyami 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got a Rottweiler that got like that believe it or not i gave him some peptobismol not a lot just a spoon and gave him white rice cooked with no oil or salt 3 days tops he will be better make sure he doesn't eat anything out the trash or outside that you might have missed him eating
2006-10-15 03:45:33 · answer #10 · answered by ricky d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋