My 12 week old puppy has blood and mucous in his poop, do you know what could be wrong?

Question

I took a sample of his poop to the vet today. I was sure it would test positive for coccidiosis, but it was negative. Vet said to keep an eye on him over the weekend and bring him back in if it continues. His poops are ofen very soft to runny, but occasionally more solid like they should be. Once there was quite a bit of blood, once a bit of blood and some slimey mucousy stuff, and a 3rd time just a little bit of mucous with a spot of blood.

He's still happy, playful, and eating/drinking well, although appetite might be a little less than usual. Wondering if anyone else has had a puppy with this problem. He has been dewormed and is on track w/ he vaccinations. He does have a herniated umbelical could that be a factor in any way? He also has a level III/VI heart murmur, but doubt that would be a factor to the bloody poop. I feed him one of the best, premium foods that are available.

Please serious, knowledgeable answers only ... thanks.

He has had his parvo vaccine, is it still possible to get parvo even if vaccinated? If he had parvo would every poop be bloody?

He eats the best food possible, Natural Balance Premium?

He's pretty much always with me and supervised, so don't think he could have injested anything, and plays with other pets but under supervision.

Good news, he had a pretty normal poop just a bit ago (although it was on the floor rather than potty pad, it was nice to see no blood/mucous)

Sara, thanks for the info on the whipworms, the vet gave him a wormer last week, but I wonder if he could need a 2nd dose. I have a feeling he wasn't living in the best conditions since he also had a horrible case of ear mites when we first got him.

Answer 1

It could possibly be whipworms. They don't always show up on a fecal exam and require a little stronger treament than other worms. They usually live in the large intestine, causing bloody diarrhea with mucous, like you are describing. It is unlikely that the other factors are causing the diarrhea. Stress, however, can cause diarrhea, especially if you brought him home just recently. A follow-up fecal exam and a re-evaluation of his dewormers, plus prompt cleaning of feces will help.

Answer 2

I'm not a vet so I really don't know what it could be. However, if he's still acting like a puppy should and your vet doesn't seem worried then he's probably safe. If it were serious the vet would have wanted to keep him overnight for observation or sent you to a 24hr vet clinic that could watch him.

Besides that you said that the blood and mucous are becoming less apparent so he might already be well on his way to recovery.

Good luck with you puppy. I hope everything turns out well for him.

Answer 3

Is this puppy a Shizt-Tu??? Cardiac problems can effect then entire animal. Normally a happy puppy with aloose or runny stool with blood may have several problems.. FIRST... Parvo,,, this nothing to fool around with,, Is he vaccinated??? if there are no vaccines he needs to be tested NOW>>>> if he is negative for this then you should look for cocidiosis.. this a a single celled paraSite common in puppies.. it si NOT a worm.. it a protozoa,and can cause EXTREME dehydration, lethargy, and depression. A stool sample LOOKING FOR THIS.. is the best way to diagnosis.. Treatment would be with a drug available from a licensed vet only called Albon it is give over a series of days, monitoring the stool, and then rechecking in two to three weeks. Too many time the vet with the wait and see what happens attitude can be waiting too long. This should be addressed promptly. Mummers can be found in several small breed dogs..a through cardiac evaluation should be done before this puppy has any surgery ans should be monitored during any procedures for problems

Answer 4

if he starts to throw up and looses appitite then you will need to get him to a vet ASAP cause that is a sign of parvo virus and that can kill him very quickly and its a very horriable death, also if he keeps up with the blood and muccus then you need to get him in the vet right away cause that means that me might have a blockage in his bowel or something serious so just keep a close on him and if anything changes for the worse then you need to get him to an emerancy vet right away, I hope this has help and by the way yes i have had 2 dogs with blood and muccus in their poop and it turned out that they both had parvo virus

Answer 5

What kind of puppy food are you feeding him? If it is cheap it can very well cause it. Puppys are very sensitive to this sort of thing. I personally think once it is older, buy the cheapest food possible. But when they are puppies, they need a good brand for their digestive system. Iams is the best, it is expensive but when the puppy only eats a quarter cup a day it is not very much.

Answer 6

My pup done this at one time, I too went to the Vet. it was virus that lasted a couple of days. No food for 24 hours, and then start on boiled hamburger and cooked rice, a little at a time.

Answer 7

A few years ago we had a pup with similar symptoms. Was due to a bowel irritation. Vet put her on flagyl and cleared it right up. If it doesn't clear up before you take the pup back to the vet, ask him/her about that.

Answer 8

Hey does your dog have any missing spots on his coat?? My pitbull had the same symptons and it turned out to be a virus. If he have what I think it is, you are gonna have to take it to the vet to probally get a chemical bath (expensive but quick) or buy medicine (not that expensive, but you gotta get your dog to eat it)

Answer 9

Did your vet test his feces for anything else? Did he take a blood sample? It could be his hernia needs repaired, but it could also be some sort of leukemia. You need to demand more answers from your vet. He sounds like an a-- to me.

Answer 10

Crazy puppies chew and swallow anything. Could be something sharp he ingested.