adam f Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 My 4 month pup has been having intermitant diarrhea for the past few days. She typically has a nice normal very dry stool first thing in the morning and then again after brekkie - she'll then have a walk and have a soft 'walnut whip' then lunch around midday followed by a normal dry stool and then again mid afternoon a couple of small liquid poos. Just when I start getting concerned she has a normal one again. I dont want to take her to the vet if nothing to worry about!? She was last wormed 2 weeks ago, she is lively and her normal bouncey self, I havent changed her food and she is eating and drinking well as usual. Any suggestions or advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Dont sound like much to worry over, pups can get loose now and again. If it gets watery or squirty one after the other then thats more important Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwen3513 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 if she is eating drinking and being playful, she is likely fine, be concerned if she goes quiet or lethargic or has any bloody mucus. continue to feed good quality food, don't swop and change it, i sometimes for pups under 5mth feed a milky lunchtime meal like rice pudding. worm her when she is due, once a month at this age. jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Various infections are really common in puppies. The risk with these things are they are frequently zoonotic (ie you can catch them!). If it continues then take puppy and a sample to the vets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy198712 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 mine did this with some blood in it also. anti biotics jab and some pro biotic stool firmer and he was sorted. but does have the odd running one, mainly when on walks after his first propper poo, like its from being excited maybe.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam f Posted March 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Andy, I think that Meg is the same - it's often on a walk or during a bit of training where she gets so excited! She's done 2 normal ones today and last night so I'm not too worried. Thanks for all the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy198712 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Yeah same here mate, he'll have his normal one, and i pretty much know on the walk, all the physical activty will make a soft one... i guess its excitement and passing through quicker or the physical side and wanting to empty his bowel completely but hes full of beans, regularly wormed and in great condition as i'm sure your dog is i think when to worry is when its all the time and there is blood and or mucus in it. the vet told me sometimes thats a infection in the intestine and warrants a jab its just a nightmare trying to pick those ones up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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