Some dog foods use colourings and these can continue to have a colouring effect even as they make their way out of the body. If no improvement within 48 hours, stools are bloody or black, or if your pet is not eating or drinking, consult your veterinarian immediately.A dog’s poo should be a chocolatey brown colour, which is a sign of a healthy gut, but the colour of a dog’s poo can change depending on what they’ve eaten. My recommended diet for a short bout of loose stools includes boiled ground turkey mixed with organic pumpkin. I use Rx Biotics as my daily probiotic, Rx Zyme for digestive enzymes if needed, and Nutrigest to for pets that need something to soothe the bowel. My favorite product for simple diarrhea or soft stools caused by stress is Rx Clay. Ulceration, perforation, bleeding masses, or internal bleeding from a toxin or hemorrhagic disease may be the cause.
The Spleen likes food to be warm, not too wet, and easy to digest. From a Chinese Medicine perspective, this is Spleen Qi Deficiency. This can be a sign of a multitude of problems, which could include malabsorption, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, IBS, food intolerance, or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Not much odor and may have undigested food particles in it - This pet is unable to digest the food well. Liquid stool, no way you can pick up this one with your poop bag.
In fact, small amounts are often dead cells acting as a natural lubricant in the gut, helping prevent constipation. Might need to make some diet changes or add digestive enzymes and probiotics. It’s a slime-like substance made by the intestines to keep the lining of the colon lubricated and moist and is perfectly healthy. Food is not being digested and absorbed as well as it should be. Not formed, soft serve custard or cow patty consistency - uh oh.Formed but soft, squishy, and hard to pick up without leaving a smear - a little too much moisture, may need more fiber or raw ground bone in the diet if you feed raw food.Common causes can be constipation, dehydration, Crohn’s disease, and irritable bowel syndrome. Or the pet may have a mass in the bowel that is causing a partial obstruction. The presence of mucus in stools can be common. In males, this could be an enlarged prostate compressing the bowel. It was the most bizarre thing Ive ever seen. Small, flat stools, accompanied by straining to defecate - Something is blocking the way. Her poop was completely encased in a mucus tube, liquid diarrhea inside.Hard, chalky white stools - too much bone content in the raw diet or too much mineral content.Kibble diets are not as well utilized by the pet, resulting in more waste passing out the back end. Voluminous stool, fairly well formed - Most likely this pet is eating a dry kibble with a lot of fillers or grains.Firm, slightly moist, easy to pick up, fairly small volume - Congratulations! You've won the poop contest today, with perfectly formed, healthy poop.So excuse the gross factor and read on to determine what is happening inside your pet. Poop can tell you an awful lot about what is happening on the inside of the dog or cat. And, in reality, you should be checking the poop status every day. People are fascinated by their pet's poop. I am probably one of the few people in the world that receives daily poop photos in their inbox.
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