someone posted this on a breed list I was on. I wasn't sure I agreed wtih
all of them - dogs frequently get bloody diarrhea and its not necessarily
anything dire. Rice generally fixes it in tok.. What do you think about the
list.
Post:

Since our babies can't speak, here are some red flags as to when they
might not be feeling well and need medical attention:

1. Pacing and Restlessness
2. Unproductive retching
3. Collapse or Fainting
4. Not Eating or Loss of Appetite
5. Losing Weight
6. Breathing Problems
7. Red Eye
8. Jaundice
9. Trouble Urinating
10. Urinating and Drinking Excessively
11. Fever
12. Seizure
13. Bleeding and Bruising
14. Coughing
15. Bloated or distended abdomen
16. Bloody Diarrhea
17. Bloody Urine
18. Bite Wounds
19. Bloody Vomit
20. Lethargy or Weakness
21. Pale Gums

"BethInAK" spoke these words of wisdom in
:

someone posted this on a breed list I was on. I wasn't sure I agreed
wtih all of them - dogs frequently get bloody diarrhea and its not
necessarily anything dire. Rice generally fixes it in tok.. What do you
think about the list.
Post:

I bet you didn't ignore it, paid attention... and took action.


Since our babies can't speak, here are some red flags as to when they
might not be feeling well and need medical attention:

1. Pacing and Restlessness
2. Unproductive retching
3. Collapse or Fainting
4. Not Eating or Loss of Appetite
5. Losing Weight
6. Breathing Problems
7. Red Eye
8. Jaundice
9. Trouble Urinating
10. Urinating and Drinking Excessively
11. Fever
12. Seizure
13. Bleeding and Bruising
14. Coughing
15. Bloated or distended abdomen
16. Bloody Diarrhea
17. Bloody Urine
18. Bite Wounds
19. Bloody Vomit
20. Lethargy or Weakness
21. Pale Gums

"diddy" none wrote in message
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"BethInAK" spoke these words of wisdom in
:

someone posted this on a breed list I was on. I wasn't sure I agreed
wtih all of them - dogs frequently get bloody diarrhea and its not
necessarily anything dire. Rice generally fixes it in tok.. What do you
think about the list.
Post:

I bet you didn't ignore it, paid attention... and took action.


Thats true. but i didn't consider an emergency or anything.

In article ,
BethInAK wrote:
Thats true. but i didn't consider an emergency or anything.

Sure, but you've got more experience than a lot of people.
Bloody poop probably isn't an emergency, but it could be and
if someone's not sure there's really not a downside to
talking to the vet about it. I've found that a lot of
(maybe even most) people don't have very good judgment about
dog health issues.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

someone posted this on a breed list I was on. I wasn't sure I agreed wtih
all of them - dogs frequently get bloody diarrhea and its not necessarily
anything dire. Rice generally fixes it in tok.. What do you think about
the list.
Post:

Bloody diarrhea should never be ignored. And no, dogs *don't*often get it.
The cause could be something as simple as stress or diet change to
parasites, organ failure or cancer. If a dog is exhibiting blood in the
stool (loose or not) blood work and exam ASAP is in order to check on
platelets and overall general condition of blood, kidney and liver. Blood
coming from any orifice in your pet is an indication that something probably
is very wrong or could be if it's ignored.

-Sharontoo

I agree that bloody stools need looked at ASAP. For most dogs a visit in
the morning to the vets is OK but for any dog that is on any kind of
medication then bloody stools should mean a trip to the emergency vet right
then and there.

I have a dog who takes Rimadyl for arthritis and you can bet if I see bloody
stools after hours I'm going to be pounding on my vets door at her home to
get her to see him right then.

Celeste


"Sharon Too" wrote in message
...
someone posted this on a breed list I was on. I wasn't sure I agreed
wtih all of them - dogs frequently get bloody diarrhea and its not
necessarily anything dire. Rice generally fixes it in tok.. What do you
think about the list.
Post:

Bloody diarrhea should never be ignored. And no, dogs *don't*often get it.
The cause could be something as simple as stress or diet change to
parasites, organ failure or cancer. If a dog is exhibiting blood in the
stool (loose or not) blood work and exam ASAP is in order to check on
platelets and overall general condition of blood, kidney and liver. Blood
coming from any orifice in your pet is an indication that something
probably is very wrong or could be if it's ignored.

-Sharontoo

BethInAK wrote:

Since our babies can't speak, here are some red flags as to when they
might not be feeling well and need medical attention:

1. Pacing and Restlessness
2. Unproductive retching
3. Collapse or Fainting
4. Not Eating or Loss of Appetite
5. Losing Weight
6. Breathing Problems
7. Red Eye
8. Jaundice
9. Trouble Urinating
10. Urinating and Drinking Excessively
11. Fever
12. Seizure
13. Bleeding and Bruising
14. Coughing
15. Bloated or distended abdomen
16. Bloody Diarrhea
17. Bloody Urine
18. Bite Wounds
19. Bloody Vomit
20. Lethargy or Weakness
21. Pale Gums

I'd add unusual shortness of breath after exercise. It's a kind of a breathing
problem, but not as noticeable as, say, wheezing or gasping or stridor, it's not
exactly lethargy, but it can be a sign of heart failure or, as in Oppie's case,
the beginnings of Laryngeal Paralysis.

FurPaw


--
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched,
every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense
a theft from those who hunger and are not fed,
those who are cold and are not clothed."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

To reply, unleash the dog.

In article ykaUi.5710$f63.5420@trndny03, Spot wrote:
I have a dog who takes Rimadyl for arthritis and you can bet if I see bloody
stools after hours I'm going to be pounding on my vets door at her home to
get her to see him right then.

That's a circumstance that few people face. More often it's
intestinal problems/IBD, which needs to be taken care of but
isn't an emergency. Dogs getting a lot of exercise can
sometimes develop bloody poop if they've got fecal material
in their bowel during exercise, which can tear the bowel
wall. There are a lot of potential causes for bloody poop
or bloody diarrhea, and while it does need to be dealt with
an over-the-top reaction is probably not going to be all
that helpful in practice.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

"Melinda Shore" wrote in message
...
That's a circumstance that few people face.

There are a lot of potential causes for bloody poop
or bloody diarrhea, and while it does need to be dealt with
an over-the-top reaction is probably not going to be all
that helpful in practice.

..........I think for the ordinary or new pet owner it's good to run to the
vet with bloody stools. If a vet has not educated a client as to the adverse
warning signs associated with Rimadyl (which unfortunately I think still
occurs more often than not), it could mean the difference between life and
death. The more pets people have had over the years, the more educated they
are about health conditions and meds, etc. the more they're able to decide
whether or not it's an emergency. The general public, however, is not as
involved in health care issues WRT their pets as some of the people here
are. I just wouldn't call it over the top to go to the vet with this issue
if you're not familiar with causes of bloody stools.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

In article ,
buglady wrote:
.........I think for the ordinary or new pet owner it's good to run to the
vet with bloody stools.

Definitely! And I've said so repeatedly. But it's also
important to understand that the presence of blood in poop
doesn't mean that your dog is dying, and absent other
symptoms you don't need to be pounding on your vet's door in
the middle of the night. Spot appeared to be generalizing
from a situation in which she's concerned about a reaction
to Rimadyl to all incidents involving blood in the feces,
and that's pretty alarmist.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community