lanabana

This isn't my Doberman that is having this problem, it is my almost 14 year old pit/lab/shephard. He has had diarrhea starting yesterday and my dogwalker just called and said he had thrown up and gone to the bathroom in the house (he has not had an accident since he was 7 months old). He woke me up three times last night to go out. There was blood in the stool today apparently and drops of blood throughout the house. Obviously, I need to go to the vet asap, but if anyone has any idea of what could be wrong can you let me know. I am at work losing my mind over this.

MandysBlackRoses

Wow, It could be a number of things. I hope you can get him in to the Vets soon. Make sure he has plenty of water. Hope he's ok.

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Jenny

Is the blood in the poop or on top of it? Is there mucus? Take a fresh sample with you to the vet as well. It could be a lot of things. Isabelle had a growth in her colon that was in the way of the poop and she had poop with blood on it, not in it. Keep us posted. We will be thinking of you.

LTH

lanabna keep us posted and hope he is well soon.

lanabana

My dogwalker said it was hard to tell if the blood came first or last because it was really watery. There was definately mucus in what I cleaned up outside this morning. What could mucus mean? I can't get into my regular vet until Saturday morning but may have to go to the urgent care (eventhough I don't care for the vets there).

DobeMom616

Blood and mucus in the stool can be alot of things. I can't believe your vet will not see your dog when it has blood in the stool and is vomitting.

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lanabana

No, it is not my vet that won't see him - it is my boss that won't let me leave during the vets hours.....

alwayshadpets

I agree. What kind of vet is this? Sorry this makes me mad, don`t want to upset you anymore than you already are.
We have had blood in Coppers` stool before. Stress I think was the cause one time. Another time it was a virus he picked up probably from one of our walks. Took him to the vet. They put an IV in him and gave him fluids and sent me home with antibiodics. Vet said it was going around.
Either way I wouldn`t mess with it. You said this was day 2 and you don`t want him to dehydrate. Take him to someone who will see him. (Poor guy)

lanabana

No, no, I love my vet.....it is my boss that won't let me leave to take Bo to the vet....so I may have to go to the urgent care and I never found them to be that caring. I just want him to be ok.....his age concerns me. And I freak out whenever any of my dogs are the least bit ill, so this is really worrying me.

sorthund

Lanabana, I think you might have to be "sick" tomorrow.....
Hope he'll be ok.

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