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water at end of poo
Joe Mc Gorrey United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 1292 Dogs 2 / Races 0 23 Mar 2014 19:08
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have a bitch when she goes to poo first time its normal when i walk another 500 are 600 yards she goes again only this time its alot softer with water coming out at the end wot would the reason be for the water and i do worm her every 6 weeks could it be a sign of giardia
Stephen Burns Ireland (Verified User) Posts 911 Dogs 2 / Races 0 23 Mar 2014 19:13
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joe mc gorrey wrote:
have a bitch when she goes to poo first time its normal when i walk another 500 are 600 yards she goes again only this time its alot softer with water coming out at the end wot would the reason be for the water and i do worm her every 6 weeks could it be a sign of giardia
wouldnt worry to much about it joe if shes well within herself if you feed milk in a morning might be worth thining it out or not giving to her milk sometimes makes them a bit loose
Joe Mc Gorrey United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 1292 Dogs 2 / Races 0 23 Mar 2014 19:22
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i dont gave any milk stephen its the water that comes out at the end when she goes the second time that bothers me
Stephen Burns Ireland (Verified User) Posts 911 Dogs 2 / Races 0 23 Mar 2014 19:26
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joe mc gorrey wrote:
i dont gave any milk stephen its the water that comes out at the end when she goes the second time that bothers me
wouldnt worry joe if you concerned get a blood test done for 20 quid might show a bit of infection up
Joe Mc Gorrey United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 1292 Dogs 2 / Races 0 23 Mar 2014 19:34
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fair enuf stephen thanks
Julie Pearson United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 140 Dogs 4 / Races 0 24 Mar 2014 19:47
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If you think it might be giardia just worm her with panacur next time , 1ml per every 2 kg bodyweight for 3 days .
Joe Mc Gorrey United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 1292 Dogs 2 / Races 0 24 Mar 2014 20:22
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wots the signs for giardia julie
Julie Pearson United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 140 Dogs 4 / Races 0 24 Mar 2014 21:53
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It's a single cell organism that will infect the gut . Some dogs seem to tolerate it with no symptoms at all . In others the infection will build up to a point where the gut becomes inflamed , the dogs starts to have a problem digesting fat and it will have a bout of smelly diarrhoea .
This will flush out the worse of the infection and the dog will appear to be fine . Owners will often change the diet and as the dog improves think that they have solved the problem . Once the level of infection builds up again the cycle repeats itself .
In between the two extremes you get dogs that seem to have a low level of intermittent diarrhoea . You can get a vet to test a stool sample but a single negative result does not guarantee that the dog does not have the infection , the test may have to be repeated several times because the level of giardia in the gut will fluctuate .
I find it easier and cheaper to just do a 3 day course of Panacur , if it settles the dogs tum then job done . If not , well you've dealt with any worms .
Joe Mc Gorrey United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 1292 Dogs 2 / Races 0 24 Mar 2014 22:03
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sometimes this bitch will only eat the beef and leave the nuts and when i put her out in the pen she will eat grass it cud be a sign the gut is not settle julie thanks for that post
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