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That's a good point. Is coccidiosis the bug they can pick up from mouthing/chewing/eating dead birds?
Well, it's usually associated with poor sanitation living quarters, but it can be from eating their own stool or that of others. It can lay dormant for quite awhile and then something, like stress or another sickeness can trigger it. But there are other symptoms too, and if Artie isn't showing any other symptoms, then this probably isn't the culprit.
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Well, it's usually associated with poor sanitation living quarters, but it can be from eating their own stool or that of others.
My cleaning woman would go NUTS if she heard you say that!
Luckily, even though Artie is a monster, he doesn't eat stool -- his or others.
When I go to the vet on Saturday, I'm going to bring a fresh sample -- even if it has no blood in it -- so they can test again. Maybe they missed it because the sample was more than 24 hours old.
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is there a canine version of irritable bowel syndrome (ibs)? i know that humans with ibs are most often lactose intolerant as well ..... could parallel with artie's being grain intolerant ..... or i might just be reaching......
It's funny that you should say that because I had originally thought he was lactose intolerant, I think that he's not because whenever I give him cheese, he has good hard poops.
As for the IBS, I don't know if dogs can have that. Hmmm.
My cleaning woman would go NUTS if she heard you say that!
Luckily, even though Artie is a monster, he doesn't eat stool -- his or others.
When I go to the vet on Saturday, I'm going to bring a fresh sample -- even if it has no blood in it -- so they can test again. Maybe they missed it because the sample was more than 24 hours old.
I am so sorry....That just didn't come out the way it should have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't mean to imply that at all!!!!!!!!!!
I wanted to focus on the eating of the stool,his or others....k...time for me to shut my mouth Taking my foot out......
possible he has anal fissures or hemmorids? not impossible either .. maybe the vet can do a swab check of the area .. and any chance its his anal glands being infected?
It's funny that you should say that because I had originally thought he was lactose intolerant, I think that he's not because whenever I give him cheese, he has good hard poops.
As for the IBS, I don't know if dogs can have that. Hmmm.
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I am so sorry....That just didn't come out the way it should have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't mean to imply that at all!!!!!!!!!!
I wanted to focus on the eating of the stool,his or others....k...time for me to shut my mouth Taking my foot out......
Oh please! Are you kidding me? Don't you dare apologize! I knew you were joking! I knew what you meant.
You're Dylan's Mom. You can say anything to me, my friend.
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possible he has anal fissures or hemmorids? not impossible either .. maybe the vet can do a swab check of the area .. and any chance its his anal glands being infected?
He does have anal sac "issues" and has to get them expressed periodically, but he hasn't been doing the bum scootch (which is his way of telling me that they're full), so I don't know.
Definitely something to talk to the vet about, though. Thanks.
Oh please! Are you kidding me? Don't you dare apologize! I knew you were joking! I knew what you meant.
You're Dylan's Mom. You can say anything to me, my friend.
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