DUN DUN ...DUN DUN DUN..DUN DUN DUN DUN DOG THREAD!

[Monsieur Decuts]

I have a question for dog owners out there.

I have just got a cute little lab, but he's had the worst runny stool since I brought him home last week. Do you do anything special for your doggy when he/she has runny stool?

Give me hints about EVERYTHING, share you knowledge! I've never had a pup before...loving him is easy, but i want to raise him right

[fucktopgirl]

dont give him canned food,,thta could make the stool liquid.
And did you give him shot for worm?THat could be another factor.

[Monsieur Decuts]

He's getting puppy food , Nutra for Large Breed Puppies. He did get some worm medication when i took him from the breeders...i bet he needs more soon to kill the larve' that may still be in him.

He's eating lots and his front paws have started to grow. I'm going to take him to the vet today to have his poo checked.

[ms.peachy]

Keep your fingers crossed that he hasn't pick up whipworm. Is the poo mucousy, or just liquidy? If it's mucousy or has a bit of blood, that's bad. Not fatal bad or anything, but it's a major sign of whipworms, which are very pernicious and can take a while to rid them of once and for all as they get reinfected in the environment easily. More info here. (http://www.greatlakesbcrescue.org/HealthNTraining/Whipworm.htm)

[Monsieur Decuts]

Keep your fingers crossed that he hasn't pick up whipworm. Is the poo mucousy, or just liquidy? If it's mucousy or has a bit of blood, that's bad. Not fatal bad or anything, but it's a major sign of whipworms, which are very pernicious and can take a while to rid them of once and for all as they get reinfected in the environment easily. More info here. (http://www.greatlakesbcrescue.org/HealthNTraining/Whipworm.htm)

As far as I can tell its just liquidy...once there was water all around it too.
I may just be being new dad paranoid but we're in the unforunate situation of living downtown seattle where there's lots of germs to get into. I appreciate the link, I'll mention it to the vet!

[rirv]

I HATE DOGGGGGGS

[cookiepuss]

Frist of all if he was wormed recently, it's perfectly normal for him to get diahrrea as a side effect of the meds. Don't worm a puppy again with out first consulting your vet.

Did you change his diet or are you feeding him what the breeder did? Change in a dogs/puppies diet need to happen very gradually or they often get diahrrea. Again speak to your vet about how to properly introduce your dog to new foods.


If he hasn't had all his vacinations yet then becareful about letting him interact with other dogs. If fact he shouldn't be around other dogs/puppies until he's had most of his shots. Distemper is a comon virus that he can pick up, and one of the symptoms is diahrrea, however in most cases the dog will also be listless and not have much of an appetite.

when your puppy has lose stool it's important to make sure he/she is getting plenty of water, so as not to dehydrate. if your puppy isn't interested in drinking water take him to the vet right away.

if this condition has lasted consistently for more than a week, make an appointment at the vet. better safe than sorry I always say.

[jennyb]

My dog gets a runny butt when he eats weird stuff out in the yard. But he's a beagle and beagles have a tendancy to eat literally everything remotely edible. Your situation sounds quite worm related. The vet is always the best answer. May not be the cheapest answer, but the best.

[Monsieur Decuts]

Be sure to add pics in the pet thread. Of the puppy, not the poo.

d'oh I already did : )

I just took him to the vet and we're on some super duper worm treatment with some amoxicillian as well.

I made some mistakes with this guy right off the bat by letting him sniff dogs and bringing him out in the dirty public street. I think he'll be okay though....I bought two books about puppies, and neither talked about immunity...funny.

Thanks for the educated replies.

and Rirv, dogs hate you so no worries.

[fucktopgirl]

I bought two books about puppies, and neither talked about immunity...funny..

yes,i had a couple of dogs and i never give them vaccins.They grow healthy and everything was find.They play with others dogs,lick butt.find!

So i guess it come down to your beliefs about vaccination! :D

[ms.peachy]

yes,i had a couple of dogs and i never give them vaccins.They grow healthy and everything was find.They play with others dogs,lick butt.find!

So i guess it come down to your beliefs about vaccination! :D
Uh huh. That or your willingness to decide it's OK to put every other dog in the neighborhood at risk to support your own paranoid delusions :rolleyes:

[fucktopgirl]

[QUOTE=ms.peachy]Uh huh. That or your willingness to decide it's OK to put every other dog in the neighborhood at risk to support your own paranoid delusions :rolleyes:[/QUOTE


hahaha,yea,a lot of dog have died since my dog roam the world free without immunity!!!And what paranoid delusions ?What that have to do with the fact that i think thta vaccinations for my dog is bullshit?hjein,,where is the link?

[TurdBerglar]

stick his nose in it

[Monsieur Decuts]

o shit... his nose?

I've been just grabbing random people and shoving their noses in it.

[ms.peachy]

hahaha,yea,a lot of dog have died since my dog roam the world free without immunity!!!And what paranoid delusions ?What that have to do with the fact that i think thta vaccinations for my dog is bullshit?hjein,,where is the link?

Since I already know that you're hardly likely to allow actual scientific research and factual data to complicate your twitheaded beliefs, I'm hardly inclined to waste my time explaining how vaccines work to you, since you obviously missed that lesson in junior high biology class, to go out and get stoned in the parking lot I imagine.

[cookiepuss]

As someone who has bred dogs and worked as an assitant to breeders, I would never advise someone not to vacinate thier dogs. While your dog might be "fine" without it, you're taking a risk with the life of your dog and the life of others pets as well. Just as you would likely vacinate your child against measles, so should you vacinate your dogs.

puppies imune systems are obviously less developed than adult dogs and they can become sick very easily. Because of the lack of genetic diversity among pure bred dogs, pure bred pups especially may also be more suseptible to certain diseases and infections.

Also keep in mind that a dog that bites another animal or person and is found to not have received a rabies vacination will be put down on the spot. (at least this is how it's done in the U.S.) there will be no questions, no action that can be taken through the courts, the dog will simply be euthanized. You might think that you dog will never bite a human or other dog, but you simply never know when and if your dog will be put in a situation where it feels threatened enough to bite.

Vacinations may or may not save your dogs life, but it's a precaution that will help your animal be at less risk of infection to themselves and others. you wear your seat belt in the car even thoguh most of the time you don't get in an accident. Vacinations are much of the same concept.

[fucktopgirl]

Coming from a family of 6 children ,where none has been vaccinated,still today fully top shape and healthy,i dont really think that vaccination is a must.Also know a lot of people who preach the same things and rarely do they visit the doctor!I also do believe that vaccination compromise the immune system.So therefore,i am on the same track in regard of animal vaccination.
If you have a healthy life style(diet,body,mind),there is good chance that your immune system will be healthy therefore strong to fight any germs, diseases.So why put poison in your veins when you are healthy??

[cookiepuss]

well, I will just assume you formed your beleifs from some educated reading and I'm not prepared to debate you on that... I still feel you are taking a great risk, but I also beleive you are making a mistake in treating animals in the same way that you treat people. they are different and thier immune systems work differently. People were not bred for certain traits they way modern dogs were. Modern dog breeds do not have the genetic diversity that humans do. in may cases there can be as many as 8 breeds that all share ONE common ancestor dog. and what they are finding now is that genetic mutations are happening in those breeds that make them suseptbile/sensative to certain disorders, diseases and in some cases even the compounds used to treat those diseases.

Even if you vacinate your dog for nothing else, at least consider getting him/her vacinated for Rabies. Rabies is one virus that no mater how strong your dogs imune system is, it is not going to be able to fight off that disease. it is a horrible way for an animal to die with much prolonged suffering. From what you've descried you live in areas where other wildlife such as racoons and bears live, and those animalsas well as many other can carry rabies. not to mention that you or your child can contract the disease if the dog is infected and bites you.

Lastly if you are against vacinations, do some research on feeding your dog a raw diet. Many people support the evidence that the nutrients the dog is able to absorb is far superior in a raw diet than with kibble. many people have seen thier dogs live longer on a raw diet than those of dogs from the same litter that were fed kibble. If you aren't going to vacinate you dog, he/she is going to need all the imune support he/she can get, and a raw diet is most likely to provide that.

[ms.peachy]

Save your 'breath', cp. Logic and science have no place in this one's world.

[cookiepuss]

Save your 'breath', cp. Logic and science have no place in this one's world.

agreed. I just figure if your'e gonna run with the idea that vacnines are bad there are still some things to try to have that person consider and at the very at least I can provide some info that will help others...or inspire others to learn more.

[fucktopgirl]

yes,i will think about the rabbie but since i live here(8 years),there is never been a case in the region of rabbie so,,,

My dogs eat plenty of cows bones loaded with meat and i give him all the tables rests.So he got a really diversified diet!

And yea ,my beliefs in regards vaccination come from educated reading!I didnt just say"hey fuck vaccination".When my girl was born ,i was struggliing with this issue ,so i read,talk to people and make the decision to not vaccinated!

[cookiepuss]

My dogs eat plenty of cows bones loaded with meat and i give him all the tables rests.So he got a really diversified diet!


Diversified diet is not what I mean by raw. Table scrapes can be unhealthy for a dog, especially if you eat processed foods. if you eat entirely organic, then it may not be as bad, but I still wouldn't recomend it on a regular basis.

Raw diets for animals are very specific. you can make it yourself, but thier are store bought brands on the market. Do some research on raw diets for dogs. I think you're really going to like what you find especially if you are someone who does not want to put poisons into an animals/persons system.

[Monsieur Decuts]

cookiepuss is the champ of this thread!

[beastiegirrl101]

the first week my bro and his girl had their new dog he ended up eating some rope, well needless to say when he had to 'go' it got stuck and he got sick. Just so happens that I call my bro at this very moment to say what's up, what's going on and he's like oh not much just pulling a rope out of Stewarts ass.

I guess you had to be there.

...that's the only poop related dog story I have folks.

[adam_f]

My bassett hound shit out a still intact popsicle stick.

[fucktopgirl]

[QUOTE]Diversified diet is not what I mean by raw. Table scrapes can be unhealthy for a dog, especially if you eat processed foods. if you eat entirely organic, then it may not be as bad, but I still wouldn't recomend it on a regular basis.

No but cow bones with meat are part of a raw diet so is fresh eggs,chicken,,
he get plenty of that!As for the table rest,i'v always been doing that with my dogs.I eat fairly healthy so i guess more good for him.Plus they are so freaking happy when you give them the rest of your stew! :D

thank for your info!

[cookiepuss]

fucktop- the bones are fine, and yes raw... but again the type of raw diet I am talking about is more specific than a few raw items here and there. I'm asking you to forget about whatyou've done with your dogs in the past and open your mind to a new concept.

for anyone who is interested in learning more about raw diet for your dog and cat here are some links:

http://www.rawlearning.com/

http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/sampleraw.htm

http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm


like anything there are pros and cons for a raw diet and you have to decide what is best for your pet. the best thing you can do is a lot of research form a variety of sources and decide from there.