Green diarrhea? Ewwww.

[mandybadger]

Henry has had diarrhea for the past few days, very green and foul smelling. He's on a raw diet and normally has very odorless, dry/firm poo. He has not had any recent strange foods, it started out of the blue (seemingly, I'm sure something caused it though, right?). We don't have a backyard so he hasn't eaten any plants. Is it possible his raw diet gave him some sort of bug? :(

No apparent fever or wierd behaviour...should I just keep him hydrated and hope for the best? How long do I wait before going to the vet?

Thanks gang!

[ZdogZ]

I think I'd place a call to the vet (but I'm not that experienced with that...thank goodness!). I hope that Henry's troubles go away quickly!

[taflar]

Henry has had diarrhea for the past few days, very green and foul smelling. He's on a raw diet and normally has very odorless, dry/firm poo. He has not had any recent strange foods, it started out of the blue (seemingly, I'm sure something caused it though, right?). We don't have a backyard so he hasn't eaten any plants. Is it possible his raw diet gave him some sort of bug? :(

If he's been eating raw food without problems I doubt that that will be the problem. However, anything is possible. It's possible to get a "bug" from dry kibble that's spoiled too.

No apparent fever or wierd behaviour...should I just keep him hydrated and hope for the best? How long do I wait before going to the vet?

The rule of thumb is 24 hours of vomiting or diarrhea and then you call the vet.

I think it's worth a visit. A few days can really run him down. Might be any of several things and a stool sample they can look at (check for parasites too) would be a good idea.

Peggy

[mandybadger]

Thanks a bunch!!! I will call his vet first thing tomorrow morning and collect a sample (eww thats gonna be a very unpleasant triple-bagged ziplock of DOOM, right there) tonight. Hopefully he'll be better and I won't even hafta.

[2CrazyCorgis]

With diarrhea, my vet usually recommends a 24 hour water only fast. But definitely call your vet to see what his or her recommendations are. Good luck with that sample!:EEK:

[ZdogZ]

Keep us updated on Henry.

[corgiland]

Vibes going your way for Henry........hope all goes well.....

[Fluffypants]

Let us know what the vet says!!! I would definitely take him in if this has been going on for more than a day.

[mandybadger]

Hooray!!! I took Henry out this morning with ziplock baggie in hand to gather his...erm...green output, but it was back to normal!! We took LaurieandBella's vet's advice and skipped his evening + morning meal and just gave him water and I guess that flushed the bug out of his system. His poo was firm and normal again...hooray!

thanks for the help everyone!

[Fluffypants]

Glad to hear it. Keep a close eye on him for the next day or two. +WUBCLUB+

[sutulu]

Green Poo.... where are you walking him these days?

Tucker and Lulu scarf up goose poo so fast I can't stop them. Our morning walks are in this field where the geese love to graze and I can't see what they are eating off the ground in the dark.

We have had quite a bit if green tinged poo going on. I found a nice park, fenced in on 3 sides, with a pond.... and loads of geese.

I can't resist letting Lulu (and Tuck) loose to chase away the geese. As soon as the geese scramble into the pond the dogs start looking for booty - the prized green goose poo. I hustle them off as fast as I can to part of the park where the geese don't go but too late.

Some runny poo but mostly firm poo w/ slight green tint.

Or maybe they are just celebrating St Pat's early!

[Fluffypants]

Or maybe they are just celebrating St Pat's early!

:BIGLAUGH::BIGLAUGH::BIGLAUGH:

[MrsGrace]

Or maybe they are just celebrating St Pat's early!

:TWITCHY::LAUGH:

[CorgiMum]

Glad to hear that Henry's poop is back to normal.:SMILE: