Poorly pup

[HJT40]

I have a labrador cross who is about a year old (ex-rescue dog).

On Sunday he made a bit of a mess in the house, under the Christmas tree. He is not a dirty dog, so I put it down to my daughter not letting him out in my absence. Since then he has eaten grass and been sick a couple of times, nothing major, mostly grass and some muccus (sp?) However, he is now passing blood from his bottom, which does smell and is the consistency of diiorreah. In himself he is perfectly happy and still running round. Having said that when he needs to do a number 2 he does like a good run first and I have noticed over the last couple of days that after his run he has been struggling to go. I prodded and poked his belly, no swelling or discomfort and no objections from him.

Should I leave it 24 hours to see how he is, or take him to the vet now? Or any other suggestions as to what it may be.

[jaspercarrot]

Young puppies can have rectal bleeding due to colitis caused by an upset in their intestinal track that is caused by something they have eaten. Dogs can't tolerate pork. they can't digest it.. It will upset the GI track and cause bleeding. Usually antibiotics will take care of the problem. but you need to take the puppy to the vet to get he right medication and right diagnosis..This is just one thing it could be.

[lankeela]

Any sign of blood should be a warning, take him to the vet straight away. It could be something as simple as colitis but could be parvo or any of a number of other conditions. or even something he has eaten and cannot pass, making him strain and pass blood in so doing.

Young dogs can get dehydrated very quickly also, so you need to get him treated asap.

[Noweia]

What lankeela said.

Any blood in the diarrhoea could be a sign of something potentially fatal and pup should be taken to vet straight away.

[kita1]

Agree with the above answers.

Might also be a good idea to check and see if any ornaments (especially chocolate ones) are missing off the tree and mention to the vet that you have put the tree up.

[HJT40]

Thank you all for your answers, which I did not get until this morning.

When I got in last night he was a bit quiet, but not poorly in any other way. I sat with him and made a huge fuss of him until bedtime, which funnily enough he loved. This morning he is back to his old self, bringing toys to play with, waiting for a cup of tea and trying to rip my arm off with his play ring. The only thing he can't do is, well, poo! And no more accidents at home. I even got up at 2 this morning to make sure he was ok and let him out, just in case!

[wildwood]

Sorry, but you still need to take him to the vet. A problem voiding the bowels can very quickly lead to major problems or fatal results.

At one he is still a relatively young dog and in his way of thinking, if he is withdrawn and quiet, the pack (you and family) will ignore him and he will loose rank so they are very good at hiding their discomfort.

[taze]

must see a vet

[HJT40]

Just to let you know that he is absolutely fine. Everything is back to working and nothing is wrong. I guess I was just panicking.