Sick dog

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   My big yellow lab started passing blood in his stool. Stool was black and was just small wet pats. He was having a very difficult time even going. Fecal material had bloody chunks and mucous. (disgusting) But he didn't seem sick otherwise. Active and eating. I took him to the vet fearing the worst as he's about 11 or 12. Turns out he had a sever intestinal infection that may even have been related to cocccidiosis or girardia. Six days on massive doses of antibiotics and he's as good as new. Everything back to normal. Any one else ever see this? RD

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Rockydog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator Joined: 13 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3191	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rockydog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Sick dog Posted: 02 August 2007 at 15:50
	My big yellow lab started passing blood in his stool. Stool was black and was just small wet pats. He was having a very difficult time even going. Fecal material had bloody chunks and mucous. (disgusting) But he didn't seem sick otherwise. Active and eating. I took him to the vet fearing the worst as he's about 11 or 12. Turns out he had a sever intestinal infection that may even have been related to cocccidiosis or girardia. Six days on massive doses of antibiotics and he's as good as new. Everything back to normal. Any one else ever see this? RD
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deaddog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator AKA The Flying Gun Joined: 23 April 2004 Location: Svalbard Status: Offline Points: 991201	Post Options Post Reply Quote deaddog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 August 2007 at 16:56
	About 84 years old in dog years. Can't say I've had a dog with that stuff. Just about everything else though. It's hard to see old friends suffer. Glad to hear yours is back to normal. Bird hunting is only a month and a half away. DD
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Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 August 2007 at 11:42
	Yes, intestinal infections are common. Also older dogs can get telescoping bowels, similar symptoms. Cocccidiosis is a common protozo infection in dogs. I usually expect to see this in puppies. It is not transmitted to humans (usually or at lest I’ve not heard of this). It is transmitted thru feces. That is why puppies that are always draining their bowels and often have other parasites (round worms, etc) that give the puppies diarrhea are the usual source of infection. If you have a younger dog (or even another dog, I'd get a stool sample to the vet). Sulfa antibiotics are the usual treatment. Some dogs get “dry eye” from the drugs so you should watch the eyes if dog is on same. Giardiasis is usually water borne bacteria infections, might want to check the water sources on property. Giardiasis is also known as ‘beaver fever’. Pretty common in rural water supply systems and it takes month to flush out of water system and lines. Giardiasis is or can be transmitted to humans. As the name implies, beaver ponds abound in this as the beaver leaves feces in the water all the time, he is immune from it though. And try to get pup cold water so it doesn't like the warmer stale possibly infected water, such as for example a farm pond. After having had some negative experiences with this, I never drink stream water no matter how thirsty I might be hunting. The dog has already had the best treatment....get it to a vet. BEAR