Grubsy 1 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 BEEN FEEDING MY 16WK OLD LURCHER PUP ON DOG MINCE FROM BUTCHER + SKINNED RABBIT AND HES HAD BAD WIND THE PAST FEW DAYS AND HIS POO IS TAR BLACK AND RUNNY TAKING HIM DOWN THE VETS @6PM IS THIS NORMAL AS HIS DIET IS ALL MEAT? ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREAT ATB GRUBSY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akton 15 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 black is normally a sign of blood mate, just change him onto dried puppy food and see how he goes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grubsy 1 Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 THANKS MATE DO YOU THINK RABBIT BONE HAS CUT HIS INSIDES? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j316 119 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 black sometimes to much iron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Dogs pass black stools if they have eaten a lot of raw liver/heart/kidney etc or if they are bleeding internally in their stomach. If the pup seems happy and bright then I should think it is just too much red meat. Try adding either brown bread, cooked brown rice or pasta to the meat. You shouldn't just give red meat (eg minced meat, rabbit or any other meat) You need to balance the diet with some bone in the form or chicken wings/carcases, breast of lamb: even tiny pups can chew away at lamb ribs with no danger as their jaws aren't strong enough to break bits off. If you are worried about feeding whole chicken wings or carcases then smash them to smithereens with a hammer! Add lightly cooked carrot/cabbage/celery for more fibre and get in some Tree Barks Powder from Dorwest Herbs to help line the gut: is also useful for diarrhoea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grubsy 1 Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR REPLYS TOOK HIM TO THE VETS. THEY CHECKED EVERTHING AND SAID HE SEEMS FINE, VITAL ORGANS / TEMPERATURE / HAPPIENESS ETC BUT SAID BLACK POO MAY BE CAUSED BY BLEEDING (BLOOD PASSES THROUGH AND AFTER DIGESTED TURNS BLACK) DIDNT RECOMMEND FEEDING HIM MEAT / RABBITS JUST ADVISED TO GET HIM ON AGOOD BALANCED DRY PUPPY MIX. GAVE ME SOME (PAID FOR SOME) TINNED BLAND MEET TO FEED HIM SOLELY FOR THE NEXT 3DAYS AND COLLECT SAMPLE STOOLS TO TAKE BACK MONDAY. ALSO GIVEN SOME ANTIBIOTICS & FLUID FOR HIM TO TAKE JUST IN CASE. I AM NOW £70 LIGHTER + WILL BE CHARGED AGAIN MONDAY + IF STOOLS NEED TO BE TESTED THAT WILL BE EXTRA TOO! DONT BEGRUDGE PAYING IT JUST WISHED I BLOODY LISTENED AT SCHOOL SO I COULD RIP PEOPLE OFF LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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