Our dogs can not tell us if he or she is not feeling well. Fortunately, there are ways to know if our dog is sick.
One indicator is your dog’s poop. To know if your dog is well, PetMD says there are four Cs to check: color, consistency, coating and content.
The stool of a healthy, happy dog is chocolate brown in color, well-formed, and has no red, white or yellow spots.
Bright red spots or lines in the stool may indicate bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.
If you do spot blood in stools, please see your vet immediately as the bleeding may also mean your dog has a more serious illness.
Greenish color in a stool indicates your pet has been eating a lot of grass or this may be due to gastrointestinal upset.
Yellow spots in your dog’s stool or a yellow-colored stool may mean there are problems with the liver gallbladder, or pancreas. Please have a stool analysis done for your peace of mind.
There may be bleeding in the stomach or small intestines if the stool is black or maroon in color.
White spots in your dog’s stool may mean your dog has worms. Please seek advice from your vet. Your dog may need deworming.
It is important to take a photo of the stool to show your vet.
Vets usually use a scale of one to seven to represent the shape and consistency that a dog’s stool can have.
One is used for very hard pellets and seven is used for a formless puddle.
Number 2 is a well-formed dog stool for vets.
A cause for alarm is a formless stool. If your dog produces this for more than a day, please bring him to the vet.