margog85
Apr 25, 2008, 02:41 PM
My dog just went to the bathroom, and his stool was VERY unusual looking. Half of it looked normal- the other half of it was much larger (about twice the size around) and rather than being the usual brown looked like it had a mucus-like casing around it... almost like a sausage (gross comparison, I know, but that's the best analogy I can think of!).
I was concerned, so I split it open with a stick, and inside was very loose stool with what looked like little bits of rice in it. I was concerned it was worms, but it wasn't moving or anything... and the past two days we've given him canned dog food because we ran out of his usual hard dog food... and I know there's rice in that, so I don't want to just assume it's worms... but it just looked really odd.
But why would it look so different from how it usually does? And why would half of the same piece of poop look normal and the other half look so strange? Could it just be the change of food over the past two days? Or should I be worried that it's something worse?
Thanks for your input!
I was concerned, so I split it open with a stick, and inside was very loose stool with what looked like little bits of rice in it. I was concerned it was worms, but it wasn't moving or anything... and the past two days we've given him canned dog food because we ran out of his usual hard dog food... and I know there's rice in that, so I don't want to just assume it's worms... but it just looked really odd.
But why would it look so different from how it usually does? And why would half of the same piece of poop look normal and the other half look so strange? Could it just be the change of food over the past two days? Or should I be worried that it's something worse?
Thanks for your input!