[Punkin37]

3 month old Pomeranian puppy with diarrhea, hardly any smell, poops 4 times a day, but is otherwise active and everything... what could be wrong, or what's causing the diarrhea?

[twinkiedooter]

Sounds like whip worms or hook worms to me with the blood in the stool. Time to get puppy peroperly wormed at the vets.

[Blondlady]

She mit be allergic to something in for dog food. DO not ever buy kibbles it's the worst my aunt has a rescue and she get donations of that brand and doesn'T even give it to her dogs rescues.

Try raw diet, chicken, lamb, pork, bones, carcasses, chicken necks, I tried everything my dog is a small dog she was very diffucult didn't like the vet food , changed. My neighbor gives only raw meat to her dog he is so heathly and his teeth are so white and she never brushing his teeth and his fur is heathly.

My dog was having problems with diarrhea, popping too many times daily 3 times in one walk it was ridiculous! I asked around vet, my aunt rescue and friends. Thank god for my neighbor. I really though it was nasty raw food but no allegy no sneesing no more problems and with normal food food I had to wash her teeth like 3 times a week too many tartar was building up. The bones works her teeth and cleans it. I don't even clean her teeth anymore. Also she used to itch my crazy she had no fleas but I think it had to do with the ingredients in the food.

Hope this helps,

[JudyKayTee]

I am not aware that kibbles is dangerous or bad for dogs. I feed my dogs a kibble dogfood which I actually purchase from the Vet.

I wouldn't be concerned about more than one bowel movement a day. I WOULD be concerned about diarrhea. This is a young dog and they dehydrate very, very quickly.

The dog needs to see a Vet for a physical and to have the stool sample checked for worms.

[JudyKayTee]

She mit be allergic to something in for dog food. DO not ever buy kibbles its the worst my aunt has a rescue and she get donations of that brand and doesn'T even give it to her dogs rescues.

Try raw diet, chicken, lamb, pork, bones, carcasses, chicken necks, I tried everything my dog is a small dog she was very diffucult didn't like the vet food , changed. My neighbor gives only raw meat to her dog he is so heathly and his teeth are so white and she never brushing his teeth and his fur is heathly.

My dog was having problems with diarrhea, popping too many times daily 3 times in one walk it was ridiculous! I asked around vet, my aunt rescue and friends. Thank god for my neighbor. I really though it was nasty raw food but no allegy no sneesing no more problems and with normal food food I had to wash her teeth like 3 times a week too many tartar was building up. The bones works her teeth and cleans it. I don't even clean her teeth anymore. Also she used to itch my crazy she had no fleas but I think it had to do with the ingredients in the food.

Hope this helps,

It is dangerous to give a dog bones. Very dangerous, in fact. Many people (who know what they are doing and have researched the subject) feed "raw." Other people don't. Feeding raw without giving specific instructions and information is dangerous. You mostly definitely do not simply hand the dog raw "chickens, etc."

Bones - not a very good idea.

[LadySam]

Diarrhea can be caused by a different things.
The first line of defense here, especially with a small breed puppy is a fecal exam to check for parasites.
Over the counter dewormers may not take care of the problem as there are other parasites that could cause the diarrhea such as giardia or coccidia.
A fecal check is the only way to know for certain what type of parasite may be causing this and be treated accordingly.
And as Judy mentioned dehydration is a concern.
A sudden diet change can also cause diarrhea, gradual change in the diet is key.

In addition bones are a very bad idea, they can can get hung in the mouth, and lacerate delicate tissue (including esophagus, and intestines) on the way down. And if you have ever seen a dog that became impacted with shards of bones you will cringe at the thought of someone giving them to any dog.

A good quality dry kibble not only provides proper nutrition, but helps to keep teeth clean and produces more bulk that result in firm stools.

[Blondlady]

The chances that a dog shocks on a raw bone is the same chance a human shocks on a cheese. What is very bad is if you cook it the bones get hard and is no longer tender and easy to eat. My dog is 3 pounds I have had no problem and my family has a dog rescue every week she gets 25-50 new dogs small , big never had a problem. In fact, if you research what goes into kibbles you will see its junk! I would deffinetly recommand you ( Judyteekat) to look up how many numbers of dogs died on this product and I am still very surprised it has not been recalled its like eating mcdonald everyday. I don't know any vet that would recommend that.

[JudyKayTee]

It's your argument so why don't you research and post the numbers. Kibble is not junk. Please look that up, also, and post those statistics. I would like to know how many dogs died solely from eating kibble. Maybe you don't know any Vets who would recommend kibble. I do.

I'll be interested in your research on dogs and bones (and the research of your family) because the FDA agrees bones are unsafe - cooked OR uncooked.

It's chokes, not shocks (if that is what you are saying). I never said a dog could choke. Dogs can and do perforate their internal organs when they eat bones. I have no idea what this has to do with people choking on cheese.

Your family gets 25 to 50 dogs a week and places them for adoption? Where? Is this the same person who recommended that you drag your 3 pound dog behind you on a leash when it was afraid to walk? That's really astonishing "advice." In my State - NY - that's animal abuse and you could be arrested if someone reports you. https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/dogs/d...lk-600556.html

Your reddie of me is very interesting - I backed up my statements with facts. What part of what I posted is FACTUALLY INCORRECT. Not what doesn't agree with your thinking - what is FACTUALLY incorrect.

Also - what Country are you in?

[paleophlatus]

Kibble is not a trade name, it is a shape of the dried food... not pelletized, but just dried and chunky. Some kibble, especially the least expensive ones, are rather nearly junk, but shape has no real relation to the quality of the food. Food in whatever shape may appeal to the 'buyer' is no different formulation than other shapes of food from the same manufacturer.

Whatever, a 3 month old small breed dog does not need to be put on the BARF diet (bones, and raw foods... that's really what it is called!), regardless of how 'good' it may be for a grown dog.

Back to the original problem... having 4 BM's a day does not make it diarrhea... by definition, diarrhea is liquid, frequent stool. Mucus mixed with the fecal material would indicate some irritation in the gut, like hookworms or whipworms. This also contributed to more frequent stools as the body tries to eliminate an irritation. Traces of blood is also frequently seen with hookworm infection. Regardless of previous wormings, a stool sample is strongly suggested to check for worms, and positively.
Identify the specific types of worms present (if any)

Well formed stools this frequently may be due to a diet higher in bulk than normal puppy food. Bulk contributed to more stool formation as it is quite indigestible.

So, the best initial action on your part may be simply taking the pup and a stool sample to the vet. If you have been there before and had a fecal done, you may simply be asked to drop off a stool sample for a fecal recheck... call and find out first?