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Post by Rachel and Daisy on Oct 11, 2012 5:35:13 GMT -5
Not for the feint hearted but I am wondering if this is something to be concerned about. Daisy did a poo this morning that was totally covered in a thick clear mucus, almost like a thick clear jelly skin - sorry -  I have never seen this from her before so I was just wondering what it might be and why it might of happened? Any ideas very welcome  |
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Post by just jackie on Oct 11, 2012 5:44:43 GMT -5
Possible sign of colitis Rachel. If it becomes frequent I think a visit to Mr. Veet might be an idea.
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Post by colbournes on Oct 11, 2012 7:02:46 GMT -5
As Jackie said, possible indication of colitis. Our old German Shepherd cross (Rebel) suffered in his later years with colitis and mucus was always the first indicator of a flare up, followed sometimes by blood and always with a grumpy sore dog. Maisie has had a couple of incidents of this this year and vets advice was to monitor diet carefully and identify a food that worked for her. They suggested Hills prescription Diet which is what Rebel ended up on but I haven't gone down that route with Maisie yet as its a "tad" expensive! I would have a chat with the vet and watch out for other signs with Daisy which include a noisy belly and lots of grass chewing.  Penny |
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Post by Nettie on Oct 11, 2012 7:27:17 GMT -5
Mine occasionally have had that but it seems to be one offs with no ill effects.
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Post by flosspeople on Oct 11, 2012 7:37:46 GMT -5
We a GSD many years ago that used to do this occasionally with no ill effects
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Post by andywillow on Oct 11, 2012 8:10:10 GMT -5
Mine occasionally have had that but it seems to be one offs with no ill effects. Same here Nettie, just the odd ones now and again but none of them have ever got ill through it. |
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Post by Rachel and Daisy on Oct 11, 2012 8:35:56 GMT -5
Hi everyone
Thanks so much for your thoughts on this. From what you all say, I will monitor her over the next couple of days and keep everything crossed its a one off random event. Other than being a little low key today, she seems fine otherwise in herself.
Thanks again to all
Rach
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Post by ginge on Oct 11, 2012 10:59:03 GMT -5
Mine occasionally have had that but it seems to be one offs with no ill effects. Ditto!! |
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Post by Jen Wren on Oct 11, 2012 13:10:47 GMT -5
Fella gets this occasionally but his is usually brought on by stress. Like the others have said if it becomes a frequent thing get it checked out but the occasional bout is nothing to worry about.
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Post by barbaranixon on Oct 11, 2012 14:04:04 GMT -5
Mine have the occasional ones... and so do people.  |
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Post by julies on Oct 12, 2012 2:16:46 GMT -5
Charlie gets Colitis if I feed him processed dog food but can cope with Burns and Nature Diet (luckily or he'd be very hungry when we go camping LOL) I think it's usually (but not always) a sign of an intolerance to something in their diet so it's 'just' working out what that is and avoiding it  Anyone on a Prescription diet ... give Burns a ring cos lots of their foods can replace expensive prescription diets and are cheaper .. my friend's Leonberger was on a really expensive renal diet from the vet but John Burns (another vet) recommended she be swopped to his Mixer plus one of his complete foods and Santa's been fine J xx |
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Post by flosspeople on Oct 12, 2012 2:47:40 GMT -5
Anyone on a Prescription diet ... give Burns a ring cos lots of their foods can replace expensive prescription diets and are cheaper .. my friend's Leonberger was on a really expensive renal diet from the vet but John Burns (another vet) recommended she be swopped to his Mixer plus one of his complete foods and Santa's been fine J xx Toby has been on Burns since he arrived here from Gap 2 years ago and he has absolutely thrived on it. I can't recomend it highly enough. Brian. |
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Post by Emma on Oct 12, 2012 3:33:35 GMT -5
Same advice as others, but to reassure you, we've had a few dogs over the years who have had this (Lizzie, Mags and now Den) in their older years it gave us a heads up to watch their diet for a few days, as a bout of colitis sometimes followed in Liz and Mag, (not happened with Den yet  ) Emma x |
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Post by Rachel and Daisy on Oct 12, 2012 11:29:17 GMT -5
Thanks again all for you replies and thoughts on this. Today I can report....... so far so good, seems to be back to "normal" so hopefully yesterday was a glitch. I think on reflection, she may have been a tad under the weather, as she was pretty quiet, even for Diddley, and was happy with just two 20 min spells of outdoors! We also had a late night at agility the night before so maybe she was just a bit out of sorts. I gave her whitefish last night and today and cut the veg to be on the safe side and will continue on that and monitoring for the next couple of days. Thanks again - its always SOOOOOO useful and reassuring to have all your views and expertise |
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Post by james on Oct 12, 2012 17:20:07 GMT -5
Mine very occasionally has the same especially if a bit runny which Vet says is just a sign of a slight tummy upset. Given that she will seek out any old rubbish to eat and I don't always see it happen I don't get overly worried if she is otherwise full of beans. Others may not agree but I wouldn't get too hung up on so called specialist diets. If you have plenty of money to burn then its up to you what you do with it. Unless your Vet is very specific and confident on diagnosis and nutritional treatment I would take anecdotal advice with a large pinch of salt and save your money. There are plenty of good quality complete feeds on the market at sensible prices and you only have to read and compare labels to ensure the dog gets what the dog needs. Use the money you save on petrol to take the dog out and about to more new and interesting places or donate it to Gap.
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