my dog has blood in his poopy.

i have a bassett hound,hes always had this blood problem i have taken him to the vet several times and they continue to put him on this yellow stuff it makes no differance,he poops red blood and diareha when he gets over excited, other times his poop is just normal,he rubs his butt every chance he can get ,we have been dealing with this since his birth.he has no worms hes been tested and tested.now that im broke and cant afford to get him to the vet again they want to send him to have testing done,well thats getting kind of excpensive i love him to death but i cant get the money, i have 5 kids and they have to come first,if anyone has any answeres please please send them tyvm.

I don't know where you live, but, my husband is buying a holistic pet food store here in Fort Wayne, IN. If you want to call him on Monday at the store he might have some ideas for you. The number at the store is 260-483-0944, and he is open 10-7 EST. I would also suggest a simple stool test would be appropriate. If it gets too expensive, there are organizations out there that will help with vet bills. www.imom.org is a good one.

Mike (my hubby) suggested a possible ulcer too.

Have them check for spots on the spleen. A release of pancreatic fluids in excitment can cause diareah and blood in the stool. This is assuming they ruled out parvo, or distemper.
Femka has a spot on her spleen. The vet believes since there is a sign of trama to the ribs it was caused by either being kicked or hit by a car. I later found out independent of this injury showing on x-rays to the ribs, spots on spleens can occur.
Anyway- I will tell you what our vet told us. I suspected hypothyroidism based on her behavior and the vet ran the tests. He also said that low thyroid slows down the bodys' ability to digested this fluid from not entering the bowel causing stomach upset. It doesnt stop the problem to treat the thyroid, but it helps the body control how it handles this sudden influx of gastic enzymes into the bowel.
Ask your vet about this- he will understand the logic. We give femka a thyroid pill twice a day at feedings, and since then, no stools as you are describing and its been over a year!!! You can pm me if you want too ( obviously..)

One other obvious solution, is that when you over feed a dog, it will make the acids that digest the food into bowel lower greatly. I assume you feed twice a day. You could go to 3 meals a day but much smaller portions to give the enough acids to process. Thats another option..

ask your vet about flagyl.. This is a bacterial antibiotic..

Sounds to me like you need to find a new vet and get to the bottom (no pun intended) of your dog's problem.

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Originally Posted by LilacDragon

Sounds to me like you need to find a new vet and get to the bottom (no pun intended) of your dog's problem.

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YUP!!!!! ;)

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Originally Posted by flashe962

i have a bassett hound,hes always had this blood problem i have taken him to the vet several times and they continue to put him on this yellow stuff it makes no differance,he poops red blood and diareha when he gets over excited, other times his poop is just normal,he rubs his butt every chance he can get ,we have been dealing with this since his birth.he has no worms hes been tested and tested.now that im broke and cant afford to get him to the vet again they want to send him to have testing done,well thats getting kind of excpensive i love him to death but i cant get the money, i have 5 kids and they have to come first,if anyone has any answeres please please send them tyvm.

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It's sort of difficult to guess as to what this yellow stuff the Vets are prescribing might be. The butt rubbing is probably the result of anal glands not being expressed, with the loose bowl movements. The over excitement could be directly translating into an overly excited GI tract including periodic ulcer like bleeding, and/or spasms of the colon leading to diarrhea. Since the Vets have ruled out parasites, and presumably have taken blood samples to rule out some of the many possible causes, a cheaper try might be to treat the symptoms and see what happens short term. Go to your local Walmart or equivalent and pick up some 75 mg Ranitidine tablets- an acid blocker. Assuming your Bassett is 50-60 lbs, then give the dog 1/2 of a 75 mg in the morning and at night. Try that for a few weeks to see if when excited the resulting diarrhea is free of blood. For the diarrhea after the fact if it persists you can give the dog the children's dose of Immonium A/D. Once the stool becomes soft or 3 doses maximum you should stop. You could also take the approach of diet and feed a high fiber lamb and rice meal.

Probably your current Vet is thinking along the lines of IBD (Irritable Bowel Disease), which is a catch all term where the underlying cause(s) could be many. Try the Ranitidine to see if you can at least get rid of the bloody part. Then when you have recouped your finances discuss with the Vet the idea of foregoing extensive testing and instead treat the symptoms. If the Vet remains adamant about testing, then ask for a referral to a specialist.

omg ty all so much for your input i certainly will try anything to help him,he never seems to be in any pain hes always hyper and he gets so over excited,yes the vet did say they thought it was irratable bowel syndrome,but im not sure,this dog was one out of my last litter i had and we kept him becouse of his problems he was the first born but yet the only pup with problems,he has blue eyes the only one.hes 3 years old now,i appreciate all of you helping me on this,if ya get anymore answeres please let me know thanx again.