blood in stool

[beeniesmom]

Beenie had a little blood in her stool yesterday and a little today too.
Should I be worried?
It's not a lot, just a few drops.

[Jessika]

It could be due to worms, but if it doesn't go away after a day or so, I would definitely schedule a vet appointment.

[beeniesmom]

Can she get worms even if she takes Heartguard once a month?
Well, I will call if she has some in her next poops (probably late this afternoon).
I thought it might be because of a ground rawhide stick she ate yesterday morning.
Maybe a piece scratched her insides.
Do dogs get hemorroids?
Thx

[Jessika]

Heartguard is a preventative for heartworms. She can still get tapeworms by eating other feces or even by having fleas (grooming herself she can eat the flea feces).

So I suppose the answer would be yes, she can still get other TYPES of worms eventhough she is on the heartworm preventative.

And yes, dogs can hemorrhage but I would think there would be a lot more blood than you'd described if that were the case!

[beeniesmom]

Hemorroids... not hemmorage.
Thx for the info. I will definately call tomorrow morning if I still see some.

[Husky_mom]

what color is the blood, the clear red indicates blood near the end of rectus, and dark red indicated almost from stomach.and also smell putrid smell(blood smell, i know poop smells but with blood involved it smell different)indicates serious intestinal disease.
and if it really just a spot it could be that it got scratched, even from feces, but just to be unworried get her checked, it does no harm and gives you peace of mind.

[sammy101]

Kodie had tapeworms and he didnt have any blood in his stool. I would call the vet just to be safe