hyundaipro
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My sheltie has blood in stool worried what could it be
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Go to the vet ASAP. Have them check for HGE - it's easy to check for and relatively easy to treat, but a lot of vets miss it and it can kill a dog extremely rapidly. I almost lost a dog a couple years ago to this - I brought her into the emergency vet at 11:30 pm when I spotted the blood, they gave her a shot, told me not to worry about the blood because they were sure it was "old blood" (even though I insisted it was bright red and brought a sample), and sent her home. By 6:30 the next morning there were trails of blood all over my house - the blood had gone from being in her stool to literally leaking from her bottom. When I did the research, I found out a lot of vets don't recognize/acknowledge the signs, and lots of dogs die within 24-72 hours. I'm not trying to scare you - it may not be HGE - but if it is it's far, far better if it's caught early on.
danisgoat
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I would be worried too!
Let us know what the vets say....fingers crossed that it is something that is not serious!
Let us know what the vets say....fingers crossed that it is something that is not serious!
Mally's Mom
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Yes, I ,too, would bring him into the vet.
Mally had HGE when he was younger.(so did his cousin, Mack, also a sheltie.)
The emergency room vet that saw Mally said he sees at least one case of it a month. Thank goodness he recognized what Mally had and treated him for it. HGE is very serious.
Please keep us updated, when you can.