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I bet your first thought was parvo, mine too....

Here is the deal, I have a Plott Hound jip who should be coming into heat any day and I plan to breed her this cycle BUT she started this parvo looking poop 3 days ago.

She is approximately two years old and I got her 6 months ago. When I got her, I was told that she had all of her puppy shots. Being the overly diligent person that I am, I gave her another round of shots anyway so I know for a fact that she has been vaccinated.

Also, parvo has a very distinct smell which she is not emitting.

Until last week, I had pups on the property along with all the rest of my dogs NONE of which are sick.

There is no chance that she obtained physical injury to cause this.

There has been no change in her appetite or demeanor.

She is wormed monthly with a Valbazin and Ivermectin cocktail and every three months I treat with panicure also.

What else is there that can cause sluffing of the intestine and blood in the stool? Coccidiosis? I'm stumped.

Steve

Two thoughts....hookworms, or corona virus...

I have looked into all of those things mentioned and none of it makes sense. Here is some more information.....

Yes, she is a messy dog. Terribly messy in fact. I have wood floor kennels and I scrub all kennels every day. I clean with bleach twice a week. I also keep a touch of bleach in all of my dogs water buckets as a preventative measure against just such microscopic bastages. you will never see cloudy water in my kennels.

Safeguard wormer is the same thing as panecure (Flembendozamine). I actually use the safeguard brand.

All of the things mentioned are highly contagious and although each dog is kenneled separately, they all touch each other. The kennels are only partitioned by 4x4 panel. If it were one of these things, I would think that the rest of my dogs would have it too.

Her appetite and activity level have still not changed.

I'm not saying that any of these prognosis are incorrect. Just that for one reason or another, none make sense.

I have also at this point put her on an antibiotic and penicillin cocktail to help ward off any secondary infection issues. I will start another heavy regiment of Safeguard tonight.

Any other suggested action?????

Thanks,

Steve

Sounds like it's time for a vet check. One thing regarding parvo (and similar viruses)...it's rare when an adult will contract it. It is, primarily, limited to pups due to their weaker immune systems.

If it is worms, be sure and hit her three days in a row and then again three weeks (?) later.

Feeding dogs cooked bones and sometimes raw bones will do the same thing. i see it all the time so i quit feeding bones at all.
lavon

Ive had dogs do it from eating sticks or wood also.  It makes them bleed in their intestines.

I would put my money on coccidiosis.  Heard about alot of dogs coming down with it and dying this year.  Grown dogs and puppies.  Good website on treatment and methods.

http://www.beaglesunlimited.com/beaglehealth_coccidiosis.htm

like Scott suggested take a stool sample to the vet and ask to specificaly check for worms (hooks, whips, tapes,round) and protazoa,(coccidia & Giardia)

Cheper than an exam and office visit and will do just the same

Are your dogs gums pale? signs of anemia?



Change your wormer and power dose for three days wait 10 days and do it again. If you are using Safegurad then switch to strongid.

Messy dogs will continue to re-infect themselves. you may be scrubing but in the meantime she can be walking through and slinging the crap into her water and feed bowls where she will be inesting all over again.

Just had two dogs come up with the same symptoms,  I'M treating them for 
Giardiasis.


http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/giardiasis/factsht_giardia.htm#what