Why is my puppy's stool watery after new food and eating paper?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 27 days old
My two month old shih tzu puppy had loose motion twice. Along with stool there was also water present in the stool. He recently started having puppy food and also ate a piece of paper. How should i take care of him?
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Published on April 13th, 2017
Submit a stool sample to your veterinarian to diagnose intestinal parasites or bacterial overgrowth. Puppies frequently acquire roundworms from their mother or environment. The paper likely would not cause an issue unless it was a large quantity. Make sure he continues to eat and drink normally. A bland diet and/or a prescribed dewormer may firm up his stool. Monitor for lethargy, loss of appetite, vomiting or persistent diarrhea.
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Published on May 1st, 2020
Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Blood in the stools in a puppy usually is caused by intestinal worms or infections. Please, take Rex to your local vets to check him over. He may just need worming medication and a few days of antibiotics, but your vet also may want to test him for parvovirosis, a nasty viral infection that attacks mainly puppies.
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Published on March 28th, 2018
Hello, thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Great question! I don't think I would be concerned about this. The stool wouldn't be necessarily classified as diarrhea at this stage, just "soft". I suggest you just monitor it for now. If it persists in being this consistency or it progresses to a more watery diarrhea then you may want to have him checked by your vet. Internal parasites (worms) is the number one reason for puppies to have diarrhea/soft stools. Hopefully you have already had Knox to get his first set of vaccines......he should have been dewormed at that time and he should continue to get dewormed at every vaccination visit. Hope this helps. Best wishes!
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Published on March 26th, 2017
Yes. Watery stool in a puppy is greatly concerning. I would bring your puppy to a vet ASAP as it could be a deadly virus that is best chance ormf survival is early intervention. Try getting solid food in, a high quality canned puppy food. At this age you can start solids. Also deworm your little one. But mainly get it to a vet asap.
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