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My dog has dark, runny, sticky poop and isn't eating. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Lhasa Apso | Female | unspayed | 7 years and 7 months old | 11 lbs

She has been not feeling well she was passing some runny dark sticky like poo so I went to the pet store and got her some nutrition vet and gave her and where she hasn't been eating she has ate small amounts but she hasn't passed any more runny poo only once yesterday and once today what could be wrong with her

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on April 24th, 2017

Dark poo could be a sign of bleeding from the GI system, that can happen with a severe infection, a foreign body ingestion or a stomach ulceration. you must take her to the vet ASAP in order to get it treated.

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