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My dog has yellow, soft stool with blood. Is it serious? What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Male | unneutered | 3 years and 11 months old

My dog started having yellow stool, it's not exactly diarrhea but it's close. Today we noticed a little blood in it....how can we help him? (He is about 5/6 years old, I messed up on the info)

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on February 26th, 2017

Submit a stool sample to your veterinarian to diagnose intestinal parasites or bacterial overgrowth. Fast Duke for 24 hours to give his GI tract a rest. Allow small amounts of water or unflavored PediaLyte. Resume feeding a bland diet in small, frequent amounts until his stool is normal. Afterwards, transition slowly to his regular diet. See your veterinarian if the soft stool persists or if Duke develops lethargy, loss of appetite, vomiting or abdominal pain. A bland diet can be plain rice mixed with one of the following: cottage cheese, boiled boneless/skinless chicken breast, cooked/drained ground beef cooked/drained ground turkey.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

    Veterinarian

    Published on January 22nd, 2017

    Poor Marie Laveau! Blood stools can be caused by intestinal parasites, eating something toxic, GI ulcers, trauma to the GI tract, a foreign body, or GI tumors. Given the fact that blood in the feces can have serious causes, she should see a vet first thing in the morning. I'd bring along a sample of her feces with you for the vet to examine. The vet can diagnose what is causing her bloody feces, and can treat her for it.

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