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My 6-week-old puppy has yellow, runny stool after food change. Normal?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 14 days old | 4 lbs

My dog is 6 weeks old. He has his first round of shots. He has no vomiting or bloody stool but his stool is yellow and runny. I’m not sure if it’s due to the change of food. When we got him the owners were giving him and food and then we switched to Beneful Healthy Puppy Food. He eats all the time and drinks and is super playful. Just wanted to see if I need seek vet assistance on his yellow stool.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 4th, 2018

It's pretty common at this age, especially after a recent change of food, for now i would just recommend monitoring it, if in the next month or so you see no improvement then i would recommend to take him to the vet to get it checked. if you have not dewormed it yet then that would be a good idea to do it too.

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