Why is my unvaccinated puppy pooping soft stool frequently?

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Recently adopted a puppy. She’s 9 weeks old, and has not had he shots yet. We keep her from contact with any animals that aren’t vaccinated, and keep her out of unknown grass. I plan to get her shots within the next two days. We have a one and a half year old who lives with us. She recently started pooping every hour/few hours. The stool is soft, but not diarrhea. I don’t see any foreign objects in it, nor do i see worms. I’m a little concerned since her movements were solid and normal yesterday. Pet's info: Dog | Black Mouth Cur | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 10 days old | 13 lbs

Dr. Elizabeth · Accepted Answer

Many things can cause diarrhea from Parvo to parasites to bacterial over growth. Since she has not yet been vaccinated, the concern for Parvo is higher. This virus is very easy to spread and can even spread on your shoes. I recommend to have Nova seen by her veterinarian. Testing for Parvo is straight forward. Make sure she drinks lots of water and you can feed her boiled plain white meat chicken and boiled white rice. This is a bland diet and will decrease the work load on the cells. Parvo tends to progress quickly and the pups will get very lethargic, begin vomiting and the stool may become bloody. Treatment needs to be aggressive and begin early. Hopefully it’s something much less serious. I hope this is helpful and please feel free to post any additional questions.

Why is my unvaccinated puppy pooping soft stool frequently?

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