My 6-month puppy has runny poop and a drop of blood. Should I worry?

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Our 6 month old puppy has had a few runny poops in the last day and today there was a drop of blood in his otherwise normal looking poop. Should we be concerned? No other health issues, neutered and fully vaccinated.

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Thank you for contact Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach with your question. Luke's runny poop could be caused by intestinal worms (if he's not up to date with his deworming treatments), or it could be a GI illness or he ate something rotten. The drop of blood in his poop could due to to irritation of the GI tract from the diarrhea. Since's his poop is normal now, just keep an eye on him for now. If you keep seeing blood in his poop or he has runny poops, I'd take him into the vet. I hope this helps!

My 6-month puppy has runny poop and a drop of blood. Should I worry?

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