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Why does my dog have orange seed-like specks and diarrhea in stool?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Beagle | Female | unspayed | 35 lbs

Good morning to whoever will read this, for the last couple weeks my 3 year old beagle has been having these orange specks in her stool that look like seeds but I can't properly identify them. They're usually accompanied with diarrhea making them even more alarming. Besides the difference in her stool there has been no other changes in her energetic behavior. Should I be concerned about her stool changes and take her to the vet or is it just something she's been eating that I should stop?

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Answered By Debi Matlack

Veterinary Technician

Published on June 20th, 2019

It looks like some kind of seed she may be eating. I would observe her carefully when she is outside and make sure she isn't unsupervised. I would get her seen by your vet and take them a sample of this so they can hopefully identify what it is. If the diarrhea accompanies this in her stool I also suspect the two are related.

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