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My dog has fresh blood in her stool again. Is it an emergency?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | American Staffordshire Terrier | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 10 months old | 18 lbs

My 3 yo staffy has just passed a little fresh blood in her stool. This has happened before about 7 months ago I was thinking those hook worm things but it seemed to go away after a week so I thought maybe she just split her anal lining when pooping. Is this common to happen again? Does she need urgent assistance or should I just keep an eye on it?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on November 11th, 2019

Blood is always concerning in the stool, but as long as Arah is eating and drinking normally, and otherwise behaving normally, it's not an emergency. That's not to say it shouldn't be checked out by a vet, it should, but you don't have to rush her in immediately. Have her seen in the next few days.

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