Dog threw up, diarrhea, now better, but dark poop. Should I worry?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Catahoula Leopard Dog | Female | spayed | 3 years old | 60 lbs
Hi my Jemma is about 3 years old. Yesterday she started throwing up quite a bit and had diarrhea once. Today she hasn't thrown up seems to be doing better and ate a little bit and it staying hydrated she had one small poop today that was dark brown/black on the outside. Should I be worried about this? Ive been so concerned about her for the past 2 days
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Published on May 10th, 2020
The signs seems settling so I would not be extremely concerned at this stage. As a first approach, I would suggest to start feeding with a bland diet based on boiled chicken and rice in small portion every 6 hours for the following 48hours. Then gradually reintroduce the normal diet over 5 days. I would definitively recommend a veterinary check up if the signs persist or you notice vomiting, lethargy or inappetence. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!
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Published on June 17th, 2018
Hello Maria, I'm so sorry to hear that Dele is not feeling well. If a dog is eating and drinking normally, we will often recommend a bland easily digested diet consisting of ½ cooked white rice and ½ cooked white meat chicken (boiled without any skin or bones). However, diarrhea that continues for more than a few days, or is associated with blood in the stool, vomiting, lethargy or a poor appetite is a reason for a visit to your veterinarian. Very dark brown black stool can be due to bleeding in the stomach, so that is always potentially concerning. I would recommend having your veterinarian examine Dele, so they can give him some medication for the diarrhea and try to figure out what has caused the problem. I have attached a couple of links below with more information for you that might be helpful. Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.co/article/most-common-causes-of-diarrhea-in-dogs/ Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.co/article/6-things-you-can-do-at-home-if-your-pet-has-diarrhea/ Good luck! I hope that was helpful and that he feels better soon. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.
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