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My dog has yellow slimy poop. What causes it and what should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 4 months old | 15 lbs

Why is my dog pooping yellow slime

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on November 24th, 2019

This sounds like diarrhea. In dogs, diarrhea can be caused by a GI illness, eating something rotten, or a change in diet to name a few things. I can give you a home remedy for Leah to see if that helps. Withhold food for 12-24 hours, then feed a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in her normal diet. If the diarrhea continues on the bland diet, she starts vomiting food, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, she will need to see a vet right away.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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    Published on May 7th, 2017

    Oh no, poor Ginger! She could be suffering from colitis, which is inflammation of the colon and large intestine. This would cause bloody diarrhea. She could also have a foreign body, may have eaten something toxic, could have done trauma to her GI tract, or could have GI ulcers among other causes. If she is otherwise normal as well as eating and drinking, you can try a home remedy. Withhold food for 12-24 hours, then feed a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in her normal diet. If the diarrhea continues on the bland diet, there is still blood in her feces on the bland diet, she starts vomiting food, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, she will need to see a vet right away.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

    Veterinarian

    Published on October 17th, 2018

    Poor Apollo! It could be he is suffering from a GI illness, may have eaten something rotten, could have intestinal worms, or a foreign body causing his diarrhea. I can give you a home remedy to try to see if that helps. Withhold food for 6-8 hours, then feed a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in his normal diet. If the diarrhea continues on the bland diet, he starts vomiting food, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, he will need to see a vet right away. Best of luck, I hope this helps!

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    Answered By Linda G, MS, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on August 22nd, 2017

    Hello, & thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Diarrhea can have many causes, from infectious ( viral,bacterial), to dietary indiscretions ( exposure to garbage/dead animals) to foreign body ingestion. The first thing I recommend if a veterinary visit is not possibly, is to take a stool sample in to look for intestinal parasites. If no parasites are present, & if Ziggy is otherwise feeling well, bright & alert, adequate water intake & no vomiting, then you can try resting his gut for 24 hours. That means no food, period. Ice cubes can be offered to quench thirst, but nothing else. Then start Ziggy on boiled hamburger or plain skinless chicken & plain boiled white rice. The rice should make up 75% of the diet. Feed Ziggy small meals more frequent than usual for the nest 24-48 hours. Hopefully, this will set things right again. Take care.

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