Nowadays, many officials keep pets at home, among which dogs are one of everyone’s favorite animals. It is very abnormal for a dog to suddenly poop at home. The editor will analyze it for you today. What are the reasons that can cause dogs to poop black and loose stools? What are the reasons for dogs to poop black and loose poop? Let’s prescribe the right medicine to help dogs get rid of diarrhea!
1. Improper diet
If your dog has recently been fed expired and spoiled food, or your dog accidentally eats unclean food when going out, which may irritate the gastrointestinal tract, it may cause black and loose stools. In this case, if the dog's symptoms are mild, you can feed an appropriate amount of probiotics to adjust the balance of gastrointestinal flora. If it does not improve or even becomes more serious, you need to seek medical treatment in time.
2. Parasitic infection
If the owner does not deworm the dog for a long time, the dog will be infected with parasites such as roundworms and coccidia, and will have black and loose stools that may even contain insects. At this time, the owner needs to consult a pet doctor in time, choose appropriate anthelmintics for deworming, and feed the dog probiotics to regulate the gastrointestinal tract 2 hours after deworming.
3. Enteritis
If your dog is defecating black and loose stools, and there are bubbles in the stool, and is accompanied by symptoms such as listlessness, loss of appetite, vomiting, etc., it is likely to be suffering from enteritis. Since enteritis can cause severe diarrhea in dogs, and prolonged diarrhea can cause dehydration, it is recommended that owners take their dogs to the pet hospital for treatment in time, and at the same time feed their dogs an appropriate amount of easily digestible food.
4. Infectious diseases
If the puppy has not been fully vaccinated, it will also have black loose stools if it is infected with canine distemper, parvovirus and other infectious diseases, and may also appear listless, not eating or drinking, and have a fever. In this regard, it is recommended that the owner send the dog to the pet hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible, and do a good job of isolation and environmental sanitation and disinfection.