I brought my nine week old puppy for her first vaccination on Saturday, I was concerned that she needed worming so she was. Her first poo after being wormed later that evening contained a speck of blood %26 a couple of others since have also. She never had a single issue like this prior to being wormed or vaccinated. She is fine otherwise, aside from soft stools which I was told to expect, as she's eating four meals a day %26 bounding around the place as normal.
Is this a possible reaction or just her own reaction to it? I'm not entirely sure what brand it was that the vet used %26 will ask about it when I see her next week.
I would be a lot more concerned if she wasn't acting like every other puppy in every other respect..
Answers:
She could have had a large worm load. Yes this is normal. I'd call the vet and reassure yourself. There's no such thing as a dumb question when it comes to your pets. The medicine was probably Drontal Plus.
It could be that she did have worms and you got her meds before you saw the symptoms. Blood in the stool is a symptom of worms. I would keep an eye on it and if it does not change by tomorrow just call your vet. Good luck!
wormers in general should not show any side effects but puppy's have been known to take a small reaction to vaccinations which normally resolves itself in a day or so. Normally they become lethargic but as your puppy is acting normal it may just be a case that your pup has a small case of gastritis. As it is fresh blood and only a speck then this could be damage caused when your puppy is straining to pass diarrhoea. I would hope that it clears up within a day if not and she is still passing small specs of blood then take her for a check up. If the faeces look black/darker or alot more fresh blood than a speck then take her to the vet as this would need treatment.
hope she gets better
I really wouldn't worry.
i wouldn't evpect its specifically a reaction to the wormer.
more a reaction to the soft stool.
when dewormers kill and cause worms to loose their grip they commonly cause soft stool. the additional straining needed to pass and move soft faeces can cause some small blood vessels in the large intestine to burst, and its common to see a little spot or streak of fresh blood on the stool
on the other issue i would bet the wormer used was either Drontal Plus or Lopatol (thats what i normally use.
If worried about the prob call your vet, but im sure as things settle the problem will resolve
being wormed %26 innoculated all at once has been to much for your little puppy. You should have got your puppy wormed a week later.
I know of 3! people have had this done %26 has made there puppy ill.
The puppy immune system has just been fed something it is trying to get use with then the worm tablet on top can make them very ill!.
This does not happen to all dogs but it can %26 has happened.
If there is blood in its poo then you must take puppy right to the vets as there should NOT be any sign of blood.
also if the poo starts turning grey this can be a sign of the parvo virus
Please take to the vets ASAP
I would not be to concerned. All puppies are born with one type of worm. They get them from their mother.
Sometimes it will take more than 2-3 times of deworming to get rid of all the worms.
Usually the stools will be runny. As far as the blood since there was not that much I would not worry. Just keep a close watch on the stools. Look to see if there are any worms in the stools.
I must be weird because when I take my puppy outside I always look at her stools. I look to see if they are to runny or to firm. What can be in the stool. I will see sometimes things she has gotten into. Pieces of carpet, and other things that might be in it.
I have a 3 month old Yellow Lab. I was so worried when she got her shots. She had been wormed at the breeders but when I got her home I saw worms in her stools.
There can be a small amount of blood in the stools but not a lot. If the stools are tarry black then you need to take your puppy to the Vet.
But she sounds like she if fine. Enjoy your new addition to the family.
Good Luck
Puppies with roundworm infestations very often have irritated bowels which will result in mild ulceration, especially when the worms all die suddenly. This is not a 'reaction', it's just how the intestinal walls react. Your puppy will be just fine, and make sure to worm her again in 2 weeks, any latent roundworm egg will have hatched in her tummy by then and needs to be rid of as well.
Never allow a vet to do more than one procedure at a time. You cannot know whether it is the vaccinations or the worming meds that caused this.
I also will not allow a vaccine for more than one disease at a time.
Distemper one week
Parvo another week and so on. That way I know what the puppy is reacting to. Vaccinations are causing a lot of problems in dogs now. We have been over vaccinating dogs for 50 years now. Please read the Wisconsin University weblink on duration of immunity
http://svmweb.vetmed.wisc.edu/articles/6...
Also read this Texas vet's many links on the subject
http://www.critteradvocacy.org
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