Why is my dog's stool loose and mucousy? What are the dietary causes?

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Diarrhea can be observed with conditions such as colitis, gastroenteritis, dietary indiscretion, intestinal parasites, among many other possibilities. I recommend that you have her evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They may choose to check for parasites and to start medications for diarrhea depending on the results. Good luck! Hoping for a speedy recovery!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! While this could be parasites, this is likely some degree of colitis. You can add a probiotic to her diet such as Fortiflora. You can use it for 1-2 weeks to see if it makes a difference. If it does not, you can consider switching to a sensitive stomach type diet. If no improvement, have her evaluated by your veterinarian so that the stools can be assessed. If she develops diarrhea at any point before then at that point she should definitely be evaluated by her veterinarian. Good luck!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I suspect that what you describe could be actually liquid feces or if not it could be anal sac fluid which can be expressed excessively in cases of gastrointestinal issues. Soft stools can be observed with conditions such as colitis, gastroenteritis, dietary indiscretion, intestinal parasites, among many other possibilities. I recommend that you have Blue evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They may choose to check for parasites and to start medications depending on the results. Good luck! Hoping for a speedy recovery!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I'm sorry to hear Mimi has been having diarrhea. Diarrhea with mucus can be due to a variety of reasons, including intestinal parasites, dietary indiscretion, food intolerance, or another underlying issue. I would recommend having her evaluated by her regular veterinarian, have any necessary testing done (fecal analysis, etc) and start any treatment (probiotic/antidiarrheal) that she may need to resolve it. Good luck!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Diarrhea can be observed with conditions such as colitis, gastroenteritis, dietary indiscretion, intestinal parasites, among many other possibilities. I recommend that you have Blue evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They may choose to check for parasites and to start medications for diarrhea depending on the results. There should not be a need to disinfect the yard as long as you scoop out everything surrounding the feces when picked up. Good luck! Hoping for a speedy recovery!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This is not normal or expected or common. Having grains in a diet is not a reason to suspect diarrhea or loose stools so I would think that the loose stools are due to something else. This can be observed with conditions such as colitis, gastroenteritis, dietary indiscretion, intestinal parasites, among many other possibilities. If this continues, I recommend that you have Chloe evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They may choose to check for parasites and to start medications for diarrhea depending on the results. Good luck! Hoping for a speedy recovery!

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Tiny! Even though your other dog handles the food fine doesn't mean that Tiny will. Tiny could have a food allergy causing chronic loose stool. Other possible causes are: pancreatic conditions, inflammatory bowel disease. The easiest thing to do it to change Tiny's food to an OTC novel protein diet. Chicken is the most common allergic protein. Try a venison or all fish diet. You need to give the diet 2-3 months to decide if it worked or not and you may need to try a prescription diet before determining that Tiny doesn't have food allergies. If Tylosin hasn't been tried you can discuss that with your Vet and a probiotic. I like Purina Fortiflora. Inflammatory bowel disease is diagnosed off ultrasound and biopsy. Pancreatic insufficiency is diagnosed from special blood tests (B12, folate, TLI, PLI). I hope this helps and I wish Tiny the best!