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My dog had white specks in diarrhea, tested negative. What is it?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Female | spayed | 13 lbs

Tot had one episode of diarrhea and in it was white specks. Stools since have been normal and no specks. Took that white speck stool to vet to test for parasites to which they sent out to a lab. Came back negative for ova and parasites and negative for hookworm, roundworm and whipworm. What could the white specks be if not parasite? And it didn’t specifically mention tapeworm, does that matter? is Tot safe to be around other family dogs with negative sample?

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Angel Alvarado, LVT

Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on June 8th, 2021

The specks may have been undigested food or other foreign material. The chance of a false negative is possible but slight, especially if it was just one episode of diarrhea. Other pets should be safe.
Monitor for additional episodes. If she has more diarrhea but is behaving normally, a short fast followed by a bland diet fed in small, frequent amounts may help.
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