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My new puppy has bloody diarrhea. Should I take him to the vet?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Golden Retriever | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 21 days old | 5 lbs

We just got our 7 week old Golden Retriever puppy 2 days ago. and he has been having really bad diarrhea. The most recent has had blood spots. He wouldn't eat the first day and a half, so we gave him boiled chicken and rice and he ate it all very fast. 2 full plates of it. Has not stopped drinking waterHe slept alot today but played for the last 2 hours as well as a few times throughout the day. I'm attaching a picture of one of his poops from earlier and his most recent poop, it looks very bad.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on September 21st, 2017

It sounds and looks as Marvel is suffering from a gastrointestinal condition, possibly an infection. i would recommend taking him to the vet the first chance you get, he will need to be checked first, if the vet thinks it's a simple gastrointestinal infection he will need an antibiotic course and a special food for a few days in order to get better.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS
Veterinarian
Published on October 15th, 2017
It sounds as Benji is suffering from a gastrointestinal condition, possibly an infection. it could also be due to ingestion of a foreign body material. i would recommend taking him to the vet the first chance you get, he will need to be checked first, if the vet thinks it's a simple gastrointestinal infection he will need an anti nausea injection, antibiotics and a special food for a few days in order to get better.
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