Need advice for my dog…
Hi everyone, I’m hoping for a bit of advice or to hear from anyone who may have experienced something similar with their Dachshund ❤️
I have a 7-year-old standard Dachshund who has been having an ongoing issue on and off for over a year now, and honestly I’m feeling a bit lost on what to do.
Every few weeks he seems to have trouble going to the toilet (for a number two). He goes very frequently and strains a lot, but very little comes out. Alongside this, his stools can have fresh red blood in them and are often very mucus/jelly-like in texture.
We’ve been back and forth to the vets multiple times. They’ve done tests and stool samples and everything has come back clear. The vet thought it could possibly be colitis, so he has been on original Chappie tinned food for almost a month now (was originally on butternut box). Things actually seemed to be improving, but today we’re right back to square one.
Today he’s taking a very long time to have a bowel movement and when he does it’s only a very small amount of mucus-like stool with fresh blood.
Other than these toilet issues he is completely himself, eating fine, drinking normally, playing, walking, sleeping well and generally being his happy little self, which I think is why the vets haven’t been too alarmed. But I’m definitely a worrier and an overthinker, so my mind is going everywhere.
We are absolutely planning to take him back to the vet again if this continues, but I just wondered whether anyone else has had a Dachshund with similar symptoms or experiences?
Thank you so much in advance!