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smal amount anal bleeding

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Question
i just picked up a new miniature snalazer ??sp? pup after getting him home i noticed when he poos he seems to be straining then his poo has very small amount of blood red...i clean his bottom and again small amount of blood is on the tissue. the lady i bought him from said she just wormed him and his bottom seemed to be irritated so she gave me cream. his stools are thinker more normal but there is still a small amount of blood...could this be where she wormed him should i be concerned. im planning on taking him to the vet sat.

Answer
Rectal bleeding is normal when you change foods, worm or strain from diarrhea.
Any of these things irritate the delicate lining of the colon and rectum inside and can cause vessel bleeding. This usually goes away in a few days.

Schnauzer is how you spell the breed name in case that is what you were telling me you have.
Be careful about his diet and do not feed him junk food (treats etc) or garbage brands of dog food such as Purina, ONE, Iams, Nutro or Blue Buffalo to name a few. Keep him on a sold quality food like Science Diet Puppy Growth and he will be strong and healthy.

Keep him on the same diet until he is 11 months old then slowly switch him to Adult food. That way you can eliminate so many of the skin problems these dogs are prone to getting.