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I have noticed over the past couple days my Yorkie has had diarheaa and maybe some blood in his stool as well. What could be wrong with him? He is also dragging his butt on the floor.

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August 22 12:27 PM (11 minutes and 25 seconds later)
         
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He may have a problem with impacted anal glands or he might have picked up a protozoan parasite such as coccidia or giardia or he might have both problems.
You can read about anal sac problems here
www.marvistavet.com/html/anal_sacs.html
Some dogs also 'scoot' when they have poop stuck on them so this could be from the diarrhea too.
A vet visit should help you clear this all up. Bring a fresh stool sample to be checked for parasites.
Hope this helps you!

Edited by NHolmes on August 22 2005 at 12:31 PM

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