If your dog isn’t responding to a bland diet (such as chicken or rice, or gastrointestinal formulated food), and is showing any other symptoms, then you should seek the advice of your veterinarian. What should I do if my dog has yellow stools? IBD is a serious condition but it can usually be managed with medication. You may also notice other symptoms like bloating, gas, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, and lack of energy. It is often used interchangeably with IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), however they are two separate conditions, and symptoms that don’t disappear or improve are more likely to be a result of IBD. This may be triggered by a change in diet, routine or stress, and is a diagnosis made after the exclusion of parasites, infections and all other underlying diseases. If your dog has intermittent bouts of producing yellow, soft or runny stools, they may have IBS. Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease You may notice other symptoms such as vomiting, inappetence, weight loss and jaundice. This can be a result of primary liver disease causing jaundice, or a gallbladder problem such as a gallstone. Liver and gallbladder disease may result in pale yellow stools as a result of being unable to excrete bile effectively. If the stools do not clear up fairly rapidly on a bland diet, or if your dog is showing any other worrying signs, then it is important to get assessed by your veterinarian.
The stools may contain a small amount of blood, or be very watery. But sometimes they may show no other clinical signs. You may notice other symptoms in your dog, such as lethargy and a lack of appetite. Infectionsīacterial and viral infections can result in yellow stools.
Most parasites are easily prevented by following a good de-worming regime, which is especially important in puppies. It is the bile that contains bilirubin which has a yellow color but when broken down it causes. Normally bile is stored in the gallbladder and passed out into the stool. This can be diagnosed with a stool sample. chole bile, stasis standing, meaning not flowing) is a condition where bile produced by the liver is greatly reduced or not passed out of the liver at all. Worms (such as roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms) and protozoa, which are single celled organisms (such as Giardia) can cause soft, yellow stools.
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