A dog that poops black and loose stools but is in good spirits may be caused by food problems, indigestion, parasitic infection, etc. If the dog only has black and loose stools in a short period of time and there are no other abnormalities, the owner can first fast the dog for half a day to a day to reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, and feed the dog some probiotics to regulate the gastrointestinal tract. However, if your dog has black and loose feces for a long time, it is recommended to take your dog to the pet hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible to avoid delaying the best time for treatment.
1. Food problems
If your dog accidentally eats cold food or expired and spoiled food, which irritates the gastrointestinal tract, it may cause the dog to have black and loose feces. Therefore, owners can recall whether there is any problem with the food they have given their dogs recently. If there is a problem, they need to stop feeding this type of food immediately and feed their dogs an appropriate amount of probiotics to adjust the balance of gastrointestinal flora.
2. Indigestion
If the dog eats a lot of food at one time, it will easily cause gastrointestinal indigestion and diarrhea. Especially foods with high protein content such as animal offal and raw meat, if your dog eats too much, he will produce black feces. Therefore, when raising dogs, owners must follow the principle of eating small amounts and frequent meals, so that the dogs can develop good eating habits.
3. Parasitic infection
Dogs must be dewormed regularly after they are three months old. If the owner does not deworm the dog for a long time, then roundworms, Internal parasites such as coccidia will breed in the dog's intestines, causing the dog to have black and loose stools, and sometimes even bugs are found in the dog's feces. Therefore, owners must deworm their dogs on time. It is generally recommended to deworm their dogs internally every three months and externally every month.