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I got a young dog from a friend yesterday, he said after you run her she bleeds from her colon, has anyone heard of this befor. i just figured she had some type of parrisite??
another odd thing she looks like she may have some kind of hair problem, she is kinda mouse colored, where she is white or tan she has a thick beautiful coat but where she is grayish black she has a really thin coat?? almost like mange but only where the darker hair is

JAMES ROLLINS wrote:I got a young dog from a friend yesterday, he said after you run her she bleeds from her colon, has anyone heard of this befor. i just figured she had some type of parrisite??
another odd thing she looks like she may have some kind of hair problem, she is kinda mouse colored, where she is white or tan she has a thick beautiful coat but where she is grayish black she has a really thin coat?? almost like mange but only where the darker hair is

Its absolutely NOT normal for a dog to bleed from the rectum. Take a stool sample to the vet first and see if she needs worming. Or just worm her. she must be a blue and has alopecia where the dilute color is. Here is a site that explains the problem. http://www.italiangreyhound.org/health/cda.html

Not to be rude but, this sounds like a genetic mess. I would not breed this dog.

Leah

I would be tempted to say she may have some thyroid issues (with the thinning hair), but can't be sure how to answer you with the bleeding issue. I'd really need to know a bit more about the problem. It may be Giardia, but it could just be stress-induced colitis.

Tell me more about the hair problem. Where is the hair loss (on her body actually). Is it along her sides/back area? These two problems could be related, if it is in fact an immune function disorder.

I wormed her today. she acts fine, just a normal young dog. happy go lucky. he told me about the bleeding. it occured 6 months ago after he took her to the woods. she will be 2 in sept. and to my knowledge it hasnt accured again. but he hasnt took her out since.
her hair loss is only along her back, only where the blk hair is.
i just talked to org owner he said it happened twice, both times after he ran her.

I had a 3 yr old that I hunted in IN, she ran for 6 hours when it was noticed that she was bleeding from the rectum. I put her up after that day. Upon returning home, she was diagnosed with kidney failure. She lived for two weeks.

I have a female that had that after 1 hour of running ,took a stool sample to vet and it was colitis ( a bacterria imbalance ) which causes implamation & irritation. He gave me a percription 1 tab of Metronidazole 250mg per day for 21 days and problem is gone.