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LIFESTYLE

A L-tryptophan to the pet’s diet to naturally to the colon. It could happen as a result of
pet’s toilet troubles can send the most
stoic owner into a tail-spin. Not just
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something fairly innocuous like a small tear
because of the discomfort and distress
This would show up as a small amount of
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these cause our fur-babies, but because it Stress Mini for dogs, and Hills c/d Stress for in the rectum or anus due to a hard stool.
means someone has to manage the ... er... from Twisted Whiskers or your veterinary fresh blood on the surface of the stool of an
fallout. Twisted Whiskers has put together a clinic and have proven highly effective for otherwise happy pet. A more serious injury to
handy guide to the most common causes of anxious pets or those who are regularly the colon could result from something sharp
upset tummies and the best ever cleaning tip. exposed to stressful situations like multi-pet (eg. piece of bone or stick) that has been
homes, travel, shows or grooming visits. swallowed and made its way down the GI tract,
Before we get into the nitty-gritty of what got stuck and is causing irritation or injury.
various toilet troubles might mean for your Now, for a conversation best avoided at the In this case, the pet would be straining and
pet, it’s worth mentioning a factor that dinner table . . . showing discomfort.
doesn’t stem from the gastrointestinal tract
itself: anxiety. Anxiety often manifests in dogs IT SHOULD BE BROWN, NEVER BLOODY If rectal bleeding is extensive or recurring,
as tummy upsets (vomiting and diarrhoea) Blood is a substance that should stay in take your pet for a vet visit immediately, as
and in cats, as disturbances of the urinary the body and ideally not come out of it, so something more sinister might be behind it.
tract. Hills Pet Nutrition has come up with two whenever you see blood in your pet’s stool,
new products in their veterinary prescription it’s something to be taken seriously. You may think that only dogs are guilty of
diet range that, in addition to targeting the swallowing foreign objects, but occasionally
respective GI or urinary symptoms, add Bright red blood usually indicates damage cats are affected by an anxiety-induced

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