strange stool-14 week old bulldog mix

[jesslee83]

2 weeks ago, we adopted from an individual what was thought to be a staffordshire/english BD mix.....well, he has the markings but nothing else, so i'm unsure what he is....his name is stretch.....

after the 1st week of having stretch, we've seen (since he still has accidents inside), that some of his stool is runny, and covered in clear slime, and is sometimes laced with blood....often, it's more maybe once a day, but a couple days this week, it'll be all day....his appetite is fine, our floor is picked up so aside from his eating our electrical cords lol, there's nothing we can really attribute this to....his previous owner, gave him the parvo, anti-temp shots, and 1 other....he has not had heartworm or rabies yet....his temperament is fine, he and our 2 kittens love to wrestle.....

i'm unsure what this can be, and i've called a few vets, and had 1 tell me he is going to die....well, if he's going to die, he sure is taking his time! we can't afford his vet/shots till the end of this month, and then in oct he will be getting fixed(though we don't really want to fix him--not arguing with anyone, making a statement).....is there anyone else who has had something like this? i swear, it almost seems "placenta"-like when i go to clean it up!

[jesslee83]

lol thanks! actually, we have friends who live at fry and 6, so even though we don't live over there(we're up in the bammel/1960 area now), i'm sure i could get him over there....no one has done the hands on thing, b/c of budget issues at the moment, which is why all his other things have to wait till the end of the month....but maybe i can go ahead and call, and see how much he'd charge for a check up ;)

thanks for the advice!

[Jaybay]

Hello, and welcome from another Houstonian!  :-)

You mentioned that you have called various vet clinics, but has a vet actually done a hands-on examination on Stretch?  I wasn't alarmed about anything in your post until I read you noticed blood in his stool.  Blood is never a good sign.  Something is obviously wrong and he does need veterinary care.  I'm glad to hear he's at least had his basic vaccinations taken of.

If you live on the west side of town, or are willing to travel almost to Katy, please call Clay Road Animal Clinic on Clay Road just west of Hwy 6.  Dr. Smith is a very fine vet and has some of the most reasonable rates on this side of town.

On the neutering issue, it really is the best thing to do for Stretch.  He won't be obsessed with busting out of your house to find a female in heat, and you won't have to worry about testicular cancer in later years.  You'll really have a much happier pet if he's neutered.  :-)