Hi all,

I am really worried about my Boxer (She is 7 months). She had colitis a few weeks back and that has seemed to clear up. She has always had discharge as well, and it won't clear up until she comes into season.

Anyway this morning, she had the most runnest poo I have ever seen, and then she was sick twice with lime green bile. I can't understand why??

Does anyone have any suggestions?? I rang the vet and he has suggest that we have her done as she is having so many problems.

Please help me.

I can't see what would be sorted by having a total Hysterectomy done on such an immature young bitch :( :( Has your vet warned you that by having her 'done' so young she is at risk of becoming incontinent later in life??  The discharge is usually associated with an immature bitch and once she matures (ie. has a season) everything should be more developed and the discharge will stop.

Without knowing what you are feeding her and for how long its hard to determine why she should be sicky/runny bum but it could be that the food she is having doesn't agree with her ;) 
Its also possible that she just needs her meals broken up and fed more frequently, to give her the chance of digesting it.  If she can tolerate it a little plain Bio Yoghurt on her food (few teaspoons) should sort out the runny poos and settle her digestive system.  As a pup she has probably snaffled something that she shouldn't ;)  Why not join and take advantage of all the excellent support, advise and expertise of the many people and experienced dog breeders on here :) :) 

I have to say I'd agree wtih Dill here.  I don't see why having her speyed would stop her runny poo etc.,  It simply doesn't makes sense to me!!!  However, I can say that sometimes when my dogs were puppies if they went quite a while, say overnight, without a feed sometimes they would get the green bile.  It was often cured simply by giving them a little bit to eat (not too much!).  Re the runny poo, well that suggests that something isn't agreeing with her and it could be that she has snaffled something she shouldn't have.  Follow the advice Dill gave you and see if that helps but, seriously, think twice about getting her speyed at such a young age especially if she is having discharge which is likely to clear when she has her season.  Although I don't know much about breeding etc., that says to me that if you got her done now, you could always have the problem of discharge because she hasn't matured properly yet.

Hope this helps to settle your mind a little bit.  I'm sure things will all work out.  We do worry about our puppies but, like children, they often have upsets in the first year of their life when they are building up their immunity and what you are experiencing in my view is not unusual.

Kind wishes
Annie

I agree with both posts, you should give two meals if dogs are hungry they will be sick with bile, so it's best to feed to meals a day.  You might be better feeding james welll beloved or burns there's no additives in these feeds so dogs what are sensitive to some foods are usually okay on these.

warm regards Susan

Best to ensure the stomach isn't empty for too long, so give her something as soon as you are up and maybe just before bed, but you may need to experiment as to what's best for your dog. Mine stopped producing bile in the early morning when I fed her a small amount first thing, but the actual colitis will need more help  (vet etc :) ).

Lindsay
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