Would like your thoughts/advice on the following if poss:

Since we had Hannah about 6 weeks ago (she is our Greek rescue gal - a hunting hound type) we have sometimes  noticed a red jelly like substance in her poo - not always but we noticed it again today.

She is a great one for eating grass and I remember my vet telling me once that it didn't do dogs any good as it tended to cut their insides.  Do you think grass could be causing this?  Apart from that she seems well in herself and eats up well.  I wondered if anyone else has had this problem?

Unsure whether to take her to see vet.

Thanks all

Snowflake

My dogs graze all the time(as do my cats)they are never sick & are very choosey which grasses they eat.

Grass cutting a dog's intestines ? that's a new one on me.

If you are concerned take a sample & take to the vet for testng.

> Grass cutting a dog's intestines ? that's a new one on me.
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Dogs seem to graze different grass for different reasons and if they choose to swallow the long bladed type whole, which I have sometimes seen emerging from the other end (infact I have had to help extract on occasion!) I can well imagine it could cause problems if entangled in the gut. I guess vet's' know what they have seen :-)

two of my three dogs eat grass all the time and love it, their never sick but do have trouble getting poo out sometimes with the grass in it.
My other dog only eats grass when he has tummy ache ans wants to be sick. Never noticed what your describing in the poo though so i'd give the vet a ring if it continues, just to make sure. 

I suppose some types of grass can be quite sharp. I remember as a child cutting my fingers on that long flat grass found in hedgerows that you can put between you thumbs and make a sort of squeaky noise through LOL Maybe I was just a strange child !
As for dogs have never seen it and mine have always nibble a bit here and there especially when feeling sick and yes I have had to pull gently the odd dangling bit  yuk I am glad this is a dog forum others would think we are mad Lol

My dogs love grass especiallly at this time of year when it's all lovely and new and green.  Never done any of them any harm and it never comes out the other end. 

i would take her to the vet, red jelly could mean intersuception (sp) of the colon- when it telescopes inside itself, at least, thats what it can be in humans

Hopefully it's just a change in food, water etc. Hope she improves soon.

Thanks All.

I don't think there is anything much wrong with Hannah as she is well in herself and lively, eating like a horse.  However I think I will take her to the vet to be checked over this week.  She hasn't been seen by the vet (here in UK) since we had her although she had many blood tests/jabs etc before she came to us. 

Will keep you posted.

Snowflake

It sounds to me like mucus, which gogs have in their gut to help digest food. My dog Scarlet once had colitus which caused some blood in the mucus annd it too was red. It cleared up really easily with atibiotics so I think you are doing the right thing going to the vet.

Sue and Waggydog