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bleeding rectum

Rating: 10
Posted on 2008/03/26 by Kris Barnes
Ginger
Ginger

why does my dog chew her rectum until it bleeds? Could it be due to rawhide chews? She won't let me get close enough to take a photo of it.

Symptoms: Behavioral

One Response to “bleeding rectum”:

  • Experienced Advisor Deepa Gopinath says:

    March 26th, 2008 at 07:53 PM

    Hi there. I'm not convinced this is a behavioural problem, it sounds more like she has an irritaion in that area and that's why she's chewing. This could be itchiness due to skin disease (allergy, mites etc) or a disease in the deeper tissues, for example, perianal fistulas. I would reccomend taking her to see a vet soon as this is probably quite uncomfortable/painful for her.  She needs treament for the ithciness and possible infection followed by investigation of the cause. I would also put an e-coller on her head to stop her from reaching her rectum and create more damage. Hope this helps!

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