Why is the dog s diarrhea and yellow-brown mud?

 8:39am, 5 October 2025

What's wrong with dogs having diarrhea and yellow-brown mud? This may be a feces pulled by the dog, which may be a symptom of indigestion in the dog. It is recommended that you take the dog to the veterinarian for examination in time to rule out the possibility of disease.

1. Improper diet

If the owner has recently fed the dog oily, salty or more irritating foods, which stimulates the dog's gastrointestinal tract, it will lead to diarrhea. Therefore, the owner can recall whether he has eaten inappropriate food for his dog. If so, he needs to stop feeding the dog in time to avoid increasing the burden on the dog's stomach and intestines. Then feed the dog some probiotics to regulate the function of the intestines.

2. Cold, cold

Dogs may also get yellow-brown mud when they catch a cold, and may also have symptoms such as coughing and runny nose. If this is the case, the owner should take warm measures for the dog in time and consult a pet doctor to choose a pet-specific cold medicine for treatment.

3. Parasite infection

If the dog has not dewormed for a long time, the dog is infected with parasites such as roundworms and coccidiosis, which will also lead to diarrhea in the dog, and the insect body can be seen from the dog's vomit and excrement. Therefore, the owner can check the dog's feces and deworm it in time if the insect body is found.

4. Infectious diseases

If the dog's vaccine has not been completed, and while it is diarrhea, it is also accompanied by symptoms such as mental depression, loss of appetite, abnormal body temperature, and increased secretions in the eyes, it is necessary to consider that the dog may suffer from infectious diseases such as canine distemper and minority. Because infectious diseases can be contagious, it is recommended that the owner should be isolated in time once the dog is found to have infectious diseases, and then send it to the pet hospital for treatment.