hair in puppy's poo

[arnna715]

I have a three month old schnauzer, Ive had him for about three weeks now. this is kind of gross, but I was wondering if it's normal for there to be a lot of hair in my puppys poo. he must hoover it up from the floor as well as from himself, although i only have a small one room apartment with no carpet and mop a lot.

When he goes to the toilet, sometimes the hair makes bits of poo hang from his backside and he gets terrified, yelping madly and sprinting around until it falls off. Should i be concerned about this?

Also, he's recently started peeing on his bed, a folded up blanket by my bed, where he sleeps. I thought dogs didnt soil their own bedding? Hes done this twice now....

thanks!

[Pippinislove]

I'm not sure about the hair thing.

But for the peeing, you might go to the vet to get a full bill of health. He might have a urinary tract infection or some other medical problem interfering with his bladder.

Also, dogs won't soil their den area... like if they are confined they will try to not soil it if they have to stand or sit in it. With his bed, he can probably get away from it, correct? After he gets a clean bill of health from the vet, try crating. And make sure he is getting outside often enough. Try to take him out BEFORE he has to go potty, so that he's already outside when he has to pee or poop. =) And praise him like mad when he goes outside.

[Barrett]

The only thing you can do about him accidently eating loose hair is to continue to sweep and mop. It's happened to both my dogs a few times and it scared them half to death too. I bought a shark sweeper vac and it works great for picking up my loose hair, scattered litter, and pine needles that get tracked in the house. I run through my house everyday with the shark and especially in the bathroom where I brush my hair. It works great in the kitchen and entry ways where the floor is tiled. I take the big vacuum through the house once a week. My dogs haven't had a scarey poo incident since I bought the Shark.

[Carrie]

I agree with Pippinislove about the potty thing.

I wouldn't worry too much about the hair. It will pass through. You should see all the hair in the coyote poo I come across when on hikes. Their poo is just full of it. It's probably rabbit hair or other rodents' hair. Gross, huh. Maybe long hair wouldn't be so good. I'm not sure.

[calgal]

Hi Arnna, and welcome to GP. I can't add anything to what has been suggested already, but I did want to welcome you.

[iloveamlet]

i had a problem with my puppy eating large amounts of carpet, and his poop was hanging off his butt by it too. his stool was really hard as well. hair is fairly fine so i dont think it would be a problem. if he has any bad digestive problems, just take him into the vet. if he just eats tons and tons of hair, it may start to get backed up...but it really doesn't sound like that. if you notice that he chewing in a certain area excessively, or eating things he shouldn't, bitter apple spray is great. i sprayed it on the area my dog was eating the carpet and he's left it alone every since.