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Diarrhea · Diarrhea signs & symptoms · Diarrhea diagnosis · Diarrhea treatment · Diarrhea related articles
Diarrhea medical terms: Large bowel, Large intestine, or Large colon, Small bowel, Small intestine, or Small colon, Anal glands, Intussusception, Colitis, Flora
Normal pet stool is firm and formed. Diarrhea is loose stool caused by excess water in the feces. Loose stool may be accompanied by increased frequency or increased urgency.
Normally, adult pets defecate once a day if they are fed once a day, and twice a day if they are fed twice a day. Puppies and kittens defecate more often because they are fed more often. In dogs and cats, normal stool is large enough, and firm enough, to push against and empty the 2 glands situated in the rectum. These glands, also called anal sacs, discharge a malodorous material onto the stool that provides special signals for other pets.
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