The phrase
"digested blood" refers to the process in which the body breaks down and absorbs the nutrients from blood, much like how we digest food.
Full definition
Your cat's poop will look similar to black tar because
of digested blood in your cat's poop.
But if your baby is not on an iron supplement, then please do check with a pediatrician to make sure the dark color is not caused
by digested blood.
This is fecal matter from the flea that contains
partially digested blood and is a good indicator of the presence of fleas.
Problems range from a few drops of bright red blood in his vomit, or the vomit may appear very dark and resemble coffee grounds caused
by digested blood.
Eggs hatch after two to 12 days into larvae that feed in the environment — generally on
digested blood from adult fleas and other food matter.
Flea larvae feed on flea dirt (adult flea feces, if you really want to know — adult flea faeces are
actually digested blood of the pet).
Flea larvae hatch from the eggs and develop in a pet's environment by feeding on adult flea feces (
i.e. digested blood) that fall out of the hair coat of the pet.
Dogs pooping blood in any color of feces other than brown means there can be
digested blood located somewhere in the dog's gastrointestinal tract.
Dark tarry stool usually indicates the presence of
digested blood which may have originated from the upper gastrointestinal tract or the respiratory system.
At that point, the larvae start to feed on flea dirt (the partially
digested blood left by adult fleas) and they develop into pupae over the course of several weeks.
The larva feed on everything they find in the carpet - such
as digested blood from adult flea feces, dead skin, hair, and feathers.
If it is flea feces, you will see a reddish - brown stain develop around the pepper since flea feces is
actually digested blood.
Larvae hatch from the eggs and develop in a pet's environment by feeding on adult flea feces (
i.e. digested blood) that fall out of the hair coat, as seen here with a flea comb.
Adult fleas feeding on a pet will be continually producing the black specks of
digested blood called flea dirt.
Black tarry faeces is caused
by digested blood in the stool (or some medicines like Pepto - Bismol if given); this may be caused by infections, colitis, stomach ulcers, foreign bodies, poisoning or ingestion of a bloody meal.
«Flea dirt» - tiny dark specks
of digested blood on your puppy's skin are another sure indicator that he has fleas.
They could tell there was
some digested blood, so they took an ultra sound to see if they could see any abnormalities in his stomach, which they didn't.
Black: Black poop beyond the first week can be a sign of
digested blood.
If your baby is breastfeeding and you have cracked or bleeding nipples, your baby could be swallowing and
digesting blood.
Thick black poop made up mostly of
digested blood (called melena).
One thing: If your baby's poop looks blackish and he's not taking an iron supplement, it's a good idea to call the doctor to make sure it's not melena, or
digested blood.
When
this digested blood appears in a baby's diaper — usually in little flecks that look like black poppy or sesame seeds — it's often because the baby is breastfed and swallowing blood from Mom's cracked and bleeding nipples.
It is especially imperative you take your pet to see a vet if you find blood in its vomit or if it is throwing up
digested blood.
It is often soupy and may have dark coffee ground material, which is
digested blood.
Pick up some of the black specks with a moistened cotton ball and you'll notice a red color because fela dirt is actually
digested blood.
Fleas produce feces that consist of
digested blood.
The eggs hatch into larvae, which feed on «flea dirt,» excrement of partially
digested blood.
There are various causes for black tarry stool (presence of
the digested blood) including bleeding oesophagus (or anywhere else in the gastrointestinal tract), infections, parasites, poisoning, medicine side effects, tumours, foreign bodies (and other obstructions) or other conditions.
Generally black faeces is due to the presence of
digested blood, but other causes for black faeces may come from other sources; however, black runny stool and a loss of appetite may be caused by infections, parasites, poisoning, colitis, foreign objects among other causes.
Usually the presence of
digested blood would give faeces a sort of sticky consistency, if you are noticing a little bit of a maroon colour it may indicate a bleed somewhere in the gastrointestinal tract which may be caused by a few possible causes including infections, parasites, colitis, foreign objects, poisoning, dietary sensitivity (grain free doesn't mean trouble free) among other issues.
The dark tarry stool shows that there was
digested blood in his intestinal tract, and if those continue, or the blood continues, or the diarrhea isn't resolving, then he actually should be seen by your veterinarian, as there are too many variables to decide what might be happening over an email, without examining him.