When you have a number of dogs, spotting a nutritional flaw is far easier than when you have only one. Different dogs succumb at different rates, and some can, seemingly, overcome almost any culinary attack!

Very sinister looking symptoms can be, relatively, innocuous. Mucous, with or without bloody undertones, on a poo, can reflect anything from daily trauma through to protein poisoning, or worse.

It is always critical to consider the defecation product in the context of the dog's overall health. Is it happy? Does it have colour in the gums? Are the eyes bright, and the nose moist? Is the appetite and water intake as expected?