Interesting, Bryan. My sister's dog recently went through a five-day bout of the runs that culminated with what Martha called red currant jelly diarrhea. Martha, who used to be a doctor, said she'd smelled gastrointestinal bleeds and that was the smell she was getting off the dog. The vet, however, was not impressed, merely prescribing an antidiarrhea medication and saying nothing about the exotic poop. The dog's all better now, so there's nothing urgent going on here, but I'd still very much like to know what your vet said about that strawberry jam diarrhea, just in case the problem recurs.
Oh, and I'd kick in some money as well, erika.