What should I do if my dog’s stomach is swollen and doesn’t poop

1. Common causes of bloated stomach in dogs

1. Indigestion , If the pet owner has recently fed the dog some indigestible food, such as bones, cheap dog food that is too dry, and suddenly eating too much meat, it may cause the dog to have indigestion and dry stool. , resulting in symptoms of constipation.

2. Intestinal obstruction, dogs often eat bones, plastics, or ingest some plastic toys, hair, cloth strips, sponges and other foreign objects that are blocked in the intestines, resulting in feces that cannot be smoothly discharged, so the occurrence of Stomach indigestion.

3. Too little exercise. Some obese dogs and elderly dogs with poor physical strength have insufficient daily exercise, and the speed of intestinal digestion and peristalsis is relatively slow, so constipation is prone to occur.

4. Disease influence, when the dog suffers from diseases such as major prostate gland, perianal tumor, anal gland rupture, etc., the dog is reluctant to defecate because it is afraid of the pain during defecation.

Second, what should I do if my dog’s stomach is swollen and doesn’t poop?

First of all, we need to find a way to promote the dog’s intestinal peristalsis and relieve the problem of dry and hard stools. The pet owner can feed the dog more water, and usually put a few more water bowl

s at home, so that the dog can drink water anytime, anywhere. Sufficient water can help soften the feces in the intestinal tract, and the pet owner can also add an appropriate amount to the water. of probiotics to promote digestion in dogs.

Secondly, it is recommended to take the dog out for a walk every day, to ensure the dog’s exercise, feeding the normal operation of the body function, but also to speed up the dog’s digestion speed and prevent the dog from being overweight.

Finally, daily feedings should be small and frequent to avoid overeating, which can lead to indigestion in dogs. Usually, pay attention to enriching the dog’s diet structure, properly supplementing vitamins and trace elements, to prevent the dog from eating pica due to lack of trace elements, resulting in intestinal obstruction.

If the dog’s constipation has not been relieved, the pet owner can give the dog a bit of hair removal cream, or use Kaisailu to relieve the dog, but do not use Kaisailu frequently, otherwise it is easy to form dependence sex.

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