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Originally Posted by Cheri  Lorraine,
She doesn't have diarrhea, but soft stools. She has been to the vet 3 times because she constantly walks around hunched up in "poop mode" and can only get a little out at a time. She goes approx. 15-20 times a day but it is very little. Last Friday the vet did an xray and said her intestines were full. He kept her for a couple of hours and did an enema. I thought that had resolved the problem because that night she acted like she felt so much better. The next day it began again. She eats well and plays at times but seems miserable at other times. Her little bottom has been so swollen and raw. I took her back to the vet yesterday and he said she seemed "full" again. He kept her. He called late yesterday and said for some reason she can't expel it all at one time, either due to some type of blockage or possible a genetic problem. He gave her another enema today and did another xray but I haven't heard the results yet. I feed her what I thought is a good quality food, Natural Choice, about a 1/4 cup day, the amount recommended for her weight. Oh, forgot to tell you that she has been on antiobiotic for 2 weeks now for Coccadia but the vet doesn't seem to think that is still the problem. Should I try another food, dry or moist? I have never given her canned food. I pray this will all work out without surgery because I honestly do not have the money for surgery. I love her so much already but don't know what to do. Thank you all so much for your advice! |
for Coccidia, it would have to have been a sulpher based product either S125 or Albon. Coccidia will usually give a squirty diahrrea with blood in it and a smell you will never forget.
For a problem with evacuating bowels which sounds more the problem you have, lactulose would likely help. Ask your vet for it or about it. It will often help expel feces in dogs or puppies that don't seem to have the motility. He/she should know the amount to give once per day, it is a liquid and don't use it all the time just until she is going regularly and fully evacuating.
I have used cooked oatmeal or tinned pumpkin to help stools.
She could outgrow the problem it would be a wait and see but for now the important part is to get the bowel evacuating properly.