Wishing your mom a speedy recovery! I'm glad she is doing well.
Poor little Peanut. Some dogs just fill up faster than others, and some require help. Max had a brief problem when he was a pup and a vet manually retrieved a stool sample for no good reason.
I added peas to his diet for a long time to make his stools larger and firmer to express the glands. He hasn't had a problem since, although he tends to express only outdoors and not indoors on the pad. So, if we are stuck inside for more than a day, I know he doesn't like that. Same with Teddy.