There is what is called a "bowel transit time." This is the amount of time it takes food to travel through our digestive system. And, with people (and animals), this can vary a great deal. This can vary from a few hours to the better part of a day or more.
Bowel transit time is dependent on diet and varies greatly from person to person. For example, people who eat a high-fiber diet (large quantities of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains) tend to have rapid transit times and bulky stools. Lower fiber diets move less quickly. Many other things also effect the movement of food through our digestive tracts.
Working in x-ray for many years, I have seen hundreds of films and many fluoroscopy studys showing the movement of barium that people drank for the test.
It is normal for some people to go to the bathroom three times a day and normal for other people to go three times a week. I would expect there to be the same variance in animals depending on their diets, their systems, and other factors.
I'm sure my doctors would say - don't worry about it. As your pup gets older, he may become more regular and eventually go only once a day -- or he may not.
Don't worry!
***** I'm just glad that my pup has outgrown the stage where he went a dozen times a day.
Carol Jean |