[SweetCuteness]

Originally Posted by Ladyhawk

Here's one for you. I noticed that one my litter (8 wks old) was straining and straining and couldn't seem to go. Picked her up, took a look, and bless her heart she had poo so caught up in her hair that it was blocking the exit. I guess she'd sat on it the night before and it had dryed there. It was really scary to cut that close but I got it out. She was able to relieve herself after that. You never know what you'll run into with these little darlings. They say 1/2 inch around the anus should do it but if the hair is thick and fluffy, sometimes it takes more!

I had that problem when Ferdinand was about 9 weeks old. It scared me as he's my first puppy... I thought he was constipated.