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Weird poopy question... For those of you not familiar with our situation, our mama dog could not stimulate her two puppies to poop, b/c she would lick their tails and make them bleed. So, we had to do the stimulating until their tails healed. No matter what we used: wash cloth, cotton ball, cloth, etc., they wouldn't poop. Under the advice of our vet, we would give them warm water enemas once/day, and that has worked fine. Their tails are almost completely healed now, and we let mama lick them, under supervision - that sounds funny!:eek: But they still won't poop. Believe me, I am watching with my head in the box looking for any sign of poop! LOL:rolleyes: So, my question is: for those of you who have had to do the stimulating, how much comes out each time? I think it's weird that they only go once/day when we do the enema thing, but I am wondering if the amount they are going is a full day's worth. Thanks! |
When the pups are young and the mom stimulates them I never see any poop. The mom eats it as it comes out. The pups are usually 3 weeks old before I see any sigh of poop. A constipated puppy is usually really fussy and the abdomen would feel hard. I have never had a nursing pup get constipated but once you start introducing them to solid food sometimes they can get constipated and I just add a little karo syrup to soften their stools. |
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I know the moms eat it, and people usually would never see it, that's why I was wondering what people who stimulated saw, since most wouldn't see what mom made come out. That's a very confusing sentence!:eek: They they never pooped when we stimulated them either; they would only go after the enema. Now that she's doing it herself, I can see she is mainly licking their tummy, and not so much their tail (thank Goodness), so I can watch their tail area, and don't see anything. I guess I shouldn't worry about it, b/c it looks normal, and soon when they're able to go on their own, it should all work out. Thank you for your help. |
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