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[cariblonde]

I am so worried about my Gizzie, i put her outside this morning to go potty and she got in her poop position and just walked around the yard for 10 minutes and couldnt go so i brought her back inside thinking maybe she was just cold and placed her on her wee pad and she just kept trying to go but couldnt so I put some gloves on and lifted her tail up and you could see it trying to come out her skin was stretched around it... it looked so painful so i tried to push the skin back so maybe it would come on out and as soon as i touched her it sounded like she said ooowwww in a low whiny voice I could see the tears in her eyes it broke my heart so i put her in the tub and ran some warm water over her little butt and it finally came out it was this hard, round poop that looked like a golf ball in size.. I am at work now and she is home all alone and i am so worried about her, i gave ker some Karo syrup before i left and I'm going after work to get some canned pumpkin, do you know of anything else that can help..

[love_me_cody]

Poor Baby... I hope everything is alright...

[Mom2BabyNatalie]

Originally Posted by cariblonde

I am so worried about my Gizzie, i put her outside this morning to go potty and she got in her poop position and just walked around the yard for 10 minutes and couldnt go so i brought her back inside thinking maybe she was just cold and placed her on her wee pad and she just kept trying to go but couldnt so I put some gloves on and lifted her tail up and you could see it trying to come out her skin was stretched around it... it looked so painful so i tried to push the skin back so maybe it would come on out and as soon as i touched her it sounded like she said ooowwww in a low whiny voice I could see the tears in her eyes it broke my heart so i put her in the tub and ran some warm water over her little butt and it finally came out it was this hard, round poop that looked like a golf ball in size.. I am at work now and she is home all alone and i am so worried about her, i gave ker some Karo syrup before i left and I'm going after work to get some canned pumpkin, do you know of anything else that can help..

Alameda East (sp?) swears by the pumkin pie filling!!! Poor little baby... do you have someone that can go get it and give it to her now so she doesn't have to strain all day? I'm afraid she may cause herself to have a "prolapsed rectum" or hemorrhoids if she continues to strain or remains constipated... (but I'm no vet)

[cariblonde]

I wish i had someone who could go give her some but unfortunately i dont, i live in the country now and i dont know of anyone who is home that i could call everyone i know still lives here in town I'm about 30 minutes away.. I cant leave work we are doint some very imporatant closings this week so i cant get away.. wish i could though

[EmrldShdwQueen]

Originally Posted by cariblonde

I wish i had someone who could go give her some but unfortunately i dont, i live in the country now and i dont know of anyone who is home that i could call everyone i know still lives here in town I'm about 30 minutes away.. I cant leave work we are doint some very imporatant closings this week so i cant get away.. wish i could though

What kind of food does she eat? Just dry? Dry and canned? Or table food?

[Mom2BabyNatalie]

Originally Posted by cariblonde

I wish i had someone who could go give her some but unfortunately i dont, i live in the country now and i dont know of anyone who is home that i could call everyone i know still lives here in town I'm about 30 minutes away.. I cant leave work we are doint some very imporatant closings this week so i cant get away.. wish i could though

Well, I'm sure the Karo syrup will help a little... will keep my fingers crossed for her!!

[cariblonde]

she mostly eats dry food, royal canin, she does get some small treats sometimes from the table, last night my son was eating a piece of cheese and she climbed in his lap and took his cheese that little stinker so I'm thinking maybe that is what caused it it was the sharp cheddar kind, and a nice size piece

i know i know about pancreitis, i dont give her stuff like that often if she gets table food its normally a little peanut butter with her sentinel or a small piece of ham for a treat or if she isnt feeling well I'll boil her some chicken breast and rice or boiled hamburger and rice but mostly just her dry dog food

[EmrldShdwQueen]

Originally Posted by cariblonde

she mostly eats dry food, royal canin, she does get some small treats sometimes from the table, last night my son was eating a piece of cheese and she climbed in his lap and took his cheese that little stinker so I'm thinking maybe that is what caused it it was the sharp cheddar kind, and a nice size piece

i know i know about pancreitis, i dont give her stuff like that often if she gets table food its normally a little peanut butter with her sentinel or a small piece of ham for a treat or if she isnt feeling well I'll boil her some chicken breast and rice or boiled hamburger and rice but mostly just her dry dog food

Yep, it was probably the cheese. That stuff can constipate them in a second... She should be fine...the syrup and canned pumpkin should help...also Nutrical does the trick pretty well...

[cariblonde]

ok thanks guys for your help It's just so sad to see out babies in pain like that hope fully she will be back to herself again when i get home

[yorkiemomma7]

i was told not to give them the pumpkin pie filling, but just original canned pumpkin. I have also tried a little bit of warm 2% milk in a bowl...it seemed to work for mine. Just don't let them or put down a bunch of it, just enough to make them go. I also did the warm bath, and it seems to help...just make sure they get plenty of exercise....i have one little puppy right now who tends to sleep more than play, so i have gotten to make sure she gets up and moves around quite a bit...plus, make sure they get plenty of water.

hope this helps! it's hard to see them straining and it does hurt.

Yorkiemomma7
owner of Sophie, Teddy, Maya and Annie poo

[IluvLucy]

I had to do the same thing with Rebel right after I got him. The warm water was the only thing I could think of to soften the stool that was trying to come out.

Poor baby. Use regular canned pumpkin - not pie filling. I give Rebel a tea spoon full about once a week because he has a tendency to get constipated if I don't.

[kuku2121]

this happened to my puppy about two weeks ago. He strained for about and hour and I was so histerical over it my husband thought that the dog was dead from the way I was crying. It turned out that I did not know that you are not supposed to give little puppies raw hide alot. So the vet sayed that his poop was very grity and hard to push out and put him on a bland diet. Emergancy over! Thank gosh!

[red98vett]

Poor baby - she's sounds constipated

When that happend to Chanel I would put her in a warm bath and gently spray warm water on her little butt - it helped loosen it and also the water seemed to help her feel better -

if Gizzie had cheese - that's the culprit right there ...Cheese really can do a number on their tummies

[Yorkiekids]

I'd give her some of the pumpkin when you get home. Hopefully all that cheese is out of her, and she'll be just fine.

[TatumsMom]

So, how much canned pumpkin is the right amount? I noticed last night that Tatum was squatting and straining a little outside and it took forever for her to poop. She does this occasionally and I think it's because she sometimes gets into Stormie's dog food outside (which is different from hers). I see that someone mentioned a teaspoon a week keeps their's constipation-free. I don't want to do this too often but when I see her having problems, how much should I give her in one day to help her out? I certainly don't want to give her too much and then end up with diarrhea!