My dog has recently been diagnosed with IVDD and is having trouble with going #2! Any advise is much appreciated. Might take him to vet today if nothing changes. It’s been about 3 days since last BM
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Hello,
In my experience they don’t defecate because they either aren’t eating (or eating enough) or it is too painful to do so. Please call your vet. Have them do an exam, including a rectal exam. Start feeding either canned food or watered down dry food. In my experience they don’t deefcate for days (5-7), and they hurt so make sure your pet is as pain free as possible. I have not seen medications cause constipaiton in pets like they do in people. Please see your vet. ASAP.
I assume he’s on pain meds? They can cause constipation. The vet can give you dosages for miralax, or prescribe a better stool softener. You can use plain canned pumpkin, sometimes that helps.