What should I do if my Anatolian Shepherd Dog is constipated? Although this is not a serious disease, the harm caused by dog ​​constipation is something we cannot underestimate. So how can we solve the dog’s constipation?

Dog constipation, also known as dog fecal constipation, is a digestive system disease caused by intestinal motility and secretion disorders in dogs, causing intestinal contents to stagnate and dry out, resulting in incomplete or complete obstruction of the intestinal tract. This disease mostly occurs in the colon and rectum of dogs, especially in puppies, older dogs and long-haired dogs.

Generally speaking, the longer the Anatolian Shepherd dog is constipated, the more difficult it is to treat. When the constipation is severe, it may cause poisoning or other secondary diseases to worsen the condition. Generally, there are three reasons for constipation in Anatolian Shepherd Dogs:

1. Unscientific feeding and management: For example, Anatolian Shepherd dogs are fed dry food for a long time and do not drink enough water, Anatolian Shepherd dogs eat human hair and foreign objects, or do not exercise enough and suddenly change Factors such as feed, environment and management may cause constipation in Anatolian Shepherd dogs.

2. Anatolian Shepherd dogs suffer from other related diseases: painful defecation diseases (such as rectal polyps, proctitis, rectal stenosis, tumors, anal abscesses, etc.), and constipation due to the disappearance of normal defecation intention.

3. Dogs are unwell: Diseases that impede defecation movements (such as medullary joint dislocation, pelvic fractures and hind limb fractures, etc.) can cause constipation.

Corresponding to the causes of constipation in Anatolian Shepherd dogs listed above, preventing constipation in Anatolian Shepherd dogs can start from the following aspects:

1. Diet adjustment, try to feed easy-to-digest food and less dry food.

2. Add a spoonful of honey or vegetable oil to your dog’s food at each meal.

3. Ensure the dog’s daily drinking water and change it at any time.

4. Check the dog’s body regularly to ensure that the dog does not suffer from pathological constipation.

5. Make sure your dog gets daily exercise, which not only helps his health but also reduces the chance of constipation.

If your Anatolian Shepherd Dog has suffered from constipation, straining to defecate, passing out a small amount of dry stool with mucus, or a small amount of foul-smelling loose stool, or trying to defecate but not easily passing it out, and is nervous, Barking, frequent abdominal glances. Then the appetite decreases or disappears, and the spirit becomes depressed. Some vomiting, obvious tenesmus, abdominal enlargement, intestinal bloating and other phenomena must be treated, otherwise the dog will be prone to danger.

Common methods to treat constipation in Anatolian Shepherd Dogs:

1. Enema therapy: suitable for mild and simple constipation. Use 40 to 80 ml of warm soapy water and pour it into the intestine with an enema device, and use external abdominal pressure to moderately press the fecal mass caused by intestinal secretion. It usually works.

2. Drug therapy: Take an appropriate amount of laxatives orally.For example, 5 to 30 grams of magnesium sulfate or 5 to 50 ml of liquid paraffin oil should be taken orally.

3. Surgical therapy: When severe intestinal constipation cannot be achieved by the above methods, surgery can be performed to remove fecal matter from the intestinal cavity. (Must be performed in a regular hospital)

4. Practical method: You can give your dog a spoonful of salad oil to lubricate his intestines. 10ml at a time, fed 2-3 times, should help. In addition, you can give him a little milk, but not too much.

I also hope that you can always prepare some medicine at home to help dogs relieve their symptoms, and remember to send them to the doctor in time if they are serious!