Pooping a struggle?!
I'm beginning to get just a bit worried about my 11 week old Space and his pooping struggles.
First off, I feel like he poops too infrequently. He probably pooped 5 times in the last week.
Second, when he does poop, its a process. He doesn't whine, so as far as I know, it doesn't appear that he is in pain. But the pooping process can take up to a minute and a half or so. He'll get the bulk of it out right away, and it looks like decent poop, but then he'll stay squatting and push every once in a while. Anything that comes out during this time, which isn't much, is mostly kind of wet.
He's being fed almost exactly what he was eating at the breeder for the first 9 weeks of his life, which is:
teaspoon of wellness for puppies
teaspoon of abady for puppies
2 teaspoons of abady granulated stress and maintenance
squirt of fish oil
and occasionally a teaspoon of raw beef
He's fed three times a day, as well as plenty of kibble throughout the day.
He has access to water at all times, though he doesn't drink as much as I'd think a puppy would.
What do you think?!
First off, I feel like he poops too infrequently. He probably pooped 5 times in the last week.
Second, when he does poop, its a process. He doesn't whine, so as far as I know, it doesn't appear that he is in pain. But the pooping process can take up to a minute and a half or so. He'll get the bulk of it out right away, and it looks like decent poop, but then he'll stay squatting and push every once in a while. Anything that comes out during this time, which isn't much, is mostly kind of wet.
He's being fed almost exactly what he was eating at the breeder for the first 9 weeks of his life, which is:
teaspoon of wellness for puppies
teaspoon of abady for puppies
2 teaspoons of abady granulated stress and maintenance
squirt of fish oil
and occasionally a teaspoon of raw beef
He's fed three times a day, as well as plenty of kibble throughout the day.
He has access to water at all times, though he doesn't drink as much as I'd think a puppy would.
What do you think?!
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Have you had a fecal sample examined by a vet? Just to be safe I would do that.
Could it be that its the fastidious Shiba puppiness that wants to just clear out completely?
Also, my breeder is wondering if its because of the deworming medicine they gave him a week ago yesterday. She claims he didn't need to be dewormed again, but the vet did it anyway...
Now that Sake is older she poops and then runs away from it as fast as possible.
Shiba's are nutty.
If you think he might be a bit constipated, I would talk to your vet. She may be able to give him something for that.
If you think he is not getting enough water, feed him a few ice cubes. Puppies love them. Well, most dogs love them, not just puppies!
I would be careful with the beef, cow can be a bit much for a young stomach. Veal and lamb would be safer.
If he is only pooping once a day, my thoughts are that maybe he ate bits off of one of his toys or he is snacking on accidents he has made in his crate etc overnight. Yeah I know it's gross, some puppies will do this but usually grow out of it. If you see bits of string or fleece in it when you scoop his poops you'll know he ate pieces of some of his toys.
Generally I put puppies on a schedule 3 x's a day and do not free feed kibble. When feeding kibble I add some warm water and let it soak for a minute or two to make a broth. To that I will add a small amount of the fish oil (not a full squirt). In between feedings I would give the supp. maybe vastly reduced. The water in the food will help to get some fluids in him without worrying about how much water he is drinking.
If he does not improve and he keeps straining then get to your vet soon, he maybe swallowed something she should not have which is binding him up.
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